PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6973025

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONWestof Portugal

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1, DATE ; 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
O Was Balloon
West of Portugal O Probsbly Belloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Bolleon
| 0 Was Aircroft
Local *Q Ground-Vi sual © Ground-Roder O Probobly Aircraft
99/193287 X AIK Air Vi sual D Air-Intercept Rodar |9 Possibly Aircroft
5S. PHOTOS - SOURCE © Was Astronomico! “ietcor
& Yes C{LXProbably Astronomical
XOX Ne Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE S i ee
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS P
' §tranee object approximately 40 Definitely not sputnik. Probably
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south to North high & fast. No
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