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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 18 Nov 1951  |
| --- | --- |
|  2. LOCATION | Andrews AFB, Washington  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local 0320EST GMT 18/0320Z  |
|  4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☑ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  6. SOURCE | Civilian (Pilot)  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | Not Reported  |
|  8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 1  |
|  9. COURSE |   |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | Strange object following Pilot Airplane (EC-4) for about 20 miles at 8000 ft and turned back. Object reported to be a star because of brillia…

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OFFICE OF THE INTELLIGENCE OFFICER
HEADQUARTERS, 1050TH AIR BASE WING
ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.

19 November 1951

SUBJECT: Report of Sighting Strange Object

TO: Directorate of Intelligence
Headquarters Command, USAF
Bolling Air Force Base
Washington 25, D. C.

Forwarded for your information is a report of a sighting of a
strange object as prepared by the Senior Controller at this station.

1 Incl
Stmt - Mr Thomas E. Selby

JACK H. LAWTON
Capt, USAF
Intelligence Officer

UNCLASSIFIED

7-3712-40

UNCLASSIFIED
Date; November 18 195
Time; 0320 EST
To; A1A concerned
Subject; Strange object Reported by a Capital Air Lines pilot to DCA tower.

At 0320 EST Washington tower called me and asked if I had seen any strange aircraft or objects flying around Andrews. I told them no. They then advised me that a Capital pilot, flight 610 had reported a strange object following his DC-4 for about 20 miles at 8000 feet. This object was reported not to be a star because of the brilliant light that it carried. Several other lights were seen on it also.

This object followed Capital 610 for 20 miles and t…

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|  FILE NO. | AT17AA  |
| --- | --- |
|  SUBJECT | (Restricted) Information for Project Blue Book  |
|  1G Chief, Air Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio | FROM Dept of the AF Hq USAF - AFOLN-283  |
|  DATE | 1952  |
|  COMMENT NO. | Capt Fournet/55874  |

1. The inclosed correspondence was forwarded to this headquarters by Captain Berkow, Director of Intelligence, Headquarters Command, Bolling Air Force Base, but was not received in Headquarters USAF until 11 April 1952. The delay in receipt of these reports was…