PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6958753

DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONPortsmouth Virginia

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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1. DATE

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L} e 1957

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2. LOCATION

| Portsmouth, Virecinia

3. DATE-TIME GROUP

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

12. CONCLUSIONS

O Was Balloon
O Probably Belloon
O Possibly Balloon

0 Was Aircroft

Local - B!Ground- Vi sual OD Ground-Rodor DX Probobly Aireroft
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GMT L1/23352 0 Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Rodor O Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Wes Asranemiee
O Yes O Probobly Astronomical
IU No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTM OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE C Other i
SW then turn [|G _ Insufficient Deta for Evaluotion
PAPa Say “""" 10 Unknown
10 minutes one NNW
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One object, flat disk--color silver-- Probably a/c.
poserver had been watching a/c also
nad first previousiy finished an eye
sxamination and was looking :t a spin-
ling diss.
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C=) TWO TO THRE& THOUSAN

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Cf.) GROUND= VISUAL

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fina CIVILIAN TRANSPORT AND A HIGH FLYING MILITARY AIRCRAFT.ALSO

Aw ONES OTKER UNIDENTIFIED AIRCRAFT IN AREA,
.1. SUBMITTED BY A DUTY DIRZCTOR, 771 ACWRON ,VA. OBSERVER ADMITTED

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~ WAS PREVIOUSLY LOOKING AT A SPINING SPINNING DISK AS PART

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