PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6963386

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONSeaof Okhotsk USSR Japanesearea

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Sea of Okhotsk 0 Wos Balloon
26_November 1957 Ussr - Japanese aren 0 Probably Bolloon
DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aireraft
GMT_ 26/130-Z AinVisual Air-Intercept Rodor 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE XxWas Astronomicdl Meteor
Yes Probobly Astronomical
X No RB-50 _(USAF_Crew) 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION . NUMBER OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other.
00 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
Unknown
2 - 3_seconds one SW_toNE
11. COMMENTS
While flying at l5,0 While flying at l5,Ooo feet, air crew eet. air crew From the basic data From the basic data given together given togethen
observed a red object with a bluish h a bluish with characteristics, time dura- with characteristics, time dura-
green trail flash by from their right green trail flash by their right tion and description of tion and description of object, object,
to left in a flat downward trajectory. it appears that the object was a it appears that the object was a
It arched down & exploded w/a greenish bolide (fireball). bolide (fireball).
white flash.
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