PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7227887

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1957

REPORTED LOCATION20mi SEKassel Germany

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
26 October 1957 20 mi SE Kassel, Germany 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local .Local Ground-Visual Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft Was Aircraft
Binoculars 000 0 Probably Aircraft
GMT GMT 26/1703Z AirVisual AirVisuol Air-Intereept Radar Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aireraft Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical Meteor
Yes OK Probably Astronomical
D.No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. J. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other. Other.
000 Insufficient Data Insufficient Data for for Evaluation
Unknown
8-10 seconds one SE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round object, appearance of large sta, Very limited 4th hand informa-
white-yellow. No tail or trail, disap tion. However, description given
pearod in haze on horizon. indicates a meteor.
Director
Aerospace Studies 26-310ct K243.6012
Maxwell AFB, Alaham ATTN: Archives Brqncl 1957
RETURN T:
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26/17082
UKCLASSIEIED Witree
(CLASOENCANON) SICURITY INFORMATION WhOP Sed.
COUNFY OF ORIGIN REPORT NO. (Loave blank)
GERMANY IR-13-58
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT 16337
AREA LPORT CONCLIRNS
GERMANY
AGDCY OF ORUGH FER VATE OF BEPOT
USAFE, ATI Dirootorote 7 Jan 58
SOURCE DF INPORMATION DATE OF INFORNATEN
26 00t 57
PRLAARONG ONTICER EVALUATION
GUY W. DENUIS, CaDt-in, USAF
rDgEscts untra ura ,dutctaepetosrjot,tr applce) FEFRENCES antrol dutctae.petosr(ot,tir asmoplcle)
Page l ef Page 1
DAIR 460 DAIR 460
SUMIECT
Rerort of UFeB Sighting Rerort of UFcB Sighting
SuMar (Eu conc sur of rep. Ch si n fu cnter paragrh Lilo oBegin bt ofreo on AF Fu t) SuMar (Euconc uer ofrepo.Ci si in fu nenter purag Lilo loBegin b ofrot on AF Fu t)
Rosort fcrwards inferration on an unidentified flying objeot observed Resort fcrwards inferration on an unidentified flying obieet observed
hv a Garman National nenr Krssel, Gereany. Dutails of the sightiag ara 9 Garman National nenr Krssel, Goreany. Dutails of the sightia: ara
listel in sooordonce rith the fornet in AFk aco-l.
APPROVED: 1
ATILO EFFORT: ALL
GEOWOE R. ETIDT
Colfnel, USAP
Dip., Air Tech Inteliisenoe
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DASTRIEUTION BY ORIGHIATON m
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ATS AINIOON
D:D.
WaRNiNg: This document contaies ialoration affecting ths aational loken ot the Unitad Srales watan the mmanigs of the Eapio-
neg Laws, Tidle 13, U.S.C. Soction 793aad 794. Its traasmiesion or revolatic rol tcnntentsin any moneor taan unsuthoriard
peron is prolibited by Jaw. It may not bn reproduced in wchol or ia pact. hy othor tan United States Ais Force Agenelns, eroupt by parmla jna of the Director of Igtelligence USAF.
AF02112 LEPLAGES AP FOHM HA-PARF 1. I JUN AS WINCH MAY BE USED. CLASHAN SECURITY INFORNATION WheN SNOdIN
I8-13-58 UNCLASSIFIED In M269r 3 U. PRANTINS 2
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AF FORM 112-PART II UNCLASSIFIED (CLASIFICATION)
APPROVED 1 JUNE (948 (54)
AIR INTELLIGENCE : INFORMATION REPORT
FROM (dgeneD) IAORTNO.
TSAFE, ATI Direotorate IR-13-56 PAGL 2 FAGES
Para 7A(1) APR 200-2
(a) Round
(3) Large star --
(0) White/yellow White/yellow
() Not obtained - (:) Not obtained one
(0) N/A Dnctin
() Nogative () Negative Trinl Trnd he
The
()No tail or () No tail or 2 da
(3) None
(1) None
2)(a) Visual P0
is ((Hm)
(c) ) 90dogre Azinuth
(d) near horizon. (0-0_ lagreos Azimuth
(0) Disarpeared in haze on horizon
(3) (=) Ground visual
() 1 lOX binoculars and naked eyad
(0) M/A (0) M/A
(4) (a) 17092 26 0ct 1957
(6) Night Night 9
5112 N/0953E
(3) (a) German
tice fcrester.
(7) (a) Very clear Whet do the aden wit nget?
(b) 2 opat
(c) Unlimited
(2) Very good
3I AND 32. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTEN TS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PRQHIBITED BY LAW. IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EYCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF
INTELLIGENCE,USAF.
IR-13-58 UNCLASSIFIED
(CLASSIFICATINS

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AF FORM 112PART II UNCLASSIFIED
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 (CLASSIFICATION)
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM (LnCy) RFFORT NO.
USAFE, ATI Directornte IR-13-58 PAGE 3 OF FAGES
e) None
(f) None
No other informaticn availnble. The above inforeetion wws ebtnined fror
the Source by a UsAF offioer who forwardod it through another cffior to the
rocorting offioer. insfottleer.
(3) (3)
① ① (2 GOY W. DETNIS GTY W. DENIS
Cartain, USAF
Airoraft Division
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NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, SO U. S. C — 3! AND . AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.
IT MAY NOT BE REPROOUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, USAF.
TR-13-53 UNCLASSIFIED
(CLASSIFICATION) 18--55870-1 INTING OFPICE