PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7228589

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONWheelus AFB Libya

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
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19 September 1957 Wheelus AFB, Libya D0 Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION G; Posey Darteen
n Ox Was Aircraft
Lecel = in x Ground- Vi sual 0 Ground-Roder O Probebly Aireroft
cult 10/1830Z_ D Air Vi sucl O Airintercept Rodor | 2 Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomicol
0 Yes O Probably Astronomicol
“Qt No Milit ary 0D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0 Other
O Insufficient Data for Evaluation
; 0 Unknown
3-4 minutes one NE
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING q COMMENTS |
Spherical object, size of pea,yellowish Nothing indicates that this was |
orange, Observer first thought object not normal a/c. Flight & dura-
was s shooting star but changed his tion consistent with this analy-
mind because of the erratic path. Obj Sis.

did not alter size during flight.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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