DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6959228
DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1957
REPORTED LOCATIONClinton Tennessee
FRAMES4
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
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7, LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS in
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2. OATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION waren eereee
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Locol B Ground: Vi sual O Ground-Rader ex Probate Atveratt
OMT 220 10021957 D Air Visual QO Air-intercept Radar = resem area
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE QO Was Astronomical
O Yes O Probably Astronomical
xO Ne Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
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8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
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Unknown
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
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» 5,299- 329 - 14K, 19,993 -289 - 20K, 23,269 - 293 - 22x,
,»330 -293 -23K, 39,290 -263 - 39K, 53,990 - 283 - 23K.
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iy NONE KNOWN
NO ACTION TAKEN; OBJECT HAD DISAPPEARED BEFORE ANY COULD BE
ide NOT KNOWN, NONE REPORTED
« DUTY DIRECTOR, 2LT. BRUCE BLOOM, NO EXPLANATION
MARKS$ INFORMATION GIVEN BY OBSERVERS WAS PHONED TO THE §S3D ACWRON
PROXIMATELY 30 MINUTZS AFTER OBJECT WAS SIGHTED.
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