DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6789345
DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1957
REPORTED LOCATIONAbroadshipat26Degrees38N 23Degrees22W
FRAMES6

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PROJECT 1O073 RECORD CARD 102
1. DATE SS Hunters Point
2 LOCATiON Aboard ship at 26038'N 12. . CONCLUSIONS
6 May57 -230 22' W
Was Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Prohobly Balloon
TYPE OF OBSERVATION Pois bly Bulloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground Radar a Was Aircraft
GMT 2018 2 Probably Aircrcft
5. PHOTOS 0 AirVisod D Air-intercept Radar Possibly Aircral:
Y 6. SOURCE Wos Astronomical
Qoner
No Civ Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS |9. COURSE
D Other.
1 0 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 111. COMMENTS
I object, circular shape w/black center.
Brilliant fiery ermission forming a ring Extensive affortsmadeto contact ob-
around it. Cbservers state that it was servers. Labest infoship bound for
positively not an astral body. Object Veneztela S.k \sighting very suggestive
disappeared behind clouds at alt. 9ol' on of an astro/body but due to lack of
bearing of 282° tmue. info will class as unknown until
further data availabile.
POSSIBce COMET AREN ROLAN
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ATIC
WPHD68 WPGD 60 YDAZ 57 TYED 66HQED30 OMay 57 10 08
RJEDWP RJEDEN 34E4
1E RJMPHO 8.04)
- 460330 Z
NEDUSAF WASHDC
TO RJEDEN/CONAD COLO SP COLO 801
PH9
RJEDWP/ATIC WPAFB OHIO √
ale
R 3716152 R 0716152
FM HYDRT FM HYDRT I WASHDC T WASHDC
TO HQ USAF
NAVY GRNC
BT 00
FOLLOWING RECEIVED FRTM SS HUNTERS POINT DATED MAY 7 108 GMT QUOTE FOLLOWING RECEIVED FRTM SS HUNTERS POINT DATED MAY 7 1008 GMT QUOTE
LAT 26-38N LONG 23-22W MAY 6 2018 GCT STRANGE PHENOMENA RESEMBLING LAT 26-33N L0 EMBLING
FLYING SAUCER ALTITUDE 8 DEGREES 57 MINUTES SEXTANT 2)30 GCT X FLYING SAUCER ALTITUDE GCT x
DISAPPEARED BEHIND CLOUDS ALTITUDE 9 DEGREES 01 MINUTE BEARING 282
DEGREES TRUE X CIRCULARIN SHAPE BLACK CENTER BRI
V
LLIANT FIERY
LMMISSICN FORMING A RING AROUND IT X POSITIVELY NOT AN ASTRAL BODY
X ALL MATES AND RADIO ICER THRU MORTON
HASTER UNQUOTE
ST
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SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
JOINT MESSAGEFORM UNCLASSIFIED
SPACH BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER
1 4 Mar 57 20
442
PRECEDENCE TYPE MSG (Check) ACCOUNTING ORIG. OR REFERS CLASSIFICATION
SYMBOL OF REFERENCE
ACTION ROUTINE BOOK MULTI DINGLE
INFO
FROM: SPEGIAL INSTRUCTIONS
COMDR ATIC
2
T O:
SS, ENT AFB LORADO
1EDEN
(UNCLASSIFIED) (UNCLASSIFIED) PROM: AFOIN-4545-65/-E FROM: AFOIN-4845-65/-E
POINT, DATED 8 MAY 1957. IN VIEW OF FACT REPORT CONSIDERED
OFFICIAL AND SIGHTING WITNESSED BY SHIP OFFICERS, REQUEST
CONTACT BE MADE WITH NAVY WITH VIEW TO CONTACTING AND INTERVIEWING
live love
KEY MEMBERS TO SIGHTING. CASE WILL EE HELD OPEN PENDING KEY MEMBERS TO SIGHTING. CASE WILL BE HELD OPEN PENDING
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RESULTS OF YOUR FINDINGS.
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COORDINATION: jut chi
ArOm-bl 2 DE 4/1/57
DATE TIME
14 1130
MMAY YEAR
57
SYMBOL SIGNATURE
AFOIN-4E4
TYPED NAME AND TITLE (SigatWNE. f reqNiCE) TYPED
Capt G. T. Gregory ferg:T,
3-t-we PHONE 69216 PAGE 1 PAGES NR. OF
NR. ROBERT E. O'CONNOR
GECURITY CLASSIFICATION
Captain, USAF
UNCLASSIFIED Assistant Adjutant
DD FORM REPLACES DD WHICH WILL BE USED UNTIL EXHAUSTED
MAY 35
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EWPH 100 ENB0 26 ATC
RR RJEDWP
DE RJEDEN 248 59
17 May 57 10 NE4
R 162040 Z
FM COMDR 46O2D AISS ENT AFB COLO 3-4X20 3-4X2a
TO COMDR ATIC WRIGHT GHT AFB OHIO OHIO RO KO
ET
/UNCLAS/AISOC 469 PD ATTN AFOIN 4E4 PD REFERENCE SS HUNTERS HUNTERS
- II
FOINT SIGHTING PD THIS CONFIRMS 16 MAY 57 TELEPHONE E CONVERSATION E CONVERSATION
BETWEEN O   Y CMM YOUR HEADQUARTERS CMM AND A/IC BARTH
CMM THIS ORGANIZATION PD DETACHMENT 1 THIS ORGANIZATION CMM
CONTACTED THE FOLLOWING UNITS WITH RESULTS AS INDICATED CLN CONTACTED THE FOLLOWING UNITS WITH RESULTS AS INDICATED CLN NA. A.
