PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8845671

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONNOf Puerto Rico

FRAMES8

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
29 May 58 N of Puerto Rico 000 Prabably Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local.. x Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aireraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 29/07597 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE xtox Was Astronomical Meteor
Yes O Probably Astronomical
MDXNo Civilian Pilots 0 PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OBJECTS COURSE Other
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
1 to w seconds one ESE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1. COMMENTS
Yellow trail of light, appeared as Probably meteor.
meteoric, descending very rapidly ESE.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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luctins 21/05+29MY
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0O 179 21 . JJ (
2Juw30 09
T SQD068SXA242 YDA615 TYB943 TME093NHA024 4E4
RR RJEPHO RJEPNE RJEDSQ RJEDDN
DE RJEPNH 27 3-4x2a
R 291430Z 7uch
FM COMDR 26TH AIRDIV
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC
RJEDSQ/CONDR ATIC
RJEPHQ/AC OF S INTEL HEDUSAF
RJEPHQ/OFC OF INFO SVCS HEDUSAF HEDUSAF
INFO RJEPNB/COMDR INFO RJEPNB/ EADF
ET 1
/UNCLAS/OIN4782. SUBJECT: UFO =3
(
A. DESCRIPTION:
(1) UNDETERNINED -ShAPE (1) UNDETER ERMINED -ShAPe athe at (
(2)UNDETERMINED -512 DEFINERely A
(3) YELLCW CTRAIL OF LIGHTD
(4) ONE METeOr
(5) NA
(7)UNDETERMINED
(8) NONE
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PAGE TWO RJEPNH 27
(S) DURATION1 1/2 TO 2 SEC RAPID DESCENT
B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE: (
(1UNDETERMINED
(2243ON 6835W 103 DEG N (
262N 6822W ESE POS. ELEV. UND.
(3) SAME AS ABOVE
(4) DESCENDING VERY RAPIDLY ESE
(UNREPORTED
(60 1 1/2 - 2 SEC
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION:
(1 AIR VISUAD4 S SEPARATE A/C
()UNREPORTED 2TUNREPORIED
O C (3) 3) CLIPPER 297 DC6A 13M 170 DEG 250 K IDW CLIPPER 297 DC6A 13M 17 DEG 250 K IDW
EASTERN 839 CONST. 19 M 170 DEG 260 K IDW EASTERN 839 CONST. 19 M 170 DEG 260 K IDW
D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTINGS: D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTINGS:
(1) 29 MAY 0759Z (1) 29 MAY 0759Z 079-4=0359 07>-9-4=0359
(2NIGHT NIGHT C U
E.2 F 2430N 6835W 36N6835W
(
2620N6822W
E (
(1 PERCUSS (NY ARTC) CONTROLLER
(
C
PACE THREE RJEPNH 27
G. WEATHER

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(1) UNREPORTED ..
(2) SURFACE G90 DEG 10 KT 20, OOS' 299 DEG 25 KT
6,040' 870 DEG 10 KT 30,50 334 DEG 15 KT
6U DEG 1 KT
16,090 260 DEG 20 KT 80,000• 360 DEG 10 KT
(3) UNREPORTED
(4)
(5) :
(5) :
H. UNREPORTED
I. NA C
J. CLIPPER 297 EASTERN 839
MOST PROBABLY THIS WAS A METEORITE MOST PROBABLY THIS WAS A METEORITE
L. NONE
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29/1453Z MAY RJEPNH
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
29 May 58 N of Puerto Rico 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION PossiblyBalloon
Local x Ground-Visual Ground-Radar o Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT 29/0759z XAirVisual Air-Intercept Radar PossiblyAircraft
XA AIPWSuoI
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE . SOURCE xpax Was Astronomical Was Astronomical Meteor I Meteor
Yes D Probably Astronomical
XDXNo Civilian Pilots PossiblyAstronomical Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
1 to w beconds 1 to w beconds one ESE
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Yellow trail of light, appeared as Yellow trail of light, appeared as Probably meteor.
meteoric, descending very rapidly ESE.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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lucitins 2/0529MAY a33.
N
0.09 21 145
2 Jun 59
T SQD068SXA242 YDA615 TYB943 TME09 3NHA024 2. 4E4 ....
RR RJEPHO RJEPNE RJEDSQ RJEDDN
DE RJEPNH 27 3-4x3a
meh
R 2914302
FM COMDR 26TH AIRDIV
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC .....
RJEDSQ/CONDR ATIC
RJEPHQ/AC OF S INTEL HEDUSAF
RJEPHQ/OFC OF INFO SVCS HEDUSAF RJEPHQ/OFC OF INFO SVCS HEDUSAF
INFO RJEPNB/COMDR EADF INFO RJEPNB/ COMDR EADF ..
ET
/UNCLAS/OIN4782. SUBJECT: UFO -
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A. DESCRIPTION: r
(1) UNDETERMINED-ShAPe (1)UNDETEF RMINED -ShAPE ae ate
(2)UNDETERMINED-SIZ DeFInTely A
∵(3) YELLOW (TRAIL OF LIGHT)
(4) ONE MeTeor
(5) NA
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(7) UNDETERMINED
(8) NONE
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PAGE TWO. RJEPNH 27 4
(9) DURATION1 1/2 T0 2 SEC. RAPID DESCENT •
B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE:
(1UNDETERMINED ..
(2)2432N 6835W 10 DEGN
2620N 6822W ESE POS. ELEV. UND. •
(3) SAME AS APOVE
(DESCENDING VERY RAPIDLY ESE •
(5) UNREPORTED •
(601 1/2 -2 SEC
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION: •
(1 AIR VISUALD4 SEPARATE A/C •
(2) UNREPORTED
0(3) CLIPPER 297 DC6A 13M 17 DEG 250 K IDW .
EASTERN 839 CONST. 19 M 170 DEG 260 K IDW EASTERN 839 CONST. 19 M 170 DEG 260 K IDW
D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTINGS: D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTINGS:
(1) 29 MAY 0759Z 07>9-4=0359 •
(2NIGHT (2)NIGHT
E. 2430N 6835W F. 243aN 6835W
2620N6822W ..
(1) 22 PERCUSSION (NY ARTC) CONTROLLER
.
.
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G. WEATHER

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(1) UNREPORTED
(2) SURFACE 090 DEG 10 KT 20, 000' 290 DEG 25 KT
•
360 DEG 10 KT •
16, 000 260 DEG 2a KT 80, 000' 364 DEG 10 KT
(UNREPORTED
(4)
(5) t .
(6) " •
H. UNREPORTED
I. NA ...
J. CLIPPER 297 EASTERN 839
K. SENIOR CONTROLLER HQ 26TH AIRDIV (DEF) CAPT JOHN M FEAR
MOST PROBABLY THIS WAS A METEORITE MOST PROBABLY THIS WAS A METEORITE
L. NONE L. NONE
BT DT
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29/1453Z MAY RJEPNH
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