PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6958923

DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONWake Island

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1, OATE 2. LOCATION
13 June 1957 Wake Island
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Eee AGround- Vi sual © Ground-Rodor
GMT. 04232 0 Air Vi suol D Air-intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS ~ 5. SOURCE
O Yes 7.
Ne Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION P= 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE
— two 255 der

12. CONCLUSIONS

Wos Bolloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Wos Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

Was Astronomical

Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
omer _COntrails

0 Insufficient Dete for Evoluction

oo0 000 o000

10 Unknown

‘10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

Buzzing sound &
observed.
der wide. B

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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

vapor trails.

Trails
luish

and dissipate rapidly (about 2 sec-
Est speed at 600 mph.

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11. COMMENTS

200!
white,

Oo Contrails.

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*OLLOWING UFO SIGHTING OVER WAKE ISLAND REPORTED X AT 1394322
SONTROL TOWER OPERATOR RORMAORS AND VIFE SMM CMM WHILE
JALKING ALONG BEACH AT SOUTH EDGE OF ISLAND NEAR WRECKAGE OF SUVA
ARU CMM HEARD A BUZZING SOUND OVERHEAD X SOUND DESCRIBED AS SIMILAR
TO TWINJET SOUND BUT NOT AS LOUD NOR AS HIGH PITCHED X NO OBJECT
)\ULD BE SEEN CMM BUT TYO DISTINCT BLUISHWHITE VAPOR TRATIS
‘RE OBSERVED FORMING AT ABOUT 6@@ FEET CMM ONE A CONTINUATION OF
‘E OTHER AND EACH ABOUT 229 FEET LONG WITH A BREAK OF 5% FEET xX
THE TRAILS CMM NOT OVER 12 OR 14 INCHES IN DIAMETER CMM COULD SEEN
STORM AND RAPIDLY DISSIPATE AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS X THEY FORMED
‘ZRHEAD AND ON A HEADING OF ABOUT 255 DEGREES X A FEW SECONDS
“ARLIER MATS R7V BUNO 31641 HAD LANDED ON RUNWAY 999 X PILOTS REPORTED
) UNUSUAL OBSERVATIONS X ALBERS IS A CONTROL TOWER OPERATOR AT
‘\KE WITH 11-1/2 YEARS TOWER EXPERIENCE x HE IS ACCUSTOMED TO
2SERVING JET AIRCRAFT AT LOW ALTITUDES AND ESTIMATES SPEED OF
)2MATION OF THE CONTRAILS AT ABOUT 699 MPH

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