PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6970627

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONCatalgazi Kimli Turkey

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He % PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD eae

1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
© Was Balloon

= r 195 atalgazi-Kimli Turkey _ O Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP %. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Fossibty Bettoon

Local 7 %XGround- Vi sual © Ground-Reder ie Broksuly hinds i

ON pee eo ea OD AirVisuol O Air-Intercept Radar | Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE vi ox Was Astronomical

0 Yes O Probebly Astronomical
XKNo 5-6 fishermen 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other ins
0D Insufficient Data for Evaluation
few seconds two West G Unknown

10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING __ et ee 11. COMMENTS
Large, bright object, leaving a The characteristics, description,
blueish trail behind it was seen time in sight and other informatiaqn |
meving downward in a westerly direction indicate that the object was
at great speed, A second somewhat apparently a meteor, The press &
Similar object was noticed later, radio in that area also stated
Observers first believed object was a that the object was of meteoric
guided missile, origin,

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 32)

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On 13 Dec 57 an object believed to be a guided missile was seen |

moving in a westerly direction headed toward the Crimea.

On 14 Dec 57 a large, bright object was seen falling from the sky
in the direction of the towns of Catalagzi and Kilimli. Approxi-

mately fifteen seconds later a second unidentified object was

seen moving in a westerly direction at great speed, leaving a d

blue trace behind it. The latter object appeared to be moving

about three inches above the horizon.

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