DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6786344
DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1957
REPORTED LOCATIONA VOver Russell Kansas
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11. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS |
0 Wos Balloon |
1 January 1957 a/v over Russell, Kansas O Probably Balloon
- OD Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
O Was Aircrofi
Local O Ground-Vi sual O Sround-Roder O Probably Aircraft
omt_O1/2100Z7 Jan 57 2OcAir Vi sual D Air-Intorcept Radar | 2 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Kk Was Astronomical et cor
| OD Yes O Probably Astronomical
“ONe Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9 COURSE O Other
D Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
O Unknown
"few" seconds one East to Wast
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Ti. COMMENTS
One gound blue-white object, the size Description, duration, flight
from East to West and disappeared fm ance indicate that this signt-
Sight at a high rate of speed, after
having been seen air-visually for a
"few" seconds.
ing was caused by a meteor,
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4, TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING ;
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OVER RUSSELL, KANSAS |
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19,699"-318 DEG 39 KT
1$,929"-33%8 DEG 49 KT |
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59,090"'-299 DEG 65 KT
83,599'- DEG KT
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11. FLT SVC OPS OFFICER NO COMMENTS |
12. NONE
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