PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DAT5 2. LOCATION (5 reports) 12. CONCLUSIONS
Long Island, New York area 0 Was Balloon
5 December 1957 Sheltenham, Maryland Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local. Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aireraft
GMT_ see below AinVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE PEK Was Astronomical Meteor
Ys Probably Astronomical
XXNo Military D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
NW-SE2N-S 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
3) Unknown
2 - 3 seconds one
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
1) Elongated obj size of pencil. Description, duration, flight
Forward portion shaped & blue path that of meteor.
white. Obj itself eddish & bluish'
white. Had lumino rocket ex-
haust. 06/0058Z-06/0100Z
) 06/0100Z Island, N.Y.
3) 3 06/0100Z SyossettLony SyossettLoi Island, N.Y.
4) 4 06/0100Z Farmingdale .I., Nev New York
5) night night Rockway Long Island, Nev Rockway Long Island, New York
6) 6) Long Beach New York 06/0100z York 06/0100z
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 26 SEP 52)
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RJEPHQ/DIR USAF rob ASTTO
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UNCLASSIFIED FROM MTL 057-12 DO UFOB FOLLOWING JRNISHED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH AFR 200-2, 12
(1)(A ROUND )
(B) SIZE OF LARGE STAR
(CQ BLUE
(D) ONE
E)NEGATIVE E) NEGATIVE
(F) NEGATIVE
(GNEGATIVE GNEGATIVE
(H) SWISHING SOUND
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NEGATIVE
()(A) NOISE. WAS HEARD WHIL OBSERVER WAS IN PROCESS OF SHOVELING
SNOW.
7 (
(B OVERHEAD
(C)TRAVELING VERY FAST DIRECTLY OVERHEAD IN S-SEDIRECTION.
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(D) SEE (C), ABOVE.
4
(F) (TWO SECONDS) (F) (TWO SECONDS)
((A)GROUND VISUAL ISUAL Pale
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(BNIGHT (B)NIGHT
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NNW
20000 - 340/50
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30000 - 340/50
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(D)20
(E) NONE (
(F) NONE
(8)NONE
9)NONE
(10) UNREPORTED
(I1) DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS. POSSIBLE CASE OF SIGHTING WAS A SHOOTING
STAR. THE NOISE MAY HAVE BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO C
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C. BLUISH WHITE
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H. NONE
2 DESCRIPTION OF COURSE:
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4.TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING: whaT is The observers
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A NIGHT NAME
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7.WEATHER
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B. SURFACE 290 DEG 10 KT 20,000 340 DEG 70 KT B. SURFACE 290 DEG 12 KT 20,000 340 DEG 70 KT
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15,020 330 DEG
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RJEPHQ/AC OF S INTEL NO USAF RJEPHQ/AC OF S INTEL NO USAF
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6,000 310 DEC 25 KT 30,000 330 DEG 85 KT (
10,000 320 DEG 35 KT 50,000 310 DEG 45 KT
16,000 330 DEG 16,000 330 DEG 40 KT 290 DEG 25 KT 290 DEG 25 KT
C.NONE C.NONE
D. 15 MILES . . 8 Ⅲ
E. NONE
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THAN ANNOUNCED PUBLICLY HOWEVER AS THIS TYPE REPORT HAS ONLY COME
FROM RESIDENTS OF LONG I ISLAND, SEEMS TO ELEMINATE THIS POSSIBILITY.
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ABOVE
: 20R 3 SECONDS
3. MANNER OF OBSERVATION:
A. GROUND VISUAL
B. N/A
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4. TIME E AND DATE OF SIGHTING:
A 06/0100z
D. NIGHT

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RR RJEDSQ RR RJEDSQ ASTTO AS 0
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2 DESCRIPTION OF COURSE:
A SO BRIGHT
B. 0450
C. 0400
D. WEST TO EAST
F. 4 TO 5 SECONDS
3 MANNER OF OBERVATION:
A GROUND VISUAL
B.N/A
C. N/A
4TIME & DATE OF SIGHTING U.
A. 06/0130Z DEC 57 (
B. NIGHT B NIGHT
5. ORO LI NY DRO LI NY
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6,000 EQP DEG 25 KT 30,000 330 DEG 85 KT
10,000 320 DEG 35 KT 50,000 310 DEG 45 KT
1600 330 DEG 80,00 © 290 DEG 25 KT
NONE 7
D. T MILES D. T MILES
E. NONE ( (
F. NONE
8. NONE 8. NONE
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11. T/SGT INTEL
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06/0253Z DEC RJEPNY
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VERY GOOD (
W. WNW Nw 5.56
2." 280/20 3.300/30 4.320/45 6. 320/100 7.5
WNW E. NONE F. NONE
30/80 8. UNKNOWN . C. NONE D. UNLIMITED
ALL OTHER PA NEGATIVE.
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BT
/UNCLAS/FROM 0IN 12861. SUBJ: UFOB
1. DESCRITPTION:
A. DELTA SHAPE
B BASEBALL 4
C.BLUE - WHITE - ORANGE
D.1
E.N/A
FNONE
G.CTRAIL OF SPARKS
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c.
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E. OVER HORIZON
F.1MIN
3. MANNER OF OBSERVATION:
AGROUND -V ISUAL
B. NONE
4. TIME & DATE OF SIGHTING: (
A. 06/01302
a NTCUT

5 EAST ISLIP, LI NY
6IDENTIFYING INFO OF ALL OBSERVERS
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EAST ISLIP, LI NY
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A. CLR UNLIMITED
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13, 00. 300 DEG 40 KT 50,000 50,000 300 DEG 60 KT
NW
16,000 310 DEG 50 KT 16, 030 310 DEG 50 KT 80,00 -- DEG -- KT 80, 300 DEG -- KT
C. NONE "*
D. 15 M PLUS
E. NONE n cndonitedly baw -
F.NONE onifthe F-10q series aft. stationes
8. NONE at the nume end
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10. NONE
11. NONE
12, NONE
BT
06/17462 DEC RJEPNY

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BT N. (
UNCLAS/FROM OIN 12830. SUBJ: UFOB
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A. ROUND *
B BAS KETBALL
C BLUISH-WHITE
D. ONE
E.N/A 1
F.---
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I. ---
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A. GROUND VISUAL
C
B. NONE B. NONE
C. NA C. NA
4. TIME & DATE OF SIGHTING: 4 TIME & DATE OF SIGHTING:
A. 06/0100Z
8 8
BNIGHT
5 5
INFO OF AL.L ABSERVERS: ( C
C
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7. WEATHER: C
A CLEAR
wNW WsW (
B. SURFACE 290 DEG 10 KT. 20,000' 240DEG 70 KT
Nw NNNW
6,000 310 DEG 25 KT 30,000' 330 I DEG 85 KT
Nw Nw
10,000' 326 DEG 35 KT 50,000 310 DEG 45 KT
NNW WNW
16,000' 330I DEG 40 KT 80,000 290 DEG 25 KT
C. NONE
D. 15 MILES
E. NONE
F. NONE

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06/53Z DEC RJEPNY C
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