PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
11 November 1957 White s Sulphur Springs, W.Va. 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local .Ground-Visual Ground-Rador 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircroft
GMT11/2220Z Avulars Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 00 Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
X.CTNo X.CTN. Civilian Civilian D Possibly Astronomical
7. LÉNGTH OF OSSERVATION LÉNGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. OBJECTS COURSE COURSE 0 Other... Other..
XInsufficient Data for Evaluation ¤
0 Unkno wn
3 minutes one not given
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Object which looked like a 4" Direction of movement of the
fountain pen held horizontally at held horizontally at object is not given. A balloon
arm's length. The object seemed to arm's I length. The object seemed to seen at dusk would appear orange seen at dusk would appear orange
change in color alternately from change in color alternately from Without knowing the direction of Without knowing the 'ection of
orange to gray. One end was a con- on. object, evaluation obieet. evaluation cannot be
stant orange color. No sound. Appeared made. Possible a/e also.
to have an arch-like path towards the
earth's surface.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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DEPARTTIENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON
The Inspector General USAF
3d District Office of Special Investigations -
1612 S. Cameron Street, Earrisburg, Pa.
Mailing Address: Post Office Box 709
3D0 24-195 1 9 NOV 1957
SPOT NCE REPORT
SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Object Sighted while
traveling on U.S. Route 6 from Covington,
Virginia to White Sulphur Springs, West
Virginia (2 or 3 miles within the
West Virginia state line) at approximately
2215z to 2220z, 11 November 1957.
TO: Commander
Air Defense Command
Ent Air Force Base
Colorado Springs, Colorado
1. SYNOPSIS: advised that at approximately 2215Z
to 222oz hours, I1 November l957, while traveling with his wife, and
three (3) children on U.S. Route 60 from Covington, Virginia to White Suiphur
Springs, West Virginia, they Springs, West Virginia, they sighted object which looked like a 4" fountain
pen held horizontally at arm's pen held horizontally at arm's length. eugt The object was to the left of the high-
way at a 20o to 25o angle at an estimated Azimuth of 2loo. The object seemed fo1o0
to change in color alternately from orange to grey; the opposite end was a
constant ornege color. There was no unusual noise. The object looked like
it had an arch-like path towards the earth's surface. stated that he
could not exactly tell between the tail of the object and the exhaust. They
lost sight of the object when the sun's reflection no longer was reflecting
off the object.
2. DETAILS:
AT CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA
a. On 12 November 1957, Age 42, General
Superintendent of resid-
ing at Road, Charleston, West Virginia was interviewed by Special 1003485
Agent THOMAS G. REYNOLDS.
related that he, his wife, and three (3)
children had sighted an object that locked like a 4" fountain pen held
horizontally at arm's length. The object's nose seemed to change in color
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was sighted as they came to a hill approximately two2)to three3miles
within the West Virginia state line. He related that the sun had set and that
the sun was either dead_ahead or on the right of the highway at that point.
The object was to the left of the highway at a 2oo to 25 angle and at an
estimated azimuth of2l0o to 22j related that the method of his
sighting was ground visual with the aid of6 x 3o hinoculars. Time of sight-
ing was estimated as between 2215z and 222oz hours, 11 November 1957; was ing was estimated as between 2215z and 222oz hours, 11 November 1957; was
observed for a period of three (3) minute and did aot seem to be moving very
rapidly., The light conditions were described as dusk and the, sky_clear rapidly., The light conditions were described as dusk and the, sky_clear.
sfat diriclierrs sfat tliricliere
Location of observer was determined as: 380 36" - iNorth, 800
28" - Hest. 28" - West.
felt that in his opinion it was not a jet plane or a
EATHER:
b. On 14 iNovember 1957 Meteorologist in charge U.S.
Weather Bureau, Kanawha County Airport, Charleston, :lest Virginia furnished
Special Agent THOMAS G. REYiNOLDS with the following observations for Charles-
ton, West Virginia on l8ooz, Il November 1957:
Winds Aloft:
At the Surface Worth, Northwest at 4 IN
6000 100 Degrees 1 KN
10,000 280 11 KN
16,000 260 14 KN
20,000 280 19 KN
30,000 270 23 KN
37,000 270 74 KN
FORCMBL USE ONLY
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Hq, DO3, File 3D 24-195, SPOT INTELLIGENCE REPORT, Subj: Unidentified
Flyiag Object Sighted while traveling on U.S, Route 60 from Covington, 52
Virginia to White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia (2 or 3 miles within
the West Virginia state line) at approximately 22l5z to 222oz, 11
November 1957.
Ceiling: Clear Sky
Visibility: 15 Miles
Cloud Cover: None
advised that there are no weather facilities in the White
area reported cl ear skies with no restrictions to visibility. He stated that,
in his opinion, the weather aud winds would be very similar to that of Charles
ton, West Virginia in White Sulphur Springs at the particular time the object
allegedly was sighted, He further advised that he could not account for the
sighting aud that there had not been any unusual or any known activity that
could explain the sighting.
Ataley O. Brapulital
cc: Comdr, 783rd ACEN Sq. BERNARD J. DUFFY
Guthrie AF Station Lt Col, USAF
Charleston, West Va. District Commander
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