PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6968083

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONSWeymouth New Jersey

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloan
5 December 1957 s Weynouth, New Jersey 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local x Ground-Visual Ground-Radar tx Was Aircraft a/c lights
Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 05/2230Z Biulars Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronamical
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
xO.No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION . NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
3 minutes three Unknown
West
10. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Icy blue-white object, size of basket- There is much air traffic in
ball, three following each other. oall,. tnree following eacn otner. general area of observer. He general area o1
Very Very bright. Traveling in.straight bright. Traveling in.straight probably saw lights of an probably saw lights of an a/c. a/c.
line east to west and faded out of
sight.
ATIC fOrM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26SEP 52)
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INFO RJEPNB/COMDR INFO RJEPNB/COMDR EADF STEWART EADF STEWART AFB AFB
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(1) DESCRIPTION: (1) DESCRIP
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(B) BASKETBALL (B BASKETBALL (
CE) ICY BLUE WHITE
(DO THREE (3) C.
(E) FOLLOWED EACH OTHER 30 SEC. C
(D) BRIGHT& LIGHT
(G) NONE (
(H) NONE C
(I) NONE
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2) DESCRIPTION OF COURSE
(A) LIGHT CAUGHT EYE
KC) 40 DEGREES ELEVATION/N W?
(D STRAIGHT LINE EAST TO WEST
(E) FADED OUT OF SIGHT
F 3 MINUTES
(
(3 MANNER OF OBSERVATION:
(A) GROUND VISUAL
BINOCULARS
C
(C) N/A
4) TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:
(A) 5 DEC 1957 (A) 5 DEC 1957 2230z 2230z 22 -
C
(B) NIGHT () NIGHT
(5) LOCATIONS OF OBSERVERS: OBSERVERS: (
EN 0009 EN 0009
SOUTH WEYMOUTH TOWER TOWER
(IDENTIFYING IDENTIFYI I OBSERVERS ( ~
(A) N/A
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(7) WEATHER: J
(A) VERY CLEAR
(RSURFACE NNIE ((
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6,000 DEG 35 KT
10,000 350 DEG 31 KT the tower operator saw three
16,000 280 w (
DEG 22 KT
20,000 280 w
DEG 34 KT (
30,000 320 DEG 50 KT there is much ais taflig
50,000 320 Nw
NW DEG 75 KT
80, 000 320 DEG 175 KT
(C) NONE
(D) UNLIMITED
(E) NONE landing light.
(F) NONE nbrf.eighid.
(8) NONE OTher
OTher
(9) NONE
(10) NONE
(11
NO KNOWN CAUSE NO KNOWN CAUSE
(12) NONE
BT
06/0110Z DEC RJEPNB J
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