DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7232200
DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1957
REPORTED LOCATIONEatontown New Jersey
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Bolloon
5 November 1957 Eatontown, New Jersey 000 Probably Bolleon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balleon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rador 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aireraft
GMT_ 06/0245Z Avogulars Air-Intercept Rador 0 Possibly Aireraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomicol
Yes 00 0 Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomieal
XNo Civilian o Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomieal
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. 9. COURSE COURSE 0 Other. Other..
K OK Insufficient Dota Insufficient Data for Evaluation
5 minutes 0 Unknown
5 minutes not given hovering hovering
1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Object with appearance of inverted tea Object with appearance of inverted tea Insufficient data. Possible ballood Insufficient data. Possible ballood
cup, size of pen, white - yellow cup, size of pea, white - yellow but wind information indicates
orange. Came from NE. object would move toward NE.
ATIC PORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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SERVICES DIVISION, U.S. ARMY SIGNAL ENGINEER I LABORATORY, FT. MONMOUTH,
NEW JERSEY. ITEM 7A: CLEAR WEATHER. ITEM 7B: SURFACE: MORTHWEST AT 3
KNOTS. 6000 FEET: 290 DEGREES AT 35 KNOTS. 1000D FEET: 290 DEGREES
AT 45 KNOTS. 160 FEET: 293 DEGREES AT 65 KNOTS. 20000 FEET 380 DEGREES
AT 75 KNOTS. 36000 FEET: 270 DEGREES AT 75 KNOTS. 50D0B FEET: 270 DE-
GREES AT 90 KNOTS. 80O00 FEET: UNKNOWN. ITEM 7C: MITCHEL AFB CEILING
CLEAR. FLOYD BENNETT CEILING CLEAR. LAKEHURST CEILING CLEAR. ITEM 7D:
MITCHEL AFB VISIEILITY 20 MILES. FLOYD BENNETT VISIBILITY 15 PLUS
MILES. LAKEHURST VISIBILITY 7 MILES. ITEM 7E: NO CLOUDS AT THREE
LISTED INSTALLATIONS. ITEM 7F: NOT THUNDERSTORMS. ITEM 8: NEGATIVE.
ITEM 9: NEGATIVE. ITEM 10: USUAL COMMERCIAL AND MILITARY AIR TRAFFIC.
ITEM II: CHIEF INTEL DIVISION (DCS/O) HQ FIRST AIR FORCE, TELEPHONIC
REPORT OF SIGHTING TRANSMITTED TO THIS ORGN BY Y HQ FIRST ARMY. NEGATIVE
ANALYSIS. ITEM 12: ANALYSIS. ITEM 12 NEGATIVE. END TIVE. END
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UFOB INDEX CARD
1. DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
22657 Eatontown, NJ
Was Balloon
00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
06/0245% Nov 57 0 Probabiy Aircraft
AirVisual AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft
S. PHOTOS 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Possibly Astronomical PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
Five inute Five inute One One See below
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One white-yellow orange object, shaped One white-y yellow orange object, shaped Concur with Reporting Cfficer that
like aninverted d tea cup and the size of a pea. tea cup and the e size of a pea. this eighting was possibly caused by s this eighting was possibly caused by a
Object was seen coming from the NE, hovered, helicopter.
then flaw straight up. Object was seen for
5 minutes.
A150P Form 5 (15 Oet 54)
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prob AC
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RR RJEPHQ RJEPNB RJEDDN RJEDWP
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R 9615302 R 961530Z 13:10
26TH ADIV DEF FM TV DEF -
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC
RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC
RJEPHQ/ACS INTEL HQ USAF
INFO RJEPNB/COMDR EADF
BT
/UNCLASS/UFOB REPORT.
(1) DESCRIPTION:
AINVERTED TEA CUP
(BL PEA (BLPEA
WHITE - YELLOW ORANGE
ED) 0HOW MANY ED) 0<-HOW MANY were There? were There?
(E)N/A
(F) NONE .…...
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(G)NONE
(H) NONE
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(7)WEATHER
(A) HIGH CEILING LIGHT DRIZZLE DrzzLe
B) SURFACE 360 DET 12 KT
. 6,003' 290 DEG 14 KT .
10, 2OO' 270 DEG 39 KT
W 10
15, 2OS' 25 DEG 48 KT
20,000' 240 WSW DEG 51 KT
39, 299: L DEG 83 KT
50, 000 DEG 42 KT ......
