PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6959617

DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONGuam

FRAMES4

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FRAME 001 / 004tesseract-200dpi

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 112, CONCLUSIONS a
ic Wes Bailoon
D2 ine 1957 Guam |}Q Probably Beil
une 1957 Guam / 20n i
aw ee = = . | Possibly Balloon |
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
O290 ; sub. 4 " PQs Wes Aircraft
Local ZOU DGround-Visuvol .2. OO Ground-Reder OD Probably Aircraft
GuTzs2 15902 0 Air Visual OD Air-Intercept Roaer | Go Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE O Was Astronomical
O Yes O Probobly Astronomical
Ne Navy , 8 igna l tower GO Passibly Astronomics
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8 NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE o watt -
” : — 0D insufficient Deta for Evaluation
ah MINute one and down |
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10, GRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1}. COMMENTS
One object, round, size of dime, color Traveled through 25 dgr arc bob-
ivoddish. Object itself not seen only bing up & down in one minute
|iights--the lights were like pinpoints Obsvation through TX accounts for
lsositioned in shape of circie, Object bobbing up and down, Speed, lat
isharply bobbing ap & down disappeared | eral flight and iights are con
lat 265 der azimuth. 35 dzgr elev. Sistent w/analvysis of a/c. Jet
lA peared 35 dgr elevation 310 azimuth. at 40,000 with speed of 400 knots
| stimated distance 10 miies observed at 1s es fits this situation.
. ome Teamnoanraners Altea ' ray
ae > VA. Disappea: 2 ke a AW .O muds.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52)
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FRAME 003 / 004tesseract-200dpi

AAT IIe Ae OBJECT WAS ECEBING SHARPLY UP AND DOWN. Pe ANGLE OF
LEAVATICN WAS 35 DEGREES ASCVE HORIZON, AZIMUTH YAS 514 DEGREES
x.2£LATIVE EEARING. C. ANGLE ON ELEVATION WAS 35 DEGREES AEOVE
ORIZON, AZIMUTH WAS 285 DEGREES RELATIVE EEARING AT DISAPPEARANCE.

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S9EGREES. E. OBJECT WAS IN PERFECT VIEW, OGSERVED THROUGH A TELESCOPE.
'T BOBEED SHARPLY UP AND THE LIGHTS VANISHED. F. APPROXIMATELY
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ART III. As OBSERVATION WAS VISUAL AND FROM A SIGNAL WATCH TOWER.
OESERVATION WAS THROUGH A TELESCOPE. Ce NO.
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ART Ve SIGNAL WATCH TOWER, 2&3 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL AT OROTE POINT.
AT VI. Ay NO. By 3-e-, *2vES CLAYTON PAHL, SERIAL NUMBER
341504, SIGNAL TOWER, COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT, NAVY STATION.

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DEGREES AT 22 KNOTS$ 5,390 - 72 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS; 12,322 -
DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS$ 16,223 - 124 DEGREES AT 23 KNOTS; 2,739 -

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