DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6961032
DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1958
REPORTED LOCATIONCHATTANOOGA TENNESSEEEof Selma Alabama
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1. DATE |2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
CHTTANOOGA TEWNESSCE D Was Balloon
21 Feb 58 E of Selma, Alabama 0 Probably Balloon
3. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Bailoon
DATE-TIME GROUP
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT 1226Z 1226Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS S. s. SOURCE 8 Was Astronomical Was Astronomical Meteor I Meteor
Ys a Probobly Astronomical
No Civilian Civilian 0 D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown Unknown
4 secs one East East
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
meteor meteor
Tear shaped obj w/comet shaped obj w/comet like tail. Characteristics of,sighting Charncteristics of,sighting
Front section geneually Front section genexàlly rnd & a present.
bright whit or. The trail- . The trail-
ing portion was an ins Dortion was a yellow
& white. j disappeared almost instaptly
leaving no visible trail.
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ATIC FORM
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object disappeared.
The object moved through the air like a streak. It was mostly
bright yellow with the front part a distinct blue. The blue portion
was larger than the rest and altogether covered a0od part of the
sky.
It didn't seen too high in the air and wes moving fron left to
right. It appeared to go up then dip and then streignten agair. It
seemed to be going up and away when it disappeared. The tine that
it lasted about seconds. seconds.
She turned to call her husband and by She turned to call her husband and by the tine she tine she looked around looked around
again it was gone - leaving
The sun was just coming up The sun was just coming up and and visibility was very lity was very 7 good. 7 good.
ones se
ERNEST L. PIIE ERNEST L. PIIE
Lst Lt, tS.J
Investigating Offieer
TTETASY
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Infonation Servicea ofricer, Oraig AF3, Ala
I would like to report an unidentified object seen free an
hame, Colma, Alabana at
6:30 a.m., 21 February 1958.
The object was brillant a and incandescent. Its shape was like
elongated tear drop. The front part was a blue areen and violet
glowing 1 like a neon tube. I The tail was like a oonet, yellow and
mite. I
Length of time visible ws a Length of tine visible wis spproximutely 3-l/2 to h seconds.
a the height, but my guess
is that it was definitely very high.
Civilian, Training kids Grophies
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RIST L. PMD
Investigoting officer Lst Lt, US.F
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The noise was not like anythi ng she had heard before.
Then she noticed what she thought was a cloud foring (moving
from one side to the other) until it started to move to the right.
She watched it momentarily, then looked out anether window for sone-
thing else and when she looked back it was gone.
The tail was iridescent and the center was light bluc, but a
darker blue than the sky. The center was quite brint - both waite
The object lert The object le2t no trail and seemed o trail and seamed definitely
lst It, US.S
Investi_ating officer Investi ating officer
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Seer from my hitcker werdow Far. 21 6:3 M
aphrosimately 3
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C. CLEAR
D. UNLIMITED
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S.N/A
10.N/A
AS I DID NOT RECEIVE REPORT UNTIL 1 HOUR AND 40 MIN. AFTER S GHTING
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DESCRIPTION: 0
LONG AND TAPERED OUT AT THE END 0
QUARTER HELD AT ARMS LENGTH
ORANGE RED NOSE, & BLUE GREEN TAIL
ONE
. N/A
F. N/A .
C. NO ETHAUST
H. NO SOUND, WAS RIDING NO SOUND, WAS RIDING I IN JEEP IN JEEP
I. In EXTREAMELY FAST
23 ..
DESCRIPTION OF COURSE:
JUST APPEARED IN LINE OF SIGHT
. 25 DEGS L ABOVE HORIZON 270 DEGS . .
C. 25 DEGS C. 25 DEGS ANGLE ABOVE HORIZON 270 DEGS ANGLE ABOVE HORIZON 270 DEGS •
D. CONTIIUED IN STRAIGHT LINE
BURNED OUT 54%
THREZ SECONDS
MANMIER OF OBSERVATION:
GROUID VISUAL .
. MAKED EYE
1/A
H. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING: .
21/12272 .
DAY
IDENTIFYIIG INIFORMATION OF ALL OBSERVERS ..
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TREET, HOUSEWIFE; - 2, SELMA, ALABAMA, .