TWELFTH NAVAL DISTRICT PIO CLN THIS UNIT KNOW NOTHING ABOUT SIGHTING
SMCLN TWELFTH NAVAL DISTRICT REPORTED NO MPLITARY SHIP IN AREA
WITH NAME SS HUNTERS POING PD B. HUNTERS POINT NAVAL REPAIR
STATION CMM SANFRANCISCO BAY CLN THIS UNIT DID NOT SEND MESSAGE PD
C. TREASURE ISLAND NAVAL STATION N CMM SAN FRANCISCO BAY CLN THIS U UNIT
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REPCRTED NO SUCH COMMERCIAL SHIP AS SS HUNTERS POINT IN AREA PD
FURTHER TREASURE ISLAND COMMUNICATION CENTER CMM CLEARING HOUSE FOR -
ALL MESSAGES SENT FROM PACIFIC REPORTED NO MESSAGE SENT THROUGH THEM
PD IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE THIS ORGANIZATION CONTACTED COMMUNICA-
TIONS OFFICER CMM NAVAL FORIES CONAD AND LEARNED THAT NO SUCH SYMEOL TIONS OFFICER CMM NAVAL FORIES CONAD AND LEARNED THAT NO SUCH SYMBOL
AS QUOTE PHQ UNQUOTE IS USED IN NAVY PD END CONFIRMATION PD AS QUOTE PHQ UNQUOTE IS USED IN NAVY PD END CONFIRMATION PD
ABOVE INFORMATION CMM IN VIEW OF NEW INFORMATION RECEIVED SINCE ABOVE INFORMATION CMM IN VIEW OF NEW INFORMATION RECEIVED SINCE
REFERENCED CONVERSATION REGARDING LOCATION OF SHIP CMM IS REGARDED
BY THIS ORGANIZATION AS NOT CONCLUSIVE PD ATTEMPTS ARE BEING MADE BY THIS ORGANIZATION AS NOT CONCLUSIVE PI D ATTEMPTS ARE BEING MADE
TO LEARN OWNERS OF SHIP CMM PORTS OF CALL CMM AND ESTIMATED TIME TTMT
AND PLACE OF RETURN TO STATES PD YOUR HEADQUARTERS WILL BE ADV-
ISED OF INFORMATION OBTAINED SO THAT CONTACT WITH OVERSEAS U UNITS
CAN BE MADE PD END
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Muti 0EOS 57-01
21NaY57 09 52 3$
WPHD 69 WPD0 65ENE0 77 NO
RR RJEDWP
DE RJEDEN N 177 ati CC:
R 202230 Z (
FM COMDR 46O2D AISS ENT AFB COLO
TO COMDR ATIC WPAFE OHIO
DT
/UNCLAS/AISOC 47S PD REFERENCE SS HUNTERS POINT SIGHTING PD /UNCLAS/AISOC 47S PD REFERENCE SS HUNTERS POINT S SIGHTING PD
FOLLOWING INFORMATION OBTAINED BY FLIGHT 3D CMM THIS ORGANIZATION FOLLOWING INFORMATION OBTAINED BY FLIGHT 3D CMM THIS ORGANIZATION
CLN SS HUNTERS POINT IS TANKER WITH GROSS WEIGHT OF 13422 TONS CLN SS HUNTERS POINT IS TANKER WITH GROSS WEIGHT OF 13422 TONS
CMM NET 6298 TONS CMM OWNED BY GLOBE TANKERS INC OF DELEWARE CLN .
ALDRESS 229 STATE S ADDRESS 229 STATE STREET DOVER DELAWARE PD REGISTRY NUMBER CLN STREET I DOVER DELAWARE REGISTRY NUMBER CLN
242845 SMCLN HOME PORT WILMINGTOM DEPAWARE PD SJEE SHIP DEPARTED
GENCA ITALY ON 1 MAY 56 FOR LAS PIEDRAS VENEZUELA PD NO INFO
AVAILABLE AS TO WHEN AND WHERE HUNTERS S POINT WIPL RETURN TO
ZI PD SINCE SIGHTING G WAS MADE ON HIGH SEAS CMM NO FURTHER ACTION
CONTEMPLATED BY THIS ORGANIZATION UNLESS REQUESTED BY YOUR
HEADQUARTERS PD END lll l JQN C
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20/3249Z MAY RJEDEN L. ie 1
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