PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6967659

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONJohnson Island AFB

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
3 December 1957 Johnson Island AFB 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local_ 2400 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 04/1100Z Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Ax Was Astronomical Meteor
Y.s D Probably Astronomical
XNo Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH Or OBSERVATION . NUMBER OP OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other_
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
one SW
10. BRIEN SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One object, shape of shooting star, Color and speed of object indi-
color green and turned brighter green cate this sighting was a bolide.
until out of sight. Object not as fast
as shooting star.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
.
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ROUTING COMMUNICATIONS CENTER NO.
JOINT MESSAGEFORM →
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FROM:(Qcitinator) SPACE ABOVE FOR COMMUNICATIONS CENTER ONLY DATE-TIME GRQUP SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
NCOIC Q4/11000 @5/20150 UN
DET.26 15TH WBARON PRECEDENCE ACTION INFORMATION
JOHNSTON ISLAND AFB FOR: PRIORITY ROUTINE
TO: ORIGINAL MESSAGE
COMDR CRYPTOPRECAUTION
VANGUARD CONTROL CENTER □ MULTIPLE ADDRESS YES NO
NAVAL RESRARCH LABORATORY
WASHINGTON DC REFERS TO MESSAGE:
IDENTIFICATION CLASSIFICATION
15W OCO/29-Lm
INFO:
COMDR
HEADQUARTRRS USAF
WASHINGTON 25 DC
ATTN; AFCIN
INPO:
COMDR wµl
15TH WEARON
KADENA AFB OKINAWA KADENA APB OKINAWA
.
SHOOTING STAR EXCEPT NOT MOVING AS FAST FD WEEN FIRST SIGHTED NAS APPROXDMM SHOOTING STAR E MOVINO FAST
ATELY 45 DEG OFF HARIZON PD IN SOUTENEST IT TURNED BRIGHAER GREEE AND
CONTINVED BRIGET GRESE ILL OUT OF SIGET PD
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SECURITY CLASSIFICATION PAGE OF PAGES
UNCLAS
DRAFTER'S NAME (und signature, twhen required) RELEASING OFFICER'S SIGNATURE
IRA W. PEFFERS,JF. T/SGT USAF Ina W. 8iffen Jr.
JOH/1NP/2LY TELEPHONE OFFICIAL TITLE
212 NCOIC
c0-18-58923-4 U. S, GOVERNNENT PANTING OFFICE
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RJEPHQ/COMDR HEADQUARTERS USAF WASHINGTON DC
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UNCLAS 15WE26 6-M-1 PD ATTN: AFCIN WASH DC. REF 15W0C0 29-L-S2
PD LAT 15 DEG 44 MIN LONG 169 I DEG 31 MIN W GREEN OBJECT SIGHTED
2400
TO SOSTH OF ISLAND ON 24/1100Z PB RESEMOLED SHOOTING STAR EXCEPT
NOT MOVING AS FEST PD LHEN FIRST SIGHTED WAS APPROXIMATELY
OFF HARIZON PD IN SOUTHWEST IT TURED BRIGHTER GREEN ND
CONTINUED GREEN TILL OUT OF SIGHT PD
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