DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6780551
DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1957
REPORTED LOCATIONTampa Florida
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1. DATE 2. LOCATION
CONCLUSIONS
: ee ‘ D0 Wes Belleen
6 November 1957 Tampa, Florida 0 Prebebly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION a
Grounds x xWes Aireraft
GM 07/02 15Z o BLyecy O AirIntereep? Roder |? Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS . © Wes Astronemicol
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XOX Ne Civilian 0D Possibly Astrenomicel
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE RR aN
0 Insufficient Dete for Evaluation
0 Unknown
2- « minutes
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Orange ball which assumed rocket
shape, exceptionally long. Had tail’
fins, tubular fuselage, swept dubby
wings just ahead of amidships. Front
third of obj had one large light &
several small lights. Rear quarter
of obj had one red & one green light
on tail fins, Loud hum similar to
jet engine but deeper in tone.
one East
11. COMMENTS
The description is of an. F-100
seves fighter.
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1. DATE
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Egg shaped object, hali the size of Course and alititude were right
a T-32, green, flames shooting from for aWlane which landed at
it 9s a jet a/c. Exhaust half as large St. vetersbury, fiames were
as object. Traveling in straight flight //probably from exhaust of one
path to SE. Disappeared all at once, engine. Object was probably this
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bright silver. Faded out after 10
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1. DATE
7 November 1957
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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
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10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Egg shaped ball of fire,
Streak renained vixible
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2. LOCATION
Tampa
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4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
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12. CONCLUSIONS
Wes Belloon
Probebly Balloon
Possibly Bolloon
Was Aircraft
Probobly Aireraf?
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Wes Astronomicel Meteor
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a Probebly Astronomical
Vivilian ©O Possibly Astronomical
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0 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
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