PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6785409

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONGoose Bay Labrador

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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1. DAT 2. LOCATION 12, CONCLUSIONS
23 March 1956 kb Bay, Labrad 1G. Probably Sat
23 March 195 o0se Bay abrador robably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ts Ase my Batenn
Local EE . O Ground-Vi sual O Ground-Rador “4 Rouen Aievelt
ont 29710392 SDkAln Visual G Airintercapt Radar [9 Possibly Alrcraft
S PHOTSS $6. S00ace 0 Wea Astronenizel
0 Yes D Probably Astronomical
YS Ne hi ilitary O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH O07 OBSZRVATION 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9 COURSE 2, Other
Ss panivee Dara for Evaluation
naznown
60 seconds one | east to west
10. BRIZ# SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1. COMMENTS
One round object blue in color, trail4 Object looked Like tail fire
ing.heavy yellow - orange fire and sparks of jet going away. Duration
Over all shape was a teardroon. excessive for meteor. Case

evaluated as jet a/c.

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FM SAC CONTROL GOOSE AB LABR

TO RJEDMH/ CINC SAC OFFUTT AFB NEBR
RJEPEO/ COMAF & WESTIVER AFB MASS

RJEDEN/ COMADC ENT AFB COLO

RJEDWP/ COMDR AIR TECH INTELL WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/ DIR OF INTELL HQS USAF WASHINGTON De Ceo

UNCLASSIFIEE

UU KRJEDMH RJEPEO RJEDEN RJEDWP RJWPHQ RJWFFB

INFO RJWFFB/ COMSRW 55 FORBES AFB KAN

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PIGTAIL 15
23/183 92
39-SGN 94-15Y
3 9-SONS4~-15

APPROX 4 MINUTES AFTER LEVERL OFF AT 39,599 FT ON A HEADING OF 87%
DEGREES THE A/C ANNOUNCED OVER INTERPHONE AN ACFT HIGHT AT TEN O* CLOCKe
WATCHED IT FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AS IT WAS APPROACHING FROM THE EAST WHEN

I REALIZED IT WAS NOT AN ORDINARZ ACIT.
TO MY LEFT AND 2 TO 5,929 KT ABOVZ.
T PASS FROM HIN NINE O°

ISION APPROX SEVEN 9° CLOCK.
PPROX SIXTY SECONDS UNTIL IT DISAPPERED BEHIND USe
STIMATED IT TO BE TRAVELLING AT 598-692 KNOTS.
[APE AND BRIGHT BLUE IN COLOR, IT WAS TRAILING HEAVY YELLOW-ORANGE
THE OVERALL SHAPE OR SILOUETTE WAS TEARDROP AND IT
THE OBSERVER BEST COMPARED IT TO V2 ROC~
THE CO=- PILOT TURNED IN HIS SEAT AS FAR AS
SSIBLE AND SAID IT LOOKED ALMOST LIKE LOOKING IN THE END OF A TAIL

RE AND SPARKS.

S MOVING IN LEVEL FLIGHT.
TS HE SAW DURING WW IIe

PE AS IT PROGRESSED AWAY FROM USe

%

IT APPEARED TO BE 295 MILES

AT THIS TIME THE OBSERVER SAW
CLOCK POSITION AND DISAPPEAR OUT OF HIS

PILOT AND CO-PILOT BOTH OBSERVED IT FOR
BOTH PILOTS

IT WAS ROUND IN

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