Project Blue Book Archive

Page ID (PID)	MAXW-PBB2-845
Collection	NARA-Maxwell


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Roll Description	Maxwell Blue Book 2
Document Code	N/A

MAXW-PBB2-843

MAXW-PBB2-844

MAXW-PBB2-845

MAXW-PBB2-846

MAXW-PBB2-847

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AIR UATERIBL COWHAND,
Wright-Patterson Air Force Baa
Dayton, Ohlb
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Jan 5 1919
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'' Chief, Air Weather Servioe\,
Andrews Air  Force Base,                     ,                                      ''         .
 Washington 25, D.  C.
ATTIIi    DSS                        -                                             J(                                            ''                       "      ''
1.    Projeot nSlGK" la responsible for the, qollleotion,   invest!*
Ration and interpretation of;data relative to sighting of unidentified
>flyirg objeota.     Attaohod  Inoident Sucanariae 1 thru 172 from the  files
of Projeot "SIGN" are forwarded  for study1 and reoomlnBnuatiora aa to
whiohof tha incidents may be eliminated as balloons released on routine
synoptic ascents by tha Air Weather Servioe, the Favy Aerologloal       ''
Sarvioq or the  united States Weather Bureau.    The summaries attached
ay be retained in your headquarters for working and referenoe purposes.
21    Tha Air Weather Servioe  is. the only af.enoy.of  its type tha>t
has been asked to assist in tha accomplishment of Projeot "SIGN" except
that tha United States YIeaV.her Bureau has provided information on ball
lightning.    Research projects in whloh balloona are used and whioh are
conducted or sponsored by the Army, Navy or United States Air Force are
oheoked by the Intelligence Department of this Conanand.    Theae chocks''
areusually made direot from the Projeot "SIGN" Office, MCIAXO-}.    These
oheoks are distinct from tha  oheok of synoptic balloon flights imade by
leather aerjvice  stations of thje Air Forjce, the liavy and the Department
of Commerce*     (U. S..Weather Bureau) requested of Air Tfeather Sarvioe.
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3.    It is the'' opinion of this office, that the below listed inci-
dents are those having the greatest possibility of being balloons.    This
list does not eliminate the  possibility that many of the remaining
incidents are balloons.                                                   *
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25
28
30
31
32
50
52
72
73
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92
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126
105
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