DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6965632
DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1957
REPORTED LOCATIONUnited Statesand Canada
FRAMES13
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balioan
August 1957 United States & Cannda 000 Probobly Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Passibly Balioon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Lecol GroundVisual Ground-Radar a Was Aircraft
a Probably Aireralt
GMT. .Agr-Visua Air-intercepl Radar Passibly Airerait Comet
S. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE CcxWasAstronomical MRKOS
Yes -ro. a Probably Astronomical
. Civilian & Military Civilian & Military 0 Possibly Astranomicai Possibly Astronomieai
7. OBSERVATION OBSERVATICN 3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Other.. Other
000 Insuffisient Data Insulficient Dota for Evaluation valustion
Unknown
10. BRIEP CHTING 11. COMMENTS COMMENTS
See case file.
ATIC FORM 25 DEP 52)
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6,000 240/30K -
10,000 -78/1K
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16,000 3 320/15K Conet
20, 000 26/10K MRKOS
30,090 240/30K
50,000 260/25K
C. 12,000' BROKEN
D. 3,000' omt
NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAITABLE.
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B. DUSK
4130N -7475W 4130N 7475W
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A. 2133N2 - MRS. AGE 31 (JACKSON),
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NEWBURGH, NY, HOUSEWIFE tonce
7.
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A NONE GIVEN
B. FOLLOWING DATA GIVEN FOR IDLEWILD APRT
SURFACE SE AT 5
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10,000 FT: 280 DEGREES AT 17 KTS
16,000 FT: 290 DEGREES AT 21 KTS I
20,000 FT: 300 DEGREES AT 27 KTS
30,000 FT: 300 DEGREES AT 37 KTS 1 Jtmac
50,000 FT: 310 DEGREES AT 43 KTS
: 100 DEGREI AT 4 KiS a
80,000 FT:
C. UNLIMITED of
N.Y.
D. 15 MILES
E. 12,000' SCATTERED
F. NONE D
8.NON 9
9. NONE
10. NONE .
11. STEPHEN M. FLANAGAN, CAPT, USAF, OPERATIONAL INTELLI-
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13. NONE Shas make
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DE RJEPNB 91
P 3020072 ZEX.
FM COMCFECR STEWART AFB NY
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJEPNY/COMDR 26 CADD ROSLYN AFS NY
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INTEL CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/DIR OF INTEL HQ USAF WASH DC
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(UNCLASSIFIED) FR CFEIN-OI 251.
SUBJECT: UFOB
A. COMET TAIL
B. 1 FOOT LONG
C. ORANGE-YELLOW 1
D. ONE
E. N/A Cl. Vtunee:
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F. NONE Many
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M151400Z 057 406 1
FM CCNDR FM CCNDR 746TH ACWRON OKCTY AF STA OKLA OKCTY AF STA OKLA
AFB COLO
ZEN/CONDR CTY AF STA OKLA
RJEDUP, TECHNICAL INTEL CEN WPAFB OHIO
RJEPNE/DIR OF. INTEL HQ USAF WASHDC
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UNCLAS OPS 8-32. SUBJECT: "UFOD", IN ACCORDANCE WITH PAMAGRAPH 916,
PART 1I, OHAPTED IX OF CONADM 5S-1, TIE FOLLOUING IS SIDMITTED:
A DEICRIPTION OF THE ODJECT:
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6. NONE
9. NONE
DESCRIPTLON OF COURSE OF-OBJECT:
. HOBBY HOBBY, ASTOOMONY ASTOOMOITY Nite Nite
wichout without
2. 10 DEG OFF RORIZONG 2. 10 DEG OFF HORIZON 10
MORTH :FADED RENT FADED dult
4. SAID TO B STATIONARY SAID TO BL STATIONARY PILOTS AND OTHER-OBSERVER. PILOTS-AND OTHER OBSERVER. MRAOS MRAOS
5. FADED FROM SIGHT.
G INUTES NUTES Law comet
MANIER MANJER OF OBSERVATION ATION
1. 1 TOPCOAT
2. NONE
3.C-47, gp131 FT, HEADING UIKNOWNI, 149 SPEED, TIKER.
