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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 29 Jan 52  |
| --- | --- |
|  2. LOCATION | PHILADELPHIA, PENN.  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 1. DATE: 29/1817 EST 2. DATE: 29/2317 3. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Ground Visual ☐ Air Visual ☐ Ground Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. SOURCE | Varied (450 reports)  |
|  6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 1  |
|  7. COURSE | SW  |
|  8. COMMENTS | 1. Reported as a known meteor.  |

- 2. LOCATION
- PHILADELPHIA, PENN.

- 3. TYPE OF OBSERVATION (METEOR)
- 10-12 sec.

- 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
- ☑ Ground-Visual
- ☐ Air-Visual
- ☐ Air-Intercept Radar
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SECURITY INFO UNCLASSIFIED 12 FEB 52
OSAP ITEM 77
ATIAA

TO ATIAA-2C RUPPELT FROM AFOIN-V/TC FOURNET BRIEFLY INTERROGATED COL JOSEPH D. CALARA, USAF 1048 A, OF OFFICE OF JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF RE U/I FLYING OBJECT OBSERVED BY HIM AND HIS WIFE. FOLLOWING SUMMARY OF SIGHTING FOR YOUR INFO AND FOLLOW UP ACTION IF YOU THINK WARRANTED:

(1) BRILLIANT GREEN SHPEROID WITH TAIL SLIGHTLY NARROWER THAN DEAMETER AND LINGTH ABOUT 3 TIMES DEAMETER OF SPHEROID. TAIL OF ORANGE AND RED COLOR. TRAVELLING IN FLAT ARC GENERAL SW DIRECTION ACROSS NW QUARANT OF SKY FROM 45 DEGREE ELEVADTION TO ABOUT 20 DEGREE ELEVA…

29 JAN 52 PAULS CHURCH, VIRGINIA
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
AETC (METRO)

EXTRACT FROM STATUS REPORT # 4

DATE: 29 Jan 52
TIME (Local): 1830
LOCATION: Falls Church, Va.
LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED: 15-30 Sec.
SOUND: None
SPEED: Unknown
ALTITUDE: 45° to 20°
HEADING: 225°
SOURCE: AF Colonel
ACTION OR COMMENTS: Green fireball phenomena. No conclusions..
DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT: Brilliant green fireball traveling in flat arc.

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IT-47
15 Feb 52

INFORMATION

ITEM 4 AMC / (illegible)
FROM LT F JARUPPELT ATIAA-2C
TO CAPT FOURNET AFOIN-V/TC

REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR TELECON TT 43, CSAF ITEM 7, 12 FEBRUARY 1952. OBJECT MENTIONED IN GREEN FIREBALL TYPE OF PHENOMENA. ATIC HAS BEEN ATTEMPTING TO GET FURTHER INFO ON WHAT CONCLUSIONS WERE REACHED BY THE AF CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH LABORATORY WHO MADE A STUDY OF THIS PHENOMENA. THEY HAVE SUBMITTED A REPORT TO THE DIRECTORATE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN WASHINGTON, BUT WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET A COPY OF THE REPORT.

DR. LAPAZ IS A WELL KNOWN AUTHORITY ON METERORITES. WE HAVE NO …

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|  1. ITEM NO. | 2. SECTION | 3. DATE TRANSMITTED  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|   |  | 14 February 1952  |
|  4. FROM: (NAME & SYMBOL) | 5. TO: (NAME & SYMBOL) |   |
|  Lt. H. J. Ruppelt, ATIAA-2c | Capt. Fournet, APOIN-V/TC |   |

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Reference is made to your telecon TT 43, CSAF
Item 7, 12 February 1952. Object mentioned is green fireball type of phenomena. ATIC has been attempting to get further info on what conclusions were reached by the AF Cambridge Research Laboratory who made a study of this p…

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SECURITY INFORMATION
CONFIDENTIAL
AIR MAIL

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON

THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF
3RD DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
1612 S. CAMERON STREET, HARRISBURG, PA.
RHR/mn
28 February 1952

3DO 24-84

SUBJECT: Green Fire-Balls Reported over Phila. Pa.
29 January 1952
SPECIAL INQUIRY

TO: District Commander
5th District OSI (IG) USAF
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio

1. Reference is made to telephone message received from Major JOHN F. O'CONNELL, your office, at 0930 hours on 27 February 1952, requesting the securi…

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3DO 24-84
SUBJECT: Green Fire Balls Reported over Phila, Pa. 29 Jan 52 SPECIAL INQUIRY

BALL or meteor inasmuch as he has "worked up numerous cases of instances of this type".

Dr. OLIVIER advised that a report of this incident will be published in a scientific journal by himself and that the report will be contained in a publication known as the "Flower Astronomical Observatory" of the University of Pennsylvania.

3. The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin of 30 January 1952 carried the following article on the front page:

SEE A BIG MET…