Project Blue Book Archive

Page ID (PID)	MAXW-PBB4-53
Collection	NARA-Maxwell


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Roll Description	Maxwell Blue Book 4
Document Code	N/A

MAXW-PBB4-51

MAXW-PBB4-52

MAXW-PBB4-53

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The glow reminded Chiles of a blue fluorescent factory light.    The
wai described as a red-orange flame, the lighter color (orange)
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n, predominant about the outer edges,   Chllos thought the flame flared
/rom k nozsle In the roar which he thought he perceived.   The .flame
ni(i some 30 to 50 feet behind the object and became deepor in          ,    "*   ''
trt"nlty (redder) and Increased in length as the object polled up into
* rloud.    No disturbance was felt from air waves, nor was there any
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*.*h or ntochanlcal disturbance when the object passed.   No sound wan heard,
Co-pilot Whltted''s attantion was drawn to the object by Chiles1
remark,    His description of the object and Its maneuvers was very    I
frimilar to ti&kt of Chiles'' except that he did not observe a cockpit In front
nor did he see any radar "snout".   His drawing and description aiao
indicated windows or openings on the side.   He estimated the object
passed at greater distance than did Capf Chiles!   He saw the "exhaust"
as a parallel wide flame which appeared to come from the entire rear
of the object rather than from a nosale never growing any wider than the
width of the object Itself, although he noticed the increased length of the    .
flam a* the object "pulled up".                                                  j   t>
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The night was clear with a bright xnoon and broken cloud coverage,of
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4/10 at 6, 000 ft.   Both estimated the object to be In sight
iG ^o_l& econd, cousldered sufficient time
determine whether th* "ship" was a reOectlaprvCAUs4 by eesj^e rare
meteorological or astromoiDical phenomena Bpfy was a material object.
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