Brynmawr Pennsylvania — April 1955

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 3. OATETIME GROUP 4. lYPE OF OOSERVATION und-Vi :;ual 0 GroundRador 12. CONCLUSIONS 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Bright light, varying in color and shape. First round, then cigar shape~ then boomerang shaped. When last sean, appeared like distant star. First white than alternated red to green. Hovering. ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SJo.:P 5 2 ) Jupiter in position reported. 0 E P A R T f-1 E N T 0 F T H E A Ill F 0 R C E HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE \VASiiiN GTO N !.tH UI 3T RICT Of FICF. 0~ S l' l CI \I. I I Vt;Sr t r,;.liONS '' / RICH T PHTI ""0'4 Al.t I'Oil C C UI\' E. OHIO (Unnla.asified) S:tghting of Unident:i fie d Flying Obj ect a.t Phl19.delphia, Pa., bet,.,e,~n 2110 hours a..'1.d 2200 hours, E~s tern D~.ylight T:bne, TO: Cou1mander Air Technioal Intelligence Center \lright-Pa.tterson Air Force Bas~ ATTN: ATIAA- 20 1. Transmitted here,o~lth for your infor3lation is one (1) copy of letljer from District Office No. 3, P. o. Box 7(.)9, Harl.'isburg, P ennnylvania, dated 5 Nay 1955, concerning subject matter. fiF R 12L l 2. Your attention is which orohiblt the relaase invited to t he provist~ns of or investigative inforna~ion to unauthor- ized persons. Cy ltr fr DO #3 dtd 5 MJ:\y 55 cc: Dir OSI w/o Incl ROBERTS P. 'JOHNSON, .Tft. , Colonel, USAF District Co ar fiA AIR MAIL TO: ,.Air Technical Intelligence vl' Center, Wright-Patterson AFB Slgb,lDfJ ol UDidactifi.ed VlJilbJ Objee\ at. Pbiladeipbia. PL. 2110 hours and r.t.~ ;:lxmtt.a :mrD.Lmm:m :'l?..l"}:l'f ~\.~D ~: PORtS r.1a.tmn,; ~<AL tt&~'lS 'til I:f'OF,~1liON t:iMct.or . -Jpeciu Investigatl.oos Uilitod States Mr Fore !S that. oa an ~ 1 ~1 ~hJ c et. ~ile tNl duty a a ot Gr01aucl Obaerrcr ~scrioc1 ~)bj 311 a brigh~ u~-varyinq in eolo~ :md 3hape. 3epon frCQ u .s. t c ~r oa 21 ~pril 1955 Mt"t fortll. u. OD ?.8 April l4.J5S. 1lltOn1eted by Jorfl G. !XftsjWJ at esnplo.yr.~ut. tte PMlco C,Ipora,iou, 4'100 Wissabiekoo .lvenue.. lpbie, :?\1. stated ~n ~1le .,. du'&J =-.a ~:ahc:ur ~., the Sround Obse:r;ver Co%pS on thtJ ' l;ll,J \lVUDinq. be ~ud ~igbted aa unidentified !lying 1lbjoet. s~:tted ~bar. the object 3pi)Gared .round ~ fints :Jignted and :lnr hrlei i nte%V8ls ~ured ~14nq.;.ucd (e:t . and ~nee 3.-)'}pt..!Q~ i n too ~t~po ~1i :.1 boo~nnu Ltecordl!.tg t objeet ~u Cett. -:~l~o -J:!zra t?l n dime 3ud quert.e~ 1a.ten: ~!nt ;J crlrt$1 and tffien last sO!f.3 :lPo~t. ;;.:w si~ of ~l 1JSJtf~ppcm~= 1i~1t..;tlistant Ct:.uo. ~:litA reicronce to ~olor, P .. \T.l'Ensote advised t!1.tn the ob.}e~ !1nt lllaat. 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