PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7231643

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONGimili RCAFStation Canada

FRAMES6

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
5 D November 1957 November IGimili Gimili RCAF Station, Canada RCAF Station, Canada 0 O Probably Balloon Probably Balloon
3. 3. DATE-TIME GROUP DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION o 0 Possibly Balloon
Local. Local Ground-Visual Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft Probably Aireraft
GMT GMT. 06/0045Z AirVisual AirVisual Air-Intercept Rader 0 0 Possibly Aircralt
5. PHOTOS PHOTOS 6. SOURCE SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes Y.s 0 Probably Astronomical
x:O No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other. Other
Insufficient Dote for Evaluation Insufficient Date for Evaluation
0 Unknown
5 minutes 5 minutes one North North
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round object, size of pinhead, white Insufficient data,possible balloon
then red. Remained stationary and However wind and launch data mis
then disappeared south to north. sing.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP S2)
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IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 200-2 THE FOLLOWING UFOB REPORT IS
SUBMITTED: go cll olget n?
1 (A) ROUND RCAF (
(B) 9ISTH-PINHEAD GIMILI-HEAD OF I PENCIL
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(D) ONE wiThhigh\s -
(E) N/A
(F) N/A 6 Nlov57
(G) NONE {
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PAGE TWO RJEDNG 1L (
(H) NONE −
(I) NONE
2 (A) GIMILI WAS WATCHING FOR NIGHT FLYING A/C CALLED 915TH (
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INGUIRING ABOUT OBJECT 2at: slge.
the wint
(B) 10-15 DEGH 27D DEG FROM STA 9/-
30 DEG ELV 240 DEG FROM GIMILI
(C) OVER THE HORIZON
(D) SOUTH TO NORTH (D) SOUTH TO NORTH REMAINED STATIONARY THEN DISAPPEARED - REMAINED STATIONARY THEN DISAPPEARED
WINdS WINdS
OVER THE HORIZON OVER THE HORIZON 610y 6r09
(E) OVER THE HORIZON Sw.
(F) GIMILI FORST SIGHTING 5 (F) GIMILI (FORST SIGHTING 5 MINUTE DURATION SECONTD DURATION SECONTD
SIGHTING TWELVE TO FIFTEEN MINUTE DURATICN. 9ISTH SIGHTING SIGHTING TWELVE TO FIFTEEN MINUTE DURATICN. 9ISTH SIGHTING
APPROX 5 MINUTES DURATION
3 (A) GROUND VISUAL

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(B F/O ADDRESS SAME A ABOVE DUTY OFFICER
ADDRESS SAME AS OBOVE OIC OF NIGHT FLYING (
916TH SQ _ADC BEAUSEJOUR MAN CAN RADAR OPER
ADDRESS AND DUTY SAME AS ABOVE (
DDRESS AND DUTY SUME AS ABOVE DR ND DUTY SUME AS ABOVE ( C
7 (A)22,200 BRKN 15 MILES VISABILITY (A) 22,D00 BRKN 15 MILES VISABILITY
(B) 220 DEG 20 B) 220 DEG 20 NOTSESUrFAe WINdS? NOTSESUrFACe WINdS?
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8 8 NONE
9 NONE
10 UNK -
11 DUTY DIRECTOR NO SPECULATION AS TO CAUSE OF SIGHTING
12 NONE
BT
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