PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8849505

DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONNome Alaska

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon Was Balloon
28 Jun 58 Nome, