PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7230509

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONSarasota Florida

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Bolloon
3 November 1957 5 November 1957 Sarasota, Florida 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon Passibly Balioon
Local xGround-Visual Ground-Rodor Ground-Rodar OK OK Was Aircraft
Binoculars Probably Aireraft
GMT-05/2225Z GMT_ 05/2225z AirVisual AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Air-Intercept Radar 0 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes Yes 0O0 DO0 Probably Astronomical
D.No -D.No Civilian lCivilian PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OSSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
2 minutes one West
1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Silvery object, appeared to be reflect The color and maneuvers of the
ing sunlight. 076 very brilliant .object are of an a/c. Observer
Climbed high before away. no doubt saw a high flying jet.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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JEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INT 2.19 VCOMDR AIR TECH INT CNTR CNTR
JEPHO/DIR JEPHO/ OF INT HQ USAF OF INT HQ USAF
INFO RJEPNB/COMDR EADF INFO RJEPNB/COMDR EADF
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UNCLASSIFIED/OPS DS20 PD UFOB PD ATTN: EADF CIO PD UNCLASSIFIED/OPS DO20 PD UFOB PD ATTN: EADF CIO PD
P FROM A HIGH METALLIC OBJECTED
. UNDETERMINED-SHAPO
UNDETERMINED-9/Z
C.S SILVEEY—ACFT. ChANACTEISTC
ONE
.NA
.NONE
.TONE
. NONE
. NONE NONE

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. METERLY*FROM SARASOTA FLA
IFT. B-47 APPEARED TO BE AT ABOUT 25,0 PD NOTICED THE
JECT DUE TO ITS BRIG: JECT DUE TO ITS BRI TNESS. THOUGHT OBJECT .....
HE OFF THE AIRPLANEPD
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AZIMUTH@20 DEGREES . AZIMUTH @20 DEGREES FROM SARASOTA ANGLE OF ELEVATION ABOUT
DEGREES
OBJECT HAD COVE C WEST AND CLIMBED HIGHER BEFORE EADING AWAY
MOVED NESD AT A RAPID PACE AND CLIMED
OUN BEFORE DISAI ING PD
FADED OUT
APPROX ATELY 2 MINUTES ……
GROUND VISUAL
VIEVED T THROUGH PAIR OF 0X52 BINOCULARS NOTE: BiNOCUlArS
N/A
1725 EST 5 1725 EST 5 NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 1957 1957
03/22252 03/2225Z
DAY
IN CONTROL TOWER AT SARASOTA AIRPORT

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a high fllying sit.
PAGE THREE RJESKB 7D ...
SARASOTA FLA SARASOTA FLA
CONTROL TOWER OPERATOR
NONE
CLEAR WITH HIGH SCATTERED CIRRUS CLOUDS CLEAR WITH HIGH SCATTERED CIRRUS CLOUDS 5,000 343-15 5,000 340-15 0
42.22.06 10-75
,000-280,35
. NONE
. UNLIMITED
. LESS THAN N 2/10 OF SKY OBSCURED ……
. NONE
NONE
NONE
2 ONLY THE B-47 MENTIONED IN ITEM 2A .aas..
ECTOR POSSILBY A SIGHTING OF
HIGH ALTITUDE AIRCRAFT OR A HIGH HIGH ALTITUDE AIFCRAFT OR A HIGH BALLOON POSSIELY POSSIBLY SPUTNIK
ROCKETPD FOCHETPD
NONE
214GZ NOV RJESXB