DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6779187
DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1957
REPORTED LOCATIONMulti seebelow
FRAMES20

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
Multi see below 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT 06/10252 Air Vi sual Air-Intercept Radar PessiblyAireraft
5. PHOTOS 6 SOURCE Ox Was Astronomical Meteor
Ys 0 Probably Astronomical
XNo XNo I Civilian Civilian D PossiblyAstronomical PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION SERVATION B. B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OBJECTS COURSE Other.
000 000 Insufficient Data for Insufficient Data fo Evaluation alution
Unknown
one
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Cuject resembled Cuject resemhled 11. COMMENTS The time X daratlon and
3 Dinp or footoalt it snape, very inp or footoalt i snape, very deseriptioe ot ucteor. Oosarvod deseriptioe of ucteor. Ossarvod
hi vor, Iast. All lights. kod vory iast. All lights, kod over Tlabamd, Georgie Florida ared. over Tlabama, Goor.gie Plorida ared.
'0130n like a light gulo. Small like a2 Light gulo. Small Both tn ground and air. ithough Both tn ground and air. .ithough
direetions vary & dolor also, the diroetions vary & dolor also, the
stwsen Jnckso. E Macon, Goortia stwson Jnckso.. E uaec on, Goortia time ol saghtins indicates hat time ol sagatins indicates hat
02.Z drrni1on not givon 2 Z daraiion not Eiven all rejorls vore o1 sarte o joct. all rejorts vore o1 sante o-joct.
SH ol Ozars Fb, aicbima * * * * ** * *
R26Z 0ur2tl0 n0t ziven 3. Vaidostt, Georgia Gb/to2xz
Toapa, Ploridn 6y/) 26z dur.tion duration ts sccoids
It secord B. Cedar Key, Florida O6,losoz
+ VhaltLly Ortarde, orida 304252 dtracton 3on seconds.
dt A1101
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LIGHT D. ON. E. N/A F. NCNE REPORTED G. NCNE H. NONE REPORTED
I. AT FIRST T ORSERVERS THCUGHT CEJECT WAS A FETECRITE BUT WAS -
CCNSIDERLD)ICC SLOW; WAS CONSIDERED TCC FAST FCR FLARE 2. A.
ALEANY CA CONTACTED PILCT CONCERNING OEJECT B. CEJECT PASSED
D. CESERVED FALLING AT ANGLE CE 15 DE E VERTICAL ESTINATED
CKE-HALF
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NONE REPCR -
F. NCT F. !
KS7 1025 102 S
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E. CAPT. SIG.AVN.TEST & SPT.DET., FT.RUCKER, ALA., PILCT,
US ARMY; UNIT UNKNCWN, PASSENGER IN AIRCRAFT;
LT. UNIT UNKNOWN, PASSENGER IN AIRCRAFT; SGT.
UNIT INKNCWN, PASSENGER IN AIRCRAFT 7. A. NCT GIVEN E. SURFACE-
361/54; 6090-28/289 1900-280/20; 16020-28/25; 28055-280/45)
36611-278/79; 53U05-278/55 C. 8,60Y SCATTERED D. 7 MILES
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E. ESTINATE 3 - 4/1 F. NCHE 8. NCNE REPORTED S. UNKNCWN
1. UNKNCWK 11. DIRECTOR CF INTELLIGENCE, BETH AIR DIVSICN:
THIS REPCRT WAS RECEIVED FRCH HO 3RD ARNY EY TELEPHONE, 3RD ARNY
RECEIVED THE RIFCRT IY TE LEPHONE FRCI. CAPT. HILL, G-2, ARNY AVN.
CTR., FT.RSC / AND 5832
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E. NONE F. NONE 8. NONE 9. NONE 10. NATIONAL AIRLINES FLIGHT
115, IN VICINITY OF ORLANDO, FLA. PILOT SAW OBJECT.
