PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6959472

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONVicinityof Bitburg Germ

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
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3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF CSSERVATION
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Cl Probably Aircraft?
- : 525 7 ys ‘ ae 0 Possibly Aircraft
GhT 2s: ’ ‘ a OD Air Visval O Air-Intercept Rader iced
5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE SC} Wes Astronomical ©
C Yes 1 Probably Astronomical
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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

9. COURSE

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SAF REGULATIOC 4. UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT (THE FOLG IN
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BALL B BASKETBALL, C INTENSECBLUE-WHITE, -RED TAIL. D NEG = NEG

NEG G TAIL FIERRY RED, 2 1/2 TIMES DIAMETER OF FIREBALL H NEG-
TAR WINDOW CLOSED I NEG. 2 DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OJJECT
(IN 6 LINES A THRU F)
A CHANCE OBSE RVATION. B APPROX 7% DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON, AXIMUTH
APPROX 45 DEGREES TRUE C APPROXIMATELY 22 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON,
A<IMUTH APPROX 10 DEGREES TRUE D FLIGHT PATH APPROX 313°TO 315 =
EGREES TRUE» DESCENDING AT APPROX 4.10 5@.DEGREE ANGLE E APPEARED
‘0 BURN ouTtES: TO_4 SECONDS. 5 MANNER OF OBSERVATION (THE FOLG IN
. LINES A THSU C) ~~ bas sae ee

SROUND VISUAL OBSEB SENGER-IN MOTOR VEHICLE B PROCEEDING
RTH ON HIGHWAY 51,.<Souru OF _HFTLINSURG,’ GER 8 NEG D NEG & TIME AN
STE OF SIGHTING. & "29/86257 DPRES DAUM. CLLAR SUNRISE S739A TWILIGHT
734 A 5 LOCATION OF OBSERVER. A UTM 32 U E&_2375/ 2545,
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L\GE TWIT Ses NIGH TO DELL, A335 st ie J ‘ Nea ff tia SIFTED 4
“a omy ' 48 THE DALE-TIME GROip is OUOTED
5953 N S633E 6 IDENTIFYING INFO OF OBSERVER A NEG B ROBERT W RIGBY,
/2C AF 145548 AIA 7, 36 COMM SQDN APO 132, NY A¥SC 29253, OE nEA
VuLADLE.A. 7 WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT A CLEAR, DRY PLUS. 22838 SURFACE
1D DIRECTION 299 VELOCITY 4 KNOTS TEMPERATURE-SC. (THIS IS STILL
DER B 7 LINES 4 COLMS)
NE 1, S306 FT, 183, 15, PLUS 5C. ,
in 2p LOWOG FT, 183,. 15, Qe
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= 4, 25600 FT, 15y¥, 355 -220~
E >» 33,5 TOO FT, 14a, 453 at | > OUP
£65 SSU00 FT, 3595 25, -S1Ce 7
E 7 838033 FT, NEG, NES, NEG,.IC CEILINGS CLLAR D VISIBILITY & MILES
LOUD COVER NEG F THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA NEG & NEG 9 NEG. i123, 5
SDS OF 525 FXS WERE AIRBORNE AT TIME CF SIGHTING, SIGHTING CONFIRMED
2 PILOTS IN 525 FIS MSG 525 FIS 925. THIS DATE, il,
iG INTEL OFFICER, 36 FDW, BITSURG AB GERMANY. EVALUATION
{ A OBSERVER IS A STABLE, INTELLIGENT AND RELIABLE INDIVIDUAL,
[LS SIGHTING HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BY THE GERMAN FEDERAL RADIO
VICE. AS OF 29/12560Z, THE OBSERVED TRACK CROSSED THE RURR—VALLEY,
2T OF HOLLAND AND DENMARK. WHERE THE OBJECT REPORTEDLY, EXPLODED, END
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