PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6971058

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONPresque Isle Me

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
D Was Balloon
8 October 1957 Presque Isle, Me. 00 Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Lecal Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aireraft
Binocylars AxProbobly Aircraft
GMT_08/1255Z AirVisual Air-Intereopt Rodor Possibly Airereft
5. PHOYOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astrenomical
Xa No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION . NUMBER OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other...
000 Insufficient Date for Evaluation
2-3 minutes 2-3 minutes Unknown nkno
one one SE
10. BRIEP SUM 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11 COMMENTS
A silver object with appearance appearance of There were 2 aircraft in area. There were 2 aircraft in area.
an aircraft was sighte an aircraft was sight d 45 dgrs to to Source states object looked like
60 dgrs above horizon flying in a a aircraft with wings. The object
straight line. sighted was probably an a/c.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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CENLCAZIE

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