PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6961572

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1958

REPORTED LOCATION3Mi Wof Cleveland Ohio

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Bailoon
23 Feb 58 3 Mi W of Cleveland, Ohio 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GRCUP 4. TYPE OF OSSERVATION Possibly Balioon
Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 24/0203Z Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical Meteor
Yes DX Probably Astronomical
8 No Militarv & Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS  9. COURSE Other
1 separating 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
10 sees Unknown
into 5 E to W
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. . COMMENTS
Brilliant orange Brilliant orange flaming obj. One Description suggests a bolide, Description suggests a bolide,
when first sighted when first sighted, separating into eparating into based on many similar rpts pre-
5 sections. Cbj was er 5 sections. Cbj was ex xtremely low & viously analyzed.
traveled at slow speed.
ATIC FORM 329 (REY V 26 SEP 52)

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P1O6 ASTLY
S2D1 YNB156A164 27FE858 07 42 210
PP RJEDDN RJEDSO RJEPHQ
DE RJEDEW 16A ATIC
464
P 2621242
FN COMDR 79TH FTRGRU YOUNGSTOWN MUNI APRT
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB 9 00 1D
RJEDSQ/CONDR AIR TECH INTEL CEN WPAFE CLUES ,
RJEPHO/ASST COFS INTEL HQS USAF RJEPHQ/ASST COFS INTEL HQS USAF
RJEDBW/COMDR RJEDBW/COMDR ADIV WRAFS WRAFS
BT
OBJECT: A(2) UNKLOWN, AgC3 OBJECT: AC2 BRILLIANT ORANGE A(4) ONE WHEN FIRST
SIGHTED, GEPARATING INTO FIVE SECTIONS. A (5) M/A. A (6) NONE.
ABOVE. B (1) UNKNOWN. B (2) TRAJECTORY 3: DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON
IRAVELLING PARALLEL TO EARTH FROM EAST TO_WEST. B (3) SEE B (2)
2
ABOVE. B (4) EAST TO MEST. = (5) BRILLIALT GLOW SEPARATED INTO 3
M/A.D 263Z 24 FEB 58. (D) (2) NIGHT: E. 3 MILES WEST OF
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CLEVELAND/, OHIO. F. (1)
LIAISON OFFICER, NACA, CLEVELAND, ONIC EPHONE (
RECEIVED INFO FRON MR WEATHER CLEAR. H. UNKNOWM. I. U/K.
U/K. K. CAPT JANES H FIMMEY, ISO. NO COMENTS. L. NONE. RENARKS: U/K. K. CAPT JAMES H FIMMEY, ISO. NO COMMENTS. L. NONE. REMARKS: ( C
CHIDERSTAND D CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER NEWSPAPER EDITION OF 24 FED 56 CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER NEWSPAPER EDI TION OF 24 FED 58
REPORTED RANY CALLS RECEIVED CALLS RECEIVED SEEING BRILLIANT OEJECT THAT BURST SEEING BRILLIANT OBJECT THAT BURST
INTO PIECES. INNTO PIECES. ion (
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26/2141Z FEB RJEDBW 2S/21417.F5E 1 1
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