DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6961331
DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1957
REPORTED LOCATIONWellsboro Pennsylvania
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
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1, DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
QO Was Balloon
; | foc ly 1Os7 Woy 8 ol Da wyeivoan G Probably Balloon
--— a Pe bSIOUD , ithe sid bok O Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION -
, ‘ ny O Wos Aircraft
Local _ <Q Ground-Visuol 5X 0 Ground-Roder Q Probably Aircraft
cm7 i L300 0 Air Vi sol O Air-intercept Roder |2 Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS é. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomicol
0 Yes © Probobly Astronomical
<QNe Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION i 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9 COURSE O Other
faded i: fast |2* Insufficient Dete for Eveluction
1 = OSS 10) Unknown
Ll hour 15 minutes
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One object, round, ize of basketbal 1ds from West. Bailoon woulda
color white, object faded in st, Iritt to E or S&. Object remained
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ZEN/COMDR DET 3 4602ND AISS STEWART AFS NY
ZEN/COMDR CONAD FORCES EASTERN CONAD REGION STEWART AFB NY
RJEPNY/COMDR 26ADIV DEF ROSLYN AFS ROSLYN NY
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/UNCLASSIFIED/ACDODO 57. SUBJECT: UFOB REPORT. (1) DESCRIPTION:
(4) ROUND (€B) BASKETBALL (C) WHITE (D) ONE (E) NONE (F) NONE (6) NONE
(H) NONE (I) NONE (2) DESCRIPTION OF COURS
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PARTY (B) 45 DEGREES (C) STILL IN SIGHT-45 DEGREES (D) WEST (E)
FADED IN WEST (F) 1 HOUR 15 MINUTES (3) MANNER OF OBSERVATION: (A)
“CROUND VISUAL (B) BINOCULARS (4) TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING: CA) 13002
‘1 JULY 57 (3) DAY (5) LOCATION OF OBSERVER: QQ, PENNSYL-
ANIA (6) IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF ALL OBSERVERS: (,)
OB NONE (7) WEATHER AND WINDS-ALOFT CONDITION AT TIME AND PLACE
OF SIGHTING: (A) CLEAR (3B) SURFACE-270 DEGREES, 13 KNOTS, 6,000 FEET-
PASE TWO RJEPNB 14G
)-10 DEGREES, 20 KNOTS, 10,O00FEET-320 DEGREES, 50 KNOTS, 16,000 FEET-
(5 DEGREES, 40 KNOTS, 20,000 FEET-520 DEGREES, 50 KNOTS, 30,000
TEET-320 DEGREES, 75 KNOTS, 50,000 FEET-290 DEGREES, 30 KNOTS
-¢) 5,000 FEET (D) GOOD (£) SCATTERED (F) NONE (€3) NONE €9) NONE
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/UNCLASSIFIED/ACDODO 57. SUBJECTS UFOB REPORT. (1) DESCRIPTION: 3
“A) ROUND (3B) BASKETBALL (C) WHITE (D) ONE (CE) NONE (F) NONE (6) NONE
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4) NONE (I) NONE (2) DESCRIPTION OF COURSE: (A) NOTIFIED BY ANOTHER
ITY (B) 45 DEGREES (C) STILL IN SIGHT-45 DEGREES (D) WEST CF) 9
‘ADED IN WEST CF) 1 HOUR 15 MINUTES (3) MANNER OF OBSERVATION: (A) .
‘ROUND VISUAL (B) BINOCULARS (4) TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING: (A) 13007 |
\4 JULY 57 (3) DAY (5) LOCATION OF OBSERVER? UMP veLissozo, PENNSYL- 9
7RIA €6) IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF ALL OBSERVERS: (A) io. ~.
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oF. (3) NONE (7) WEATHER AND WINDS-ALOFT CONDITION AT TIME AND PLACE
OF SIGHTING: (A) CLEAR (3) SURFACE-270 DEGREES, 13 KNOTS, 6,000 FEET- 9
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115 DEGREES, 40 KNOTS, 20,000 FEET-320 DEGREES, 50 KNOTS, 30,000 ”
TEET-320 DEGREES, 75 KNOTS, 50,000 FEET-290 DEGREES, 30 KNOTS
‘C) 5,000 TEET (D) GOOD (EZ) SCATTERED (F) NONE (8) NONE (9) NONE 9
10) NONE (11) CAPT SIDNEY SMITH, HARRISBURGH GOC FILTER CENTER-
ULD BE WEATHER BALLOON (12) NONE
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