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Project Blue Book file, part 1

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This USAF Project Blue Book file, distributed by NICAP, covers the radar and visual sightings at Bentwaters and Lakenheath, England, on 13 and 14 August 1956. It contains the record card, Air Intelligence Information Reports, ATIC correspondence with Dr. J. Allen Hynek, and a retired controller's later letter to the University of Colorado describing an RAF interceptor being tailed. The Air Force attributed the radar returns to anomalous propagation and meteors, and the visual sighting to Mars.

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# AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

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The following information was obtained from D.H.F. personnel assigned to 267 Station, headquarters, England concerning visual and radar signals of United States Ferry Objets in the vicinity of their assigned station during the period 22.10.90 to 22.10.91.11 August 1990. The reliability of all the following measures of Library action is estimated to be usually reliable.

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On 27 August 1956 the following information concerning subject Daltoniflux Flying Objects was received from 6/35t Control Tower Shire For, 12th AACJ Squadron, RAP Station Bentvale, England.

indicated that his attention was first called to the object by its and unusual color. So was also aware that the Bentwater GCI was identified flying objects by radar at this time. Sgt. described spherical and the size of a pin-head held at arm length. He sighted just which was described as a bar color when first observed later. Bluish-white. No discernable details or features were observed and no the object was noted. Sgt. Wright sighted the object from the Bentwater

the object was noted. 5ft weight alighted the object from the Dentwaters Tower visually with the aid of 7 I 50 power binoculars. Thus of this light was between 2120F and 2320F, 13 August 1956. No indicated that the object was first observed at about 10° alteration toward the south east. The object was in sight for approximately one hour during which time it intermittently disappeared and reappeared. At the time of the object's disappearance, it was located approximately 40° above the horizon in south south-southly direction. Light conditions during sightings close to night. 5ft weight indicated that the sky was clear with unlimited visibility during the time of this observation.

XII. Operation, 126th and 03 Squadron, AIR STATION UNFILLED FLYING UNITS.

was picked up approximately 8 miles apart of KAY Station Banciviers and were tracked on the radar shortly until the object were approximately 12 miles north of Banciviers. At the lighthouse point on the course of these objects, they failed to commit any of the radar sweeps. However, the 12 to 15 objects were traced to a point approximately 60 miles east of Banciviers. At the approximate 40 mile range individuals detected in this group appeared to converge late one evening large objects which appeared to be several times larger than a 2-36 aircraft due to the size of the balloons or the radar sweeps. It was thus that the individual object was to converge into a dense object, the large object appeared to remain stationary for about 15 minutes. The large object then moved D.E. approximately 8 miles before it stopped its movement for 3 to 5 minutes then moved north along the radar sweeps.

stated that the 12 to 15 identified objects were preceded by 3 objects which were in a triangular formation with an estimated 1000 feet apart in their formation. The other objects were scattered behind the lead formation of a triangular interlace with the whole group simultaneously between 6 to 7 alloy areas. Prior to consolidation into one object 40 miles N.E. of Bentonville. Courtesy from the group of objected light deviations from 5.2K to 5.4K.

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