E OBSERVER
HAS AS CLEAR WITH LIGHT GRAY SKY WITH THE SUN JUST COMING UP. (2) THE .
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REPORT IS SUBMITTED IN COMPLIANCE REPORT IS SUBMITTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH WITH .
R 260-2. UFO, 15.A.(1) TEARDROP SHAPE WITH A LONG TAIL (2) SIZE OF .
OEJECT VAS ABOUT BASEBALL L - ARMS LENGTH (3) THE FRONT
PORTION WAS K * COLOR VELLOW . .
PORTION WAS COLOR BECOMING BRIGHT VELLOW
D WHI (4) ONLY ONE OBJECT WAS APPARENT (5) NOT I A FOR- .
ATION (6) NO G NIBLE FEATURES OTHER THAN MENTIONED ABOVE. (7) THE
COECT LEFT NO -TRAIL. THE TAIL WAS BESCRIBED AS LIKE A COMET OR A STREAK •
D HOLDING A RULER AT ARMS LENGTH WAS ABOUT 4-5 IN LONG. (8) A SOUND .
NEARD; BUT WAS NOT IBLE, DESCRIBED AS BEING AN GDD WHIST-
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TEd OR SC SOUND (9) 15. B. (1) TW OPEOPLE .
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FROM: OFFICE OF ORIGIN: DATE DISPATCHED:
Hq 36l5th Flying Training Wing Wing ThO 1 2 MAR 1956
TO: Commander, Air Technical Intelligence Center Uas whsn tranamitting raports
RCS
Wright-Patterson Air Base, Chio
SUBJECT OR TITLE: DATE OF REPORT
Air Intelligence Information Report 4 March 1958
ATTACHMENTS: TIME A DATE CLEARED STAT sYs
4 Inclosures;
1. Statement by Mrs
2. Statement Statement by Mr. by Nr. ( cys) (4 cys)
3. Statement by Mrs. cys)
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Form 112a
unless report can be fully stated on AF Form 112. List inclosures, including number of copies)
it dawm (aporoxinately 1226z) on 2l February 1953, an unidentified flying
object was sighted east of Selma, Alabana.
civilians in separate locations. The path of the objact was from East llortheast
to Zast of Selma, Alabama,
elevation. The otject was teer shaped with weSomet like tail. Front section
generally round ani a bright wmite and blue color. The trailing portion was
antirui Jescent yellow and wnite.
The object wes visible about seconds then disappeared almost instantly
leaving no visible trail.
Mo meteorolegionl, astrononical or logical excplanation vas found for the
sightiag.
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Paragrach 150 Slm)
1. Two people observing the ooject had their attention called to it oy the
sound and tne oth ad to glance up and see it.
2. The ooject was si elevation of 60-70
Selma, Alaoama.
3. It disappcar same
Selna, Alabama.
2Arasraoh 150, AR 200-2.
1. Ground-visual.
3. Cot appligaols.
52100 124 43 220-2.
-. si, ibins occurred at approxi ately l2z6d, 21 Fecruary 1958.
Dawn.
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Craraon 1SE. 2 200-2.
Selu, Album, enployed
Ce Base in Traini aohles.
aoprox Sela, Alaoama,
Housswir
Selma, Alaoama
Not ag olicable.
Paragraoh 15E, AFR 200-2.
1. The weather as ooserved the Opse clear with light gray sky with
the sun just coning up.
2. The existing
ArS was as follows: 6.0) 0/3;10,000 /10;16.000 -290/120;
20,0001- 290/25; 30,0001 ; 50,00 00/50;
3. No eeiling.
4. 6 nilss hasy snoke restricted.
5.
6.
Faragraoh 15h, AFR 200-2.
be found for
sighting.
Faragraoh 15i, AFR_200-2.
The looal sesroh radar of the 2022nd AACS Sq Craig AlB wes inoperative
t the time of the sighting.
2x sruoh 151, aX 200-2.
1. Thare wes no local traffic roported at the tine by either Mlitary or
eivilian agenciss.
E512h 15 2 200-2.
Braeet L. Pyne, lst Lt, USad, Flight instructor.
rash 151,R 200-2: Not applicabls.
lonts of 2roaring officer:
Ignting fron toe information on hand. The oorvrvations agpear quite
avaver no Furtier investigation locally is recotlanded.
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