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Case FileNARA NAID 28941493 · T1206 Roll 9

Project Blue Book Case File

WPAFB, OhioApril 1952

Unidentified

Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from WPAFB, Ohio in April 1952. The full case file (4 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 9.

Reported location

WPAFB, Ohio

Date of incident

April 1952

State / country

OH / US

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 9

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 4
Transcribed text
¥ : PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD :
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| 1. DATE \ 12. LOCATION ( |12 CONCLUSIONS :
5 : | WPAFB :
I hilo 0 Wos Balloon
3 20 Apr 22 ! J.C. «TW —— k Probably Balloon
BT e—— LAL wesaces LAC dc
9 i { 0 Wos A f
Eval. oa oo A TCA | X Ground- Visual 0 Ground-Reder 0 Probably Aircrofy
ET ee EOE ONC O Air- Visual D Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
’ SPOR ARAIAE tpg wp Jap RAG ra SR. et ess SAID OAS oe ie (neset AUR ite Ee Saati oie ire Shae g >
Is PHOTOS 7 | & source [BK Wos Astronomical MA TE"
2 Yes O Probobly Astronomical ©
(XNo AF Officers E Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. TUBER OP ORETS | COURSE $3830 ID Ohne oe
a #2 Insufficient Dota for Evoluatior
15-30 seconds | 1 j® Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGATING ~~ |1l. COMMENTS STE
| Flat and long. Straight and level maneuvers. |
: Sounds as if it might be a high a/c.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP $2)
EW bod 4 :
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28941493

Connected across the archive

Programs and code names

Project Blue Book

Places

OhioWPAFBWPAFB, OH

Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

19521952-04-01

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