PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7228446

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONMac Dill AFB Florida

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Wos Balloon
30 October 1957 MacDill AFB, Florida 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 4. TYP BSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
.Local.. Ground-Visual Ground-Vi sual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT-30/2345Z GMT_ 30/23457 AirVisual AirVisual Air-Intercept Rodar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
OYes Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Civilian Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other Other.
Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
45 45 seconds seconds three SE 0 Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Cigar shaped object with blunt ends, Possible meteor sighting although
looked to be 2 ft in length, silvery duration exceptionally long.
yellow, three objects flying parallel Also possible a/c although dura-
Came slightly from SW to SE into tion short. Insufficient data for
haze & fog on horizon. analysis.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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FM COMDR 662TH ACWRON MACDILL AFB
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB
RJESKB/COMDR 35TH ADIV DEF DOBBINS AFB
RJEPHQ/DIR OF INT HQ USAF RJEPHQ/DIR OF INT HQ USAF
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B. LOOKED TO BE © FEET IN LENGTH
C. SILVERY YELLOW
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F.NONE
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H. NONE
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2. A. ROUTINE OBSERVATION OF AN A/C
B. DIRECTLY OVERHEAD 90 DEG
C. 15 DEG - 20 DEG S.E.
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E. INTO THE HAZMEAND - THE HORIZON
F. 45 SECONDS F. 4 SECUNDS
3. A. GROUND VISUAL A. GROUND VISUAL
B. NONE
C.N/A
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4. 30/3645 EST 0CTOBER 1957 30/3645EST OCTOBER 1957
A.30/23452 OCTOBER 1957
B.DARK
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5. A. VICE PRES.

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A. VERY CLEAR
B. SURFACE UNK; 10,000 VRBL; 20,000, 300-25; 50,000 290-50;
6,000 VRBL 10; 16,02 ,300-80
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D. VERY GOOD D. VERY GOOD
E. NONE
F. NONE
8. NONE
9. NONE
1. JUST UATCHING A JET BOMBER TAKING OFF FROM MCFESE LA MASS.AChED
11. ASSISTANT OPS OFFICER: REFLECTION OF SUN FROM A FORMATION
OF AIRCRAFT ATSUNSET AT THEIR ALTITUDE
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