PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6787450

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONBelleview Florida

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
15 March 1957 Belleview Florida o Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local xGround-Visual BX Ground-Rodar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT16/0130Z t0 0230Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE ax Was Astronomical Star
Yes. Probably Astronomical
xNo Civilian D Possibly Astronomical
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7. LENG TH OF.OBSERVATION |8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 00 Insufficient Data for Insufficient Data for Evaluation Evaluation
Unknown Unknowm
overl hour over l hour one one .Nest Nest
. SRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING SRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 71. COMMENTS
One object Smaller than a str, color Object smaller than star viewed
white moving in Western direction white moving in Western direction with Bx. Sighting indicates with Bx. Sighting indicates
at steady rate of speed. Seen visually observation of astronomical obj
with BX 7X50. with BX 7X50. since motion conforms with this
analysis. Probably a star.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52)
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
7
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
17_March 1957 Belleview, Fiorida 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT_18/0100Z D AIr Visu BX Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical Meteor
Y XCX Probably Astronomical
xNo Civilian . 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE Other
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
five sconds 8 or 10 N to S
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF 1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Eight to ten Eight to ten white white lights in a cluster Concur wi th Concur with Reporting Officer Reporting Officer that
moving at a moving at a terrific rate of speed. rate of speed. this sighting was this Sighting was probdlycaused
Objects moved fm North to South and by a meteor disintegrating in
were Seen visually and through 7 x 50 atmosphere.
binoculars for five seconds.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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17 18/01002
/Wsituiss L 21
17035-7-1
19MAR57 14 08 19MAR57 1408 4E4 4E4
Z 7
AWPH113 WPG142 YDA123 VYC088 VDA074KBA033 3-4X20 3-4XZ0
PP RJEDEN RJEDWP PP RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPNB
DE RJESKB 2D
P 191306Z
FM COMDR 66OTH ACWRON MACDILL FM COMDR 66ETH ACWRON MACDILL AFB FLA
TO R.JFDEN/COMDR ANC FNT AFR COLORADO RINGS COLO
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RJEDWP/CONDR AIR TECH INT CNTR WRIGHT PATTERSON AFE OHIO
RJEPHQ/DIR OF INT HG USAF WASH DC
INFO RJEPNB/C COMDR EADF STEWART AFB NY
BT
/UNCLASSIFIED/OPS 0137 PD. ATTN: EADF CIC PD
1. WHITE LIGHT GLOW FAINT WHITE PD
A UNKNOWN
B.UNKNOWN
C. WHITE
D. EIGHT T OR TEN IN A CLUSTER
E. CLUSTER
F. TERRIFIC RATE OF SPEED CMA FASTER THAN JET
G. NONE
H. NONE .
PAGE TWO R RJESKE 2D
I. VERY FAST
2. NORTH FROM SOUTH
A. HQ 50 BLACK OBSERVER FOR LOOKING FOR AIRCRAFT
D. STRAIGHT PATH
E. FLEW FROM SIGHT
F. FIVE SECONDS
3. A. GROUND VISUAL
B. 7 BY 50 BINOCULARS
C. N/A

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A: 18/0100Z MARCH 57
B. NIGHT
5. H05704
SHELL SERVICE STATION PROP
B.N/A
7. A. VERY GOOD
B. 5,000FT, 300 DEG, 10K, 10,000FT, 350 DEG, 15K, 15,000FT
330 DEG, 15K, 20,000FT, 320 DEG, 29K, 3
50K, 50,000FT, 290 DEG, 65K PD
C. VAD HIGH THIN RCAST 8C
"
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D. 8 MILE ,
E. HI THIN OVERCAST
F. N/A X
8. NONE
9.N/A
10. NONE
11. DESCRIPTION FITS DISINTEGRATING METEOR BURNING IN ATMOSPHERE PD
12. NONE
BT
19/15012 MAR RJESKB }