P. THEAD DATE OF SICHTING:
1957. PILOT, 29 13 ABGUST 57.
2. DARK
E. LOCATION OF OBOENVERS:
2017
.. NIDWEST BOULAVARD, MIDVEST CITY, ONLANOUA.
5 I.IFOMMATION OF ALL ODSENVENS:
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CAPTAL, AOSS S9SS, ROTC, OKLANONA UNIVERSITY,
LT., NAVI ATOR ON TIKER AT3, FIGNTER UNIT.
WEATHER AID VINDS ALOFT CONDITION AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING:
1. CLEAR, STILL.
2. 5000 FEET, 259 DEG 20 KTS.
3. N/A
4. 40 Is
5. NONE
6. NONE. S. NONE.
11. 1. NOUE
I. I. NONE
J. NONE NONE
COMET.
L. WONE.
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AFB NEWEURGH NY
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C. CAANGE
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F. NONE La (
G. 2 1/2 DEGREES OF HAZE STREAK Conets afbut
H. NONE
L. NONE L. NONE
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2. A. AMATUER ASTRONOMER WATCHING SKY
NEGATIVE AZIMUTH
C. HIGH
D. D. S SLOWLY SLOWLY MOVING WEST C C
E. 2 2 DISAPPEARED SUDDENLY AND SUDDENLY AND 1 *- DISAPPEARED SLOWLY
14 .CGo 30 MINUTES
3. GROUND-VISUAL
B. INOCULARS, DESCRIPTION
C. N/A
4 A. 14/02302 02007 =0930
B. NIGHT
5.A. 11 FINDLAY STREET, TONAWANDA, NEW YORK
5. A. TONAWANDA, NEW YORK,STRAN
CPERATCR AT VESTERN ELECTRIC, FAIRLY RELIAELE.
E. N/A
7. A. GLIAR
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B. SURFACE 300 AT SKTS.
5000 FT L&V
10000FT 312
15000FT 323
20000FT 323 2.1
SWODFT 336
5W000FT 344
C. NONE
D. 15
E LOO00 BROKEN
F. NONE
.NONE
9.N/A Oovan
10. N/A
11, SENIOR DIRECTOR, POSSIBLY A COMET
12. NONE
REMARKS: LOCAL RADIG REMARKS: LOCAL RADIG NEUS NEWS REPORT T CONTAINED INFORMATION OF A CONTAINED INFORMATION OF A
POSSIBLE COMET THE THE LOCAL AREA LOCAL AREA
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7.N/A
NONE 230/13 70/38
AND AND DOWN −
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1. CBSERVER. OBJECT. 5. NONE
2. OBJECT. 20 DEORE 2. OBJECT 20 DEGH S
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4. JECT JECT MOVED UP AND DCWN' RIGHT AND MOVED UP AND DCWN' RIGHT-AND
s. HERE. H. NO belloo bedloon
I.UNDER I. UNDER OBSERVATION Tyμal
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B. 284 DIGREES FROM TRUE NORTH @0 TO 85 DEGREES FROM HORIZON
IU VEGKEESFRUNI UEGKEE NUMIZU NUNIZU
E - INTO CLOUDS AND OVERCAST INTO CLOUDS AND OVERCAST
15 MINUTES 15 MINUTES
3.
B. BINOCULARS
4. 4
A. 0233Z, 13 A. 0233Z, 13 AUGUST 1957 1957 0233-④ 0233 1933 hs 1933 hus
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B. DUSK
5. BOX 131, ALBIN,
6.
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.A. MR. AND MRS ALBIN, WYOMING
ALBIN, WYOMING
ALBIN, WYOMING
JALBIN WYOMING
BOX 131, ADIN,
7.
A. SCATTERED CLOUDS, SLIGHT BREEZE, DRY, COOL
B. SURFACE 220/15K