PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6972716

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONGreenville Missippi

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
L. DATE 2. LOCATION LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
17.October 1957 17 October 1957 Greenville,Missippi Greenville,_Missinpi 0 Probably Balloon Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Bolloon
Local .Local. Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft Was Aircraft
Probobly Aircraft Probubly Aircraft
GMT 18/00057 18 AirVisual Air-Intercopt Rodar Air-Intercopt Rodor 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. 5. PHOTOS PHOTOS 6. SOURCE SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical Was Astronomical
Yes Yes 000 0 Probably Astronomical
No .No Civilian PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE o Other. Other...
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
not given one NNE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Triangular, reddish orange object, Probably a/c reflecting rays
traveling in straight line NNE. of setting Sun.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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PP RJEPNB RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ RJESDB
DE RJESYQ 1B
P 180001Z
FM 2047 AACS SQDN MAXWELL AFB ALA
TO RJEPNB/COMDR EASTERN AIR DEFENSE COMMAND STEWART AFB NY TO RJEPNB/COMDR EASTERN AIR DEFENSE COMMAND STEWART T AFB NY
RJEDEN/COMDR AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB COLORADO RJEDEN/COMDR AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB COLORADO
RJEDWF RJEDW TECHNICAL GENCE CENTE
UPAFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HEDUSAF WASH DC
RJESDB/COMDR DOBBINS AFB GA
BT 1
UFOB/UNCLASSIFIED
DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT(S
A. TRIANGULAR 100
B.UNK)< sus otget, deserisits shuge - int
. REDDISH ORANGE
D. ONE
E. N/A
F. UNK
G. UNK eT
H. NONE
I. UNK I. UNK
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COURSE OF OBJECT(S):
A.UNK
B. OVERHEAD-
C. UNK aCmf1s0

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PAGE TWO RJESYQ 1B
JRSE OF OBJECT(S):
A. UNK
B. OVERHEAD-
C. UNK
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E. MOVEMENT INTO DISTANCE (
F. UNK All A 1
3. MANNER OD OBSERVATION
A. GROUND VISUAL A GROUND VISUAL god?
B. NONE
C. N/A
4TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
A. 18 OCT 9005Z
B DUSK S
5. LOCATIONS OF OBSERVER
GREENVILLE MISS
6. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF ALL OBSERVERS
A CIVILIAN -
MR GREENVILLE, MISS
B. MILITARY N/A
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U WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING
A. THREE THOUSAND SCATTERED VISIBILITY FIFTEEN MILES
B. SURFACE DEGREES/360 KNOTS 10
6000 FEET DEGREES/ 290 KNOTS 20
10,000 FEET DEGREES/ 320 KNOTS 1
16,200 FEET DEGREES/ 270 KNOTS 25 -
20,000 FEET DEGREES/ 290 KNOTS 30
30,000 FEET DEGREES/ 27U KNOTS 55

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A THREE THOUSAND SCATTERED VISIBILITY FIFTEEN MILES 1.
B. SURFACE DEGREES/ 360 KNOTS 10
6000 FEET DEGREES/ 290 KNOTS 20
10,000 FEET DEGREES/ 320 KNOTS 1
16,000 FEET DEGREES/ 270 KNOTS 25
20,000 FEET DEGREES/ 290 KNOTS 30
30,000 FEET DEGREES/ 270 KNOTS 55
50,000 FEET DEGREES/ 290 KNOTS 30 -
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80,000 FEET DEGREES/ N/A KNOTS -
C. CEILING UNLIMITED
D. VISIBILITY 15
E. CLOUD COVER 2
F. THUNDERSTORMS NEG
8. UNK
9. UNK (
1. NONE CONFIRMED WITH MEMPHIS ARTC ) 14D
11 OPERATIONS MAXWELL FLT SVC CEN MAXWELL AFB ALA 14dny
12. NONE
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