PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6968941

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONKobler Field Saipan

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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1. DATE
_12 February 1955
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
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5. PHOTOS | —
0 Yes
No

2. LOCATION

_Kobler Field, Saipan

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
RNXGround- Vi sval
0 Air Visuol

16. souURCcE —

Military

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O Ground-Rodar

0 Air-Intercept Radar

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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

one hour 47 minutes

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9.

one

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12. CONCLUSIONS

© Wos Balloon
Q Probably Bolloon
0 Possibly Balloon

O Was Aircraft
O Probobly Aircroft
0 Possibly Aircraft

rx Wes Astronomicol RK igel
0 Probably Astronomical
0 Possibly Astronomical

0, Othor
2 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
QO Unknown

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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

Object bright through reflected light
wigh elliptical shape.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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11, COMMENTS

Star Rigel in reported position,

Observation typical of astro
body setting,

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FIELD Y FIRST SIGHTED 1242K ELEVATION 2608 AZIMUTH 235.5 CMA
1519K ELEVATION 24.6 AZIMUTH 243.2 CMA 1343K ELEVATION 17.5 AZIMUTH
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