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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  8 Jan 54 | Berlin Germany | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 2027 GMT 08/1927Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE civilian | ☑ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5 - 10 seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE SE  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMAR…

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON

THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, USAF
3TH DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, YORK, OHIO

IN REPLY REFER TO: 5D-24-21-134
29 April 1954

SUBJECT: Sighting of Unidentified Objects Near
Blackstone, Virginia
SPECIAL INQUIRY

TO: Commander
Air Technical Intelligence Center
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Ohio
ATTN: ATIAA-2C

1. Transmitted herewith for your information is material identified under inclosures which is pertinent to unidentified flyin…

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The following information was extracted from the OSI, HQ USAFE
Summary of Positive Intelligence Activities for the Month of January
1954, dated 18 February 1954:

"4. Unidentified Flying Object Reported over BERLIN:

"On 8 January 1954, a German resident of the American Sector
of BERLIN noted an unidentified object, similar in appearance and size
to a full moon, traveling in a straight path from northwest to southeast
over the American Sector of BERLIN. Time of observation was 2027 hours
(local time), and source observed the object for a period of approximately
five (5) to seven …