PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6964676

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONEof Ferron Utah

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
ofFer Ot Utah 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP . TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Bolloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 30/0440Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Rador Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astranomical
Yes D Probobly Astronomicol
.No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other..
000 Insufficient Data aluation
Unknown
2 1/2 hours OUG SE
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One objec rtical ical. footbail Frobably astronomical. Large Frobably astronomical. Large
shape, s shape, size nickel, color N/A ickel, color N/A bright cluster of Orion in SE bright cluster of Orion in SE
flashing green lights on eigher een lights on eigher end. at thnt time. at that time.
Red flashing light in center. 7 X 50 Red flashing light in center. 7 X 50
binoculars used.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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30/0440e
2
I Wituers
3Ulov 37 11122
RA075
T SQD074 YDA091 WYA@65 WDC074DNA029DNL091 464
RR RJEDDN RJEDSC RJEPHQ
DE RJWFDN SL 4-4X2a√
R 320785Z -
FM COMDR 13OTH AA ACW DET SALT LAKE CITY UTAH
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ENT AFB (
RJWFDN/COMDR 34TH ADD
(
RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECH INTELLIGENCE CENTER whien: T n-A2nsot n:D WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB
RJEPHQ/CONDR RJEPHQ/CONDR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR OF HQUSAF HQUSAF
BT
UNCLAS 'CCMM-7 UFOB REPORT UNCLAS 'CCMM-7 UFOB REPORT
DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT: DESCRIPT OF OBJECT:
A A SHAPE VERTICAL FOOTBALL SHAPE RTICAL FOOTBALL 0
B SIZE NICKEL AT ARMS LENGTH SIZE NICKEL AT ARMS LENGTH
(
D NUMBER ONE (
E FORNATIOO N/A
F DETAILS FLASHING GREEN LIGHTS ON EITHER END (
FLASHING RED LIGHT IN CENTER
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H DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT: !
A SHAPE VERTICAL FOOTBALL 2 0
B SIZE NICKEL AT ARMS LENGTH
COLOR N/A?
A NUMBER ONE
24 FORNATIOO N/A
DETAILS
FLASHING ; RED LIGHT IN CENTER
(
(
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G TAIL N/A
H S SOUND N/A SOUND N/A
I UNUSUAL FEATURES N/A UNUSUAL FEATURES N/A
2 3 DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT AT
(
< WHAT CALLED ATTENTION OF OBSERVER TO OBJECT GOC OBSERVER
B ANGLE OF ELEVATION FIRST OBSERVED 15 DEGREES S.E, (
C ANGLE OF ELEVATION DISAPPEARED 70 DEGREES
A FLIGHT PATH MOVED SLOWLY SOUTH H EAST RISING VERTICALLY
E MANNER OF DISAPPEARANCE E FADED
LENGTH OF TIME IN SIGHT _1/2HOURS
M MANNER OF OBSERVATION
C GROUND VISUAL
B OPTICAL AIDS BINOCCULARS 7/5D POWER
c N/A
4 TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
0142-717
A 32/04407
B LIGHT CONDITIONS NIGHT

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5 LOCATION OF OBSERVER (
A EJKK 0802
(
(
(
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6- IDENTIFICATION OF OBSERVER
A CIVILIAN RANCHER
B MILITARY N/A
WEATHER AND WINDS
A A OBSERVERS ACCOUNT OF WEATHER CLEAR AND CALM CLEAR AND CALM
B WINDS FROM U S WEATHER BUREAU BUREAU
6000 6000 329/5 320/5
10000 340/5
16000 340/5
22000 350/50
. 3000) . 342/80
50000 320/50
C CEILING NONE
A VISIBILITY 45 PLUS
Lr1 CLOUD COVER FEW CLOUDS IN NORTY
1= THUNDERSTORMS N/A
to UNUSUAL CONDITIONS N/A
9 INTERCEPTORS N/A
12 AIR TRAFFIC IN AREA N NONE
11 SENIOR DIRECTOR 13TH AA ACW DET iF2010N I5.E.
12 EXISTING PHYSICAL EVIDENCE E NONE
ATThe
BT
30/8959Z NOV RJWFDN
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