PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6963259

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1958

REPORTED LOCATION66Mi NEof Louisville Ky

FRAMES4

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PROJECT I0073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
D Was Balloon
5Mar58 66 Mi NE Of louisville, Ky. 0 Probably Belloon
4 TYPE OF OBSERYATION 0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Wos Aircruft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT 06/0057Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6- SOURCE Ka Was Astronomical ..Meteor
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
X No Military O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
2-6 secs one not given
O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Rnd bright green light. Either burned On basis of limited data every-
out or entered overcast. thing suggests a meteor.
ATIC FORM 26 3EP 52)

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QD01B YDC185 TYD313TDC192JMA05 Na 70 0659'50 .....
PP RJEPHQ RJEDDN RJEDSQ ATIC
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FM COMDR SSTH ADIV DEF ANDREWS AFB
TO RJEPHQ/ASST CHIEF OF ST: USAF -4E4 •
RJEPHQ/OIS HQ USAF 4-4Y30
RJEDDN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB 9041
RJEDSQ/COMDR ATIC WRI ERSON AFB
BT BT
UNCLASSIFIED 85 ADOIN 0091. SUBJ: 0091. SUBJ: DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT(S): OBJECT(S):
.. 0
(1) ROUND
(2) COULD NOT ESTIMATE DUE TO LIGHT
(3) BRIGHT GREEN LIGHT
.
(4) ONE-
(5) N/A
(5) BRIGHT of
(7) N NONE
(8) NONE 1 -
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(3) NONE
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TWO RJEPJM M 6DA 1 7
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DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OLJECT(S):
(1) CAME INTO FIELD OF VISION .- 2unt •
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(2) TEN DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON 7
→ •
(3) 5 5-1ODEGREE BELOW W HORIZON
(4) A NO DEVIATION
(5) EITHER BURNED OUT 5EITHER BURNED OUT OR OR ENTERED VERCAST CRCAST
(6X 2 -6 SECONDS (6X 2 - 6 SECONDS C
MANNER OF OBSERVATION ...
(1) VISUALLY
(2) NONE (2) NONE .....
(3) NONE NONT -
TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
(1) 36/00572 05572-6 1857 hrs
(2NIGHT .
LOCATION OF OBSERVERS
5 u
(1) N/A ..
REE OUTBOUND
IDENTIFYING INFO OF ALL OBSERVERS .
MAJOR PENTAGON
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WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME OF SIGHTING:
(1) 5 55,200 OVERCAST
(2) ESE 7 KNOTS (SURFACE)
(3) 5 55,200 OVERCAST .
(4) TEN MILE
(5) OVERCAST ...
(5) NONE
PEMARKS: OBJECT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE FALLING AS FAST AS A STAR. EMARKS: OBJECT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE FALLING AS FAST AS A STAR.
MAJ KNAPP WAS FLYING A T-33 AND WAS AT 33,D00 WHEN HE OBSER MAJ KNAPP WAS FLYING A T-33 AND WAS AT 33,A00 WHEN HE OBSERVED IT. IT.
ALL DATA UNANSWER ALL DATA UNANSWE N/A AT THE PRESENT TIME. ...
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