80, 299 80,290 250 DEG 19 KT 250 DEG 10 KT wsw
´D) 8 NME VISibITY ´D) 8 NMEVISbI/Ty
(E) Ex6F -0/10 (E) Ex6P -0/10 .…..
(F) NONE (F)NONE
(S) NONE
(9) NONE
(18) NONE
(12) NONE CONCur:
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DESCRIPTION OF COURSE
(A)UNK
B) CAME FROMNE
- dISSAPpear
(D) SPEED - 50-100KTS
E)STRAIGHT UP
F) HOVERING FOR 5 MIN the shie 5mitiowith
A) GROUND VISUAL A GROUND VISUAL
(CN/A(4TIMI
NIGHT
(5) EATONTOWN, N.J. -
INDETIFYING INFO OF ALL OBSERVERS
PAIRMAN PAIRMAN
FORT MONMOUTH, N.J. FORT MONMOUTH, N.J.
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26 November 1957 Eatontown, New Jersoy Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Bolloon
Loca!03 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircroft
GMT_ 27/0305Z AirVisuol Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
Q No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LÉNGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE Other.
1. 25 minutes 1. East 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
_2.3-5 minutes one 2 Southeast
IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
1. One shaped like inverted tead All charrcteristics ore those
cup, size of pea, ce yellowish of a balloon at high altitude.
orange when overhea curning to bril
Liant white. Object d vapor trail.
Est alt 3000-4000 f
100 knots,
2. One object bright red, slight vapor
emanating from object. Viewer's wife
saw same object.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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RJEPNY/COMDR 26 AD
RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECH INTEL CENTER
RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR INTEL HO USAF T(CBS)
BT show
UNCLASS FROM DPL 11-123. UFOB. ITEM 1A: (LIKE INVERTED_TEA CUP.
ITEM 1B: PEA (PEA) ITEM IC: YELLOWISH ORGANGE WHEN OVERHEAD TURNING
TO\BRILLIA
ORANGE ORANGE HALO AROUND IT ITEM ID: ONE. ITEM IF: SHAPE AND SIZE ONLY
AS REPORTED ABOVE. ITEM 1G: OBJECT HAD (VAPOR TRAIL I AS REPORTED ABOVE. ITEM 1G: OBJECT T HAD DVAPOR TRAIL ITEM 1H: NOT ITEM TH: NOT
APPLICABLE. ITEN 2A: VIEWER SIGHTED OBJECT WHILE HE WAS STANDING
OUTSIDE HIS HONE. ITEM 2B: DUE(EAST OF OBSERVER'S HOME DEGREES)
ABOVE HORIZON. ITEM 2C:
MATED TO BE 3000- Gg-109) KNOTS. ITEM 2E:
NEGATIVE. ITEM 2F: 25 MINUTES
HOTE!
AZirTh,elevTied,
when disappered? INC-ONS
EEI mch slower
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S DEGREES AT 75 KNOT
, FEET: UNKNOWN. ITEM 7C:
MITCHEL AFB CEILING CLEAI EILING CLEAR. LAKEHURST
COMMERCIAL AND MILITARY AIR TRAFFIC. ITEM I1: CHIEF INTEL DIVISION COMMERCIAL AND MILITARY AIR TRAFFIC. ITEM I1: CHIEF INTEL DIVISION
(DCS/O) HQ FIRST AIR FORCE. TELEPHONIC REPORT OF SIGHTING TRANSMITTED
TO THIS ORGN TO THIS ORGN BY FIRST ARMY. NEGATIVE FIRST ARMY. NEGATIVE ANALYSIS. ITEM 12: NEGATIVE.
BT
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all Chaacteristics an thone if a ballon
2ays
right alte elud.
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Cile alloom
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2C: NEGATIVE ITEM 2D: NW TO SE. ITEM 2E: NEGATIVE. ITEM 2F: TO 5) 2C: NEGATIVE I TEM 2D: NW TO SE. ITEM 2E: NEGATIVE. ITEM 2F:3 TO 5
MINUTES. ITEM 3A: GROUND- -VISUAL. ITEM 3B: NEGATIVE. ITEM 3C: N/A.
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ITEM 4A: 27/03052 NOV 1957. I ITEM 4A: 27/2305Z NOV 1957. ITEM 4B: NIGHT. ITEM 5: 40 18 DEGREES ITEM 4B: NIGHT. ITEM 5: 40 18 DEGREES
NORTH, 74 06 DEGREE ATONTOWN, NEW JERSEY. ITEM GA: MR. 2
EATONTOUN, NEW JERSEY, ENGINEER R IN POWER
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