DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6962683
DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1957
REPORTED LOCATIONHamilton Montana
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
18 July 1957 Hamilton,Montana a Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
Q0 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 19/0121Z Air-Visuai Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 0 Was Astronomical
Ys 00 Probobly Astronomical
No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data Evaluation
Unknown
two to four minutes one straight
10. 11. COMMENTS
One oblong silver object. Object had Descripton, duration, flight path
no wings. Object sas seen no wiass. uoJeev on a indicate that this sighting was
straight angle for from for from probably caused caused by an a/c.
two to four minutes. two to four minutes.
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Bailoon
18 July 1957 Hamilton, Montana 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircroft
GMT 19/0121Z AinVisuoi Air-intercept Radar Possibly Aircralt
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomicol
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERYATION - 9. COURSE Other
000 insufficiant Data for Evaluation
Unknown
two to four minutes one straight
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One oblong silver object. Object had Descripton, duration, flight path
no wings. Object sas seen on a indicate that this sighting was
straight angle of flight straight angle of flight for for from from probably probably caused by caused by an a/c. an a/c.
two to four minutes. two to four minutes.
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