PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6964960

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONFairbanks Alaska

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12, CONCLUSIONS
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30 November 1 December o7 Pairbanks, Alasika 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION CG Possibly Bollpen
eéal 0 Ground- Visual O Ground-Rodar a Be aiterats
| emrTr Ol Zo isk-olsog 0 Air Visual 0 Air-Intercep? Rador O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE DO Was Astronomico! 9 UO)
O Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
“i No Civilian D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other
O Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
eo — O Unknown
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10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Rotund object, cream and red with flasacg Jescription duvation of Sight.
Streak of light blue or pure phite. ing indicates meteor.
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