PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10U/3 RECORD CARD
I. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloon
4 January 58 Over Sw Libya 00 Prabably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMG4/0008Z xAirVi sual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE Was Astronomical Meteor
Ys Prabably Astronomical
No Military Possibly Astronomical
7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION . NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other_
00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
5 sees one NE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
bright orange light observed strenk- Possible this could be satellite
ing across aerass the sky. An extremelv brigh
which r flected irto// supposed t on o4
the cockpi A/C. Simultaneously about 4 Jan 58. dura
ceeleration was noted. A/C tion of the sighting is only
navigator obsery amming. 5 secs. No flaking or break-up
radar set approx noted, as is n ormally expected
sighting. course for a satelli decay. It is more
a thin outline of what appeared be aprobable that this was a meteor
vapor trail or high cirrus was sighted observation.
on what was thought to be the relative
position of the obj when originally sighted.
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AIRCRAFT 15 DEGRLE ELEVATICN. (DELTA) APPLARED TC C TE STARLIGHT.
(3 ALFA) M/A (ERAVO) M/A (CHARLIE) CHARLIE DACHU1E1, 4317E, 155
151 TH, CHARLESTCN AFB SCUTHNCAROLINA. (4ALFA) 4LEZ (EGAVC)
FICHT CLTAR (S) 54 LINUTES NCRTH 22 DEGREL 13 MINUTES BAST
(6) ISLSTH ATS IATS A/CNRELIAFILITY
Location
RELIAFILITY UNKNCWN. JCHN T FAUI LT PILCT 1S.STH ATS IATS Olae/ OF01
RELIANILITY UNKNCHN. (; (ALFA) WEATAER CLEAR VISITILITY
UKRESTRICTED IN ANY NANNER. (ERAVC) 6 1IKE 2S./2M KILC UKRESTRICTED IN ANY NANNER. (ERAVC) 6 IKE 2S./2M KILC
(CHARLIE) NONE (DELTA) UNRESTRICTID (ECHCOMNCHI (CHARLIE) NONE (DELTA) UNRESTRICTED XMNCNE (FCMTRCT)
Bordens Borders
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Meteonte →
FAGE THREL RJOAC 135 n
1
(E) NEGATIVE (9) NCNT L (1) MIGATIVE (11) 2D AIR DIVISION USAFE -
INTELLIGENCE CFFICER. NO PLAUSIFLE EXPARATICN CF THE SIGHTING Son op
CAN DEFINITELYNLE ISTAELIS ←t Gunld
COMNECTION TO RECENT GYTIAN UTAPCNS CAPAFILITY CLAILS Miles his on
FT 7
45/1135Z JAN RJOAC -

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RR RJEPHQ RJEDSQ RJEDDN JaN 11 09 01'58
y
DE RJOAC 135
R6521312
FM COMDR ADIV 20
TO RJEPHQ/DIR OF INTELLIGENCE HO UFAF WASHLC
RCHILN/COMDR ADV ENT AFE COLO SPGS COLO
AFE OHIO J
RJEDS/COMER AIR TECH INTEL CEN WRIGHT
ET 2é (
UNCLAS UFO 1-75. 1(ALFA) NEGATIVE (ERAVC) NEGATIVE (CHARLIE)
WAS CRANGE CN CCLCR, ELLIPTICAL IN CONFIGURATICN NC ESTINATE CF WAS CRANGE CN CCLOR, ELLIPTICAL IN CONFIGURATICN NC ESTIMATE CF
LENGTH CR WIDTH CCULD FE ASCERTAINED. (HCTEL) NEGATIVE (INDIA) LENGTH CR WIDTH CCULD FE ASCERTAINED. (HCTEL) NEGATIVE (INDIA)
CEJEST WUS CESERVED FER S SECCNDS IN WHAT APPEARED TO BE LEVEL CEJEST WUS CESERVED FOR 5 SECCNDS IN WHAT APPEARED TO BE LEVEL
FLIGH, AND TXTEL FLIGH, AND TXTE LY BRIGAT ELUL FLASH_ COCURED WHICH REFLECTED INTO LU FLASH_COCURED WHICH REFLECTED INTO
THE CCCKPIT CF THE AIRORAFT. THE CCOKPIT CF SIMULATNECUSLY VERY KIGH ACGELLFRATION IMULATNECUSLY VERY MIGH ACCELLFRATION
WAS STEN. 'THE WAS STEM.'THE CLST CEAEET ZISAPPEARED AFTLR APPRCYIN ATELY 5 SECCNDS. ATILY 5 SECONDS.
THE AIRORAFT LAVIGATOR
FOXTACT 42) ANTEMA/-4 DEGREE TILT APPRCXII 1. MINUTES PRICR TO
MOTE: SeeM
PACE TUC RJGAC 135
TC SIGHTING CF CIJECT. AFTEE APPROXIKATTLY LLCUR CXT CCURST A
THIN CUTLINE OF WHAT APPEAR
WAS SIGHTED CH WHAT POSITION