PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6961744

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONGander AFB Newfoundland

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
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25 feb 58 Gander AFB, Newfoundland 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION id) Rosary, Seiaen
O Was Aircraft
Local : & Ground- Vi sual & Ground-Redear G Probably Airereft
CMT 235/0630Z_ 0 Aire Visucl D Air-Intercep?t Radar G Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS é. SOURCE } Ns e By op Wos Astronomical 4 ~ "We
O Yes vip 4 G” Probably jf epresaten ; } aA turus
‘ONe “Military CO Pessibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8 NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE In Ag , Pther
Aer'c _ panei haga Data for Evaluation
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1 1/2 hrs 4 on radar/muljti varied
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
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Radar sighting obj that moved fm SE A/C ruléd aut iource. Wind dir
to NW eratically. Visual sighting of ection rules balioon. WK ini
obj at 45 deg elev 150 deg azgimubh not] not inciuded, however tracks
the same as the rptd radar track. Visual//appear real. No radar film
obj stationary, Radar track disappeareW//taken, Visual portion evaluated
in West, visual sighting azimuth 150 jas Star by the brincipal witness
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deg. No duration given other than 13 jon a subsequent check, Radar tra:
hrs. Positional info & other data on not ivrnished, however the duratik
the Radar plots not furnished. of the snting was Listed as !i
hrs. No speed, no mention of flit
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“o gudde the ground party tack to it could be @ue to his st : of hooviedge ct ,
the area. Tis 5onea.is in Deer -Lake, and he hés been auey from Nowfonndiand for -" ~
severa. years. Althoavh quite well imown 18 Nenwied tecesse of relatives there,

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ts takeg.if the clearing is Legstas, amd a sway of such photce uhould @}ve
reaponable expianatim for thu clearing.

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