West Virginia, November 1954November 1954

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Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from West Virginia, November 1954 in November 1954. The full case file (3 scanned pages of witness statements, Air Force memoranda, and investigator notes) is reproduced below as held by the National Archives. The Air Force assigned this case to its broader investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena alongside ~12,600 other reports filed between 1947 and 1969. Citation: NARA Record Group 341, Microfilm Publication T1206, Roll 22.

Reported location

West Virginia, November 1954

Date of incident

November 1954

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 22

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3

Transcribed text

PROJECT 10073 RECORD

1. DATE - TIME GROUP
11 November 1954
11/18552

2. LOCATION
West Virginia

3. SOURCE
Civilian - Pilot

4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
1

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
UNKNOWN

6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Air Visual

7. COURSE
[blank]

8. PHOTOS
Yes [unchecked]
No [checked]

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes [unchecked]
No [checked]

10. CONCLUSION
WAS AIRCRAFT

11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Shape of a/c. Observed jet exhaust.

FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28960233

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People

Civilian Pilot

Organizations

Air Technical Intelligence Center Wright Patterson AF Capital Airlines Inc HQ US USAF Washington DC

Programs and code names

Project Blue Book

Places

New Orleans LA West Virginia