11. DIRECTCR OF INTELLIGENCE, 35TH AIR DIVISICN: THIS INFORMATICN 1i. DIRECTCR OF INTELLIGENCE, 35TH AIR DIVISICN: THIS INFORMATION
WAS RECEIVED FROM JACKSONVILLE ARTCC, WHO RECEIVED IT FROM TWO WAS RECEIVED FROM JACKSONVILLE ARTCC, WHO RECEIVED IT FROM TWO
PERSONS ON DUTY IN ORLANDO TOWER, ONE PERSON ON DUTY AT ALBANY PERSONS ON DUTY IN ORLANDO TOWER, ONE PERSON ON DUTY AT ALEANY
RADIC, ONE PERSON ON DUTY IN TURNER AFE CONTROL TOWER, AND CAPTAIN RADIC, ONE PERSON ON DUTY IN TURNER AFE BCONTROL TOWER, AND CAPTAIN
OF NAL FLIGHT 115. NAMES OF INDIVIDUALS WERE NOT FURNISHED. THIS OF NAL FLIGHT 1 115. NAMES 01 F INDIVIDUALS WERE NOT FURNISHED. THIS
REPORTED OBJECT POSSIBLY RELATED TO UFOB RERORTED IN OUR MSG REPORTED OBJECT POSSIRIY RELATED TO JFOB RERORTED TN OUR MSG -
INT. NO EVALUATION *
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DEGREES 17 MIN WEST.
(6) (A) NONE. (B) M/SGT, 355BTH M&S GP, -
LINE CH M/SGT, 355ETH M&S GP, FLIGHT CHIEF
M/SGI, 355OTH M&S GP, FLIGHT CHIEF
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UNCLAS FROM OPR 4 M UNCLAS FROM OPR 4 M 1 bu 1 6n HUGE -CtE HUGE - ate
REFERENCE AFR 200-2. FOLLOWING. REPORT FOLLOWING REPORT CITED CITED
REGULATION, PAR REGULATION, F GRAPH (1)ATLARGE (1) ATLARGE WHITE, FLORESCENT, CIRCULAR
LIGHT, WITH SMALL LIGET WITH ORANGE TRAILING COLOR. (A)CIRCULAR (B) SIZE OF A TITVC COLOR CI7r OT
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FLORESCENT. (G) @RANGE STREAK)ABOUT TWICE THE WIDTH OF MAIN OBJE
(H) NONE. (I) LARGE, CIRCULAR LIGHT WAS SO ERIGHT THAT IT LIT UP AREA
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OF OBSERVERS WHEN PASSING OVER. (2) MOVING FROM NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST 4
(A) GROUND AREA OF OBSERVERS BECOMING LIT UP BROUGHT ATTENTION TO
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CIRCULAR. (B) SIZE OF F ALARGE WASH TUBO WHITEO SDJ ONE.
WITE WHITE, WHILE. WHILE. "
(E)N/A(F F CUTHER EDGE OF LIGHT
SIFE INNER PART SIFE INGER PART T APPEARED T APPEARED - -
RED WHITE-BLUE OR FLORESCENT. G) SRANGE
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LARGE, CIRCULAR LIGHT WAS SO BRIGH I THAT IT LIT UP AREA OF
OBSERVERS WHEI OMAUTNC
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SOUTH WEST (A) GROUND AREA OF OBSERVERS BECOMING LIT UP
EROUGHT ATTENTION TO MOVING CIRCULAR LIGHT. (B) BETWEEN 30
TO 45 DEGREE ANGLE. (C) DISAPPEARED AT APPROX 45 DEGREE ANGLE.
(D) FLIGHT PATH WAS STRAIGHT T ACROSS SKY. (E) SEEMED TO
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THE OBOECT N.ADE. NO SOLRD ITSELF
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RADILS, 1 IT WAS LIKE THE SOUND
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D. 2 MILES - -
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11. ASSISTANT ATIC..S OFFICER-METEOR
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E. DEGRE ig ynat?
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3. EYES
A GROUND VISUAL
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INTEILIOENCE BTM. THIS FAPOFT VAS TECHIVED FROY MD. SRE AFKY S VAPOFT MAS TECRIVED FRON NO. SRD AFXY
PY TEIEPHONE. O3SMVT MAL PY TLIRPHONE. O3S CALIEL SRD ARMY AND THEY FORNARLED CALIEL 3RD ARMY AND THEY FORNARLEN -
TEPORA TO THIS I TEPORA THIS IVER STATED THAT WHEN Y STOPPED WHNN Y STOPPED
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2. FLASH ACROSS THE SKY -
45 DGR DEGR DEGREN DEGREL wNw wYe −
L ANGLE OF ELAV (APPROX 5 DEG) AZINUTH E. ANGLE OF LLAV C (APPROX 5) DEG) AZINUTH . 3E DEG FROM TAMPA 320 DEG FROM TAMPA
C. STRAIGHT WEST HEADING C. STRAIGHT WEST HEADING 4
D. BAYOND LIRE OF SIGHT D. BAYOND LIRE OF SIGHT
CL SXMETE ShrT TM dUrATeN - L 00XN HETE ShOOT TMe dorATIeN
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