PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7227623

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONSaigon Viet Nam

FRAMES3

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) PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
11 May 58 Saigon, Viet Nam 0 Probably Balloon
0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local_ x Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 11/1120Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE nx Was Astronomical Was Astronomical Meteor
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
N Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 9. COURSE D Other.
000 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
2 secs 2 secs one one East
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Obj size of head of pin, yellow- head of pin, yellow- The description & time duration duration
orange, orange, trail trail hite vapor hite vapor which is typical of a a meteor. meteor.
rapidly dissipat rapidly Obj fll fall in
straight path w/instantaneous straight path nstantaneous disappear-
ace of bright light. light.
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11/1202
Mueti 2:
12MAY50 08 03 MAY 17 58'58
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RA0 19 ...
CXA294UYA076EUBZ78MBC41 44×22
T SQF213 YDC976
00 RJEDDN RJEDSQ Em
DE RUMPFB 09J V
0 11151z F
FM USAIRA SAIGON
TO RJEPHQ/HEDUSAF AFCIN WASHDC TO RJEPHQ/HEDUSAF AFCIN N WASHDC . .
RJEDDN/CO MDR ADC ENT AFB .
RJEDSQ/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB RJEDSQ/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON N AFB V
INFO RJMAL/COMDR 13AF CLARK AB . .
RJHPKM/COMDR PACAF RJHPKM/COMDR PACAF HICKAM AFB HICKAM AFB • .
AF GRNC TYRICAl COlorS OF A
MeTear iTe :
BT
U-246. UFOR. UFOR. FMLLOWING REPORT IN FORMAT I REFERANCE AFR 202-2,
DELTA DAH, ONE ALFA: ..
ShARE -
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HYPHON WHITE VAFOR WHICH RAPIDLY DISSIPATED; HOTEL: NEGATIVE;
INDIA: NEGATIVE PD PARA SEVEN DELTA TWO ALFA: LIGHT FROM OBJECT .
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AZIMUTH; CHARLIE: (FOUR THREE DEGREES ELEVATIMN, NINE ZERO DEGREES EAS7
DISAFPEARANCE OF BRIGHT 5
DELTA THREE ALFA: GROUND VISUAL; BRAVO: NOT APPLICABLE; CHARLIE: =iS2low
NOT AFPLICAELE

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AMERICAN EMBASSY, SAIGON, VIET NAM, ONE ZERO 2
S FOUR TWO N MINUTES EJST, PARA •
SEVEN DELTA SIX ALFA: NOT APPLICABLE; BRAVO: DONAL I. RONDEAU, •
SERGEANT U S MARINE CORPS, MARINE GUARD, US EMBASSY SAIGON,
VIETNAM; WILFORD L• HARRIS, CAPTAIN USAF, ASST AIR ATTACHE, SAIGON .
VIET NAM PD PARA SEVEN DELTA SEVEN ALFA: CLEAR, VISIBILITY UNLIMITED; •
BRAVO: NEGATIVE; CHARLIE: NONE; DELTA: UNLIMITED; ECHO: NONE;
FOXTROT: NONE OBSERVED PD PARA SEVEN DELTA EIGHT: NSGATIVE PD
PARA SEVEN DELTA NINE: NOT APPLICABLE PD PARA SEVEN DELTA ONE •
ZERO: NEGATIVE PD PARA SEVEN DELTW MNE ONE: ASSISTANT AIR R ATTACHE;
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TRAIL CONPLETELY DISSIPATED WITHIN FOQR MINUTES PD PARA SEVEN DELTA TRAIL CONPLETELY DISSIPATED WITHIN FOQR MINUTES PD PAR VEN DELTA
ONE TWO: NOT APPLICABLE PD PARAGRAPH ONE TWO: NOT APPLICABLE PD PARAGRAPH H QUERY: COULD SIGHTING BE EITHER QUERY: COULD SIGHTING BE EITHER . •
UNIFORM SIERRA OR RUSSIAN SATELLITE? .
BT •
CFN U-246 6 200-2 200-2
11/15502 11/15502 . .
io typical if a meTerrite .
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(yiTerite)
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