PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6971213

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONSeaof Japan Eof Vladivostok

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 1 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2LOCATION 12 CONCLUSIONS
Sea of Japan o Was Balloon
23 December 1957 E of Vladivostok Probably Balloon
.DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local_ Ground-Visual Rround-Radar Was Aireraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT 23/1243Z Air Visual XB Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE Was Astronamical
XXYes 000 Probably Astronomical
No Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OBSERVATION OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
KXinsufficient Data XXinsufficient Data for Evaluation for Evaluation
0 Unknown
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0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 0. BRIEF SUMMA ARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS COMMENTS
A projectile was sighted by AI projectile was sighted by the a/c the a/c Indufficient data on the radar -
Commander which passed over yer the tail return for evaluation.
of the a/c. Appeared t of the a/c. Appeared to have a long
trail behind and traveled in an trail behind and t raveled in an arcing
course, disappearang disappearang in very brigbt very bright
explotion explotion like a like a flash bomb, Radar was
jammed and could not be tuned out.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP S2)

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ACFT PC ACFT PCSITICM FCUR C: NCRTH 0 ZERO
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ZERO SEVEN ZULI CMA ZERO SEVEN TLI CMA BE EIGHT EIGHT THREE
ZERO NCRTH ZERO NC TRUE HEADING OF
CNE 5 CNE S EIGHLREG. EIGHI
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THE ACFT AT AN THE ACFT AT AN UNK DIETANCE PD IT UNX DIETANCE PD IT APPEARED TO HAI APPEARED TO HA A LONG LONG
TRAIL BEHIND AND TRAVELED IN AN. ARCING COURSFAISAPPEARING TRAIL BEHIND AND TRAVELED IN AN, ARCING COURSFXISAPPEARING

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23/12432
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION CWGRg) 7
multi
DISPOSITION FORM
UNCLASSIFIED
FILE NO. SUBJECT UFO's
1O AFCIN-4E4 FROM AFCIN-4E1 DATE 13 Feb 58/N COMMENT NO. 1
AFCIN-4Ela/V. D.I Bryant/jc
72131/Bldg 263-D/Rm 8
1. Attached report contains insufficient radar data to allow an estimate to
be made.
2. A large mumber of unusual electronic signals have been observed in the
Far East recently, as well as definite evidence of jamming activity in that area.
Edani
1 Incl s GORDON C. HOFFMAN Cayit
Inc Msg dtd 24 Dec 57 Colonel, USAF
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Classification Cancelled
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