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This file of USAF Project Blue Book records, released through NICAP, covers a sighting at New Delhi, India on 15 March 1951. It holds a Project record card, a 21 May 1952 message, and an Air Intelligence Information Report of 26 March 1951 from the US Air Attache. That report describes a cigar-shaped object seen over Safdarjang Airdrome by the Delhi Flying Club chief engineer and about 25 witnesses. Blue Book listed the case as UNIDENTIFIED.
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PROJECT 1 073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 15 March, 1951 2. LOCATION New Delhi, India 12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Probably Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft Probably Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical Probably Astronomical Possibly Astronomical UNIDENTIFIED Other Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1020 15/04/50Z GMT 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Air-Visual Ground-Radar Air-Intercept Radar 5. PHOTOS Yes No 6. SOURCE Civilian 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7 1/2 minutes 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one 9. COURSE Manuvered 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Cigar shaped object viewed by about 25 witnesses flew over air field, made loop, and flew off to South. Initial appearance of whistish cloud about 700 ft long and believed to be at 3-4,000 ft. Cloud increased in length and bullet shaped nose and whistish tail emerged. Tail about 100 ft long. No sound. Object flew over airport. Speed erratic Slow speeds, no smoke. Parid speed smoke became black, and control appeared similar to be either manual or wireless. Top speed estimated to be about 2,000 mph. Cigar shaped. Principal witness prone to exaggerate. 11. COMMENTS Flight and manuvers consistant with analysis as a/c, however the many witness should have been able to identify some feature of an a/c since all were familiar the local airplanes. Case listed as UNIDENTIFIED.
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