PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7074121

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONCape May New Jersey

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloon
19 November 1956 Cape May, New Jersey 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Ballaon
Local. KGround-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 19/0610Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE xWas Astranomical
Ys 0 Probably Astronomical
HMo Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
LENGTH OP OBSERVATION . NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
ten to fifteen meconds Unknown
one NE to SW
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One large blue fi ire ball, 20 feet in Description, duration, flight
diameter or the size volleyball at path and manner
half Object bluish trail. of disappearance
indicate sighting was caused by
an undescrih- a meteor.
able able OO e alr unllk zone burn burnt
ing. Object high and fast. Object
was seen i was seen trajectory arc NE to SW.
Object Object disappeared into woods at visible sappeared into woods at visible
range range after having been seen for l0 to
15 seconds.
ATIC FORM ATIC FORM SEP 52)
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FM COMDR 2SADIV ROSLYH AFSTA NY
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENTAFD COLORADO
ABEDORXCONDR ATIC WRIGHT PATERSO
RJEPHQ/DIR INEL HQ USAF VASH 25 D C (
RJEPNB/CONDR DET 3 45E2ND AISS STEWART AFB NY AUELPEON
RJEPND/COMDR FLT 3 4SCEND AISS STEWART AFB NY C
INFO RJEPNB/COMDR EADF STEWART AFB NY
BT
/UNCLAS/CITE NBR 5244. ATTN: CIC, SUBJ: UFOB E HITISTE
(1) (
CA) LARGE FIRE BALL
ZB) 2 FT DIAMETER OR VOLLEY BALL AT HALF MILE
(C) BLUE (C) BLUE E
(D) ONE (D) ONE
(E) NA 10 C
(F)NONE (F) NONE (
(G)BLUISH TRAIL GBLUISH TRAIL
H) NONE (H)NONE (
(
" FAST
(2)
(D) TRAJECTORY HORIZONTAL ARC. N. EAST: O S. VEST.
(E) EJECT DISAPPEARED INTO WOODS AT VISABLE RANG.
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(3)
(A)GROUND VISUAL
(B) RONE (
(4) .
(A) 195 Sild
(B)NIGHT
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(S) KO METEROLOGICAL PHENONEMAL
()NONE (
(1S) NONE C
AT) POSSIELY SHOOTING STAR OR COMET. NO A/C IN LOCALITY OR INVERSION
PHENONENAL. (
F. K. WILLCOX MAJ USAF, D/INTEL. C
BT
C
19/C9CSZ NOV RJEPNY
C
C
534E4 534e4 T14
C C 24110E2
3 4tra 3 4ra
NNNN VPH264 WPAC25 YDB302 TYB632 TMAS47NYA622 NNNN VPHE64 WPAC25 YDB302 TYB632 TMAS47NYA622
PP RJEDEN RJEPHO PP RJEDEN RJEPNB RJEDWP JEPNB RJEDUP
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(6) S. COAST GUARD, CAPE MAY N.J.
(B SEAMAN −
RELIÁBLE MAN ACCORDING TO OFFICER OF DAY
(7)
CA) CLEAR 15 MILES TEM DEWPOINT 3S 39 (
B SURFACE ENE DEG 6 KT
E
16,950' 343 DEG 36 KT -
16,058' 278 DEG 32 KT
26,005' 278 DEG 45 KT 26,S05'27
3,' 295 DEG 65 KT 39,290'2 295 DEG 65 KT
58,690' 320 DEG 45 KT 59,600' 320 DEG 45 KT ( (
(C) CLEAR (C) CLEAR
(D) EXCELLENT (d) EXCELLENT (
(E) NONE E) NONE BP
(
F) NONE Krs
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