PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6789290

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1957

REPORTED LOCATION425KNorthof Hunter AFB PA

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. 2. LOCATION LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon Was Balloon
22April_1957 22_Apri1_1957 425 K North Of Hunter AFB,EA 0 Probably Balloon Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D 0 Possibly Balloon Pessibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP -
Locol2010 Ground-Visual Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 0 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 0110 0110-01284 -01284 Air-Visuai Air-Intercept Radar Air-Intercept Radar 0 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE xWas Astronomical Comet x Was Astronomical Comet
Yes Probably Astronomical
No military 0 Possibly Astronomicai
7. 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE 0 Other Other_
00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
18 minutes ls minutes one no NW NW
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One object described as a pencil shape Probably Orend Leland comet.
inches long, bright star color. Obj
had trail of light at O dgr angle of
actual object. Object a NW heading
traveling at a very high speed hovered
with trail of light.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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22 23/01282 220457993
ATIC
NTFD (
23/04552
23APR57 07 05
29tmn57
20249
UPC048 YIC021LSA031 EBA301-DDA066
00 F RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ
DE RJEDLS S 66H ZEX.
0 2333302
FM OLMSTED AFB PA
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO COMDR AD (DEF) (
NAI5HT
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECHINCAL INTEL VRINGHT -PATTER AFB OHIO —
RJEPHQ/DIR OF INTEL HQ USAF WASH 25D C
BT
1. DESCRIPTION 1. DESCRIPTION
.PENCIL
S.SINCHES
J.BRIGHT STAR C.BRIGHT STAR COLOR
D.1 0.1
EN/A
F.NONE 0895CT 0895CT
G. TAIL-TRAIL OF LIGHT AT 2ODEGREEANGLE OF G. TAIL-TRAIL OF LIGHT AT 2EDEGREEANGLE OF ACTUAL ACTUAL OBGREGT OBCREGT UNK
H.NONE
I. NONE
THA
ASE THYRJEDLS 661
DESORIPTION OF COUNSE
UNK
LEVEL
UNK
3. HEADING TRAVELING VERY HIGH SPEED - MOVERED WITH TRAIL OF LIGHT
AT 2ODEGREE ANGLE

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B.DESCRIPTION COURSE
A. UNK.
B. LEVEL.
C. UNK
D. NW HEADING TRAVELING VERY HIGH SPEED - HOVERED WITH TRAIL OF LIGHT
AT 26DEGREE ANGLE -
E. IW AT HIGHS'SPEED
F. 18 MIN
3. HANNER OF OBSERVATION
A. AIR (B47 OV B VR RICE- RichMONd, VA.
B. NONE
C. B-47 7 OATMEAL 43-35, 00AFT. NORTH 1 425K HUNTER AFB GA (
4. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
A. 23/3110Z -23/0128Z -
B. NIGHT *
S. L S. LOCATION LOCATION OF OF OBSERVER(S) OBSERVER(S)
RIC VINCINITY 5MI NORTH
6. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF ALL OBSERVER(S) INFORMATION OF ALL OBSERVER(S)
A. N/A
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B. WASSIL, M.G CAPT
37ATH DOME SQ, HUNTER AFB SVN GA. PILOT -GOOD
7. WEATNER AND WINDS - ALOFT CONDITIONS TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING
∴ OVERERST -
S-2D1D KT
19,2 -240D26 15 KT
16, 900 -255 D00 20 KT
30,949 - -292DE9 25 KT
38,292 -200D06 30 KT
60,930 -,/-DEG N/A KT

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A. OVEREAST -
3. SURFACE NE 7
5,800 -266DEG 10 KT
19, 000 -245DEG 15 KT
16,009 -250 DEG 20 KT
33,000 -290DEG 25 KT
59,099 -280DEG 30 KT
89,000 -,/-DEG N/A KT
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C. 1800 OVEREAST
D1E
E. OVERCAST
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F. NONE
8 NONE
0.NONE NONE
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1 1.
OPERATIONS OFFICER NONE NONE -
12. NONE
BT ET -
RIEDLS
23/0335Z APR 23/9335Z APR BEEDES EDES
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