PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7231912

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONWPort Washington Washington

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloon
5 November l957 W Port Washington, Washington 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION PossiblyBalloon
Local... Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aireraft
GMT_ GMT 06/0235Z 06/0235Z AirVisual AinVisual Air-Intercept Radar Air-Intercept Radar D D Possibly Aircraft Possibiy Aircrah
5. PHOTOS 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical OX Venus
Yes Yes 00 D Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
B.So B.S0 Civilian Civilian D Possibly Astronomical PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
15 minutes Unknown
one not given not given
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Round, white, medium sized object. Round, white, medium sized object. An astro plot shows Venus to be An astro plot shows Venus to be
Stationary, then faded. in the Sw approximately 20 dgrs
above the horizon.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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5.N/A -
6. NONE
7. NONE
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.NONE
II. 1. LOOKED UP AND THERE IT WAS
2. SP FRCM HORIZON? WhAT direcTION
3.20 FRCN HORISON —wherTdiSApPenied
4STATICNARY
5. FADED
S. FIFTEEN MINUTES
III 1. NAKED EYE
2. NONE
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IV. 06/2235Z 0235--4=183.5- -
2. NIGHT
V. DK-1E5929
VI 1
2N/A
VII 1. GCCD
2. 6,200-220 S 15 KNOTS
16,216-280 *
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15,808-23 25"
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20, 200-240 30 "
32,000-272 35"
4c,000-280 in .
WNW 30 "
5C,9c0-290 20 "
50,EEE-25Y 23 " ..
8,cE-UKK UNK-
3. HIGH
4. 15PLUS 4. 15PLUS
5. NONE
6.NONE 6NONE 3
VIII NONE
IX. NONE 3
X. NONE 3
XI MAJ CW FINNEGAN SENICR CONTROLLER BELIEVE THIS TO EE
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XII. NONE
ET COMCUr:
06/84192 NOV RJWPDM AN ASTTO Plot shows To be iM The
Sw appot. 20 above hovigon.
EF ASTTO