DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6970924
DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1957
REPORTED LOCATIONPepperrell AFB Newfoundland
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
box Was Balloon
19 December 1957 Pepperrell AFB, Newfoundland Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION o Possibly Balloon
Local_ Ground-Visual Xe Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT 19/2302Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
No image. 0 Probably Astronomical
No Military o Possibly Astronomical
J No Mliitary
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATICN 7. LENGTH OF OBSERV. ATION . NUMBER OF OBJECTS OURSE URSE Other.
000 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
8 minutes 8 minutes one one NE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING I0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One object haped, size of pea, of pea, Winds from WNW. Object maed to
color red, sighted sually and by unless upper
radar. Object reporte tationary yet air currents
moved 1 1/2 NM in minutes. Object ninutes. Object description & description 8 flight pattern
still in view at time in view at time of report. consist with balloon analysis.
Films taken and no taken and nc object appeared bject appeared on
film.
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REQUEST THE PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN EE SENT TO THIS CENTER FOR REVIEW REQUEST THE PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN CENTER FOR REVIEW
AND EVALUATION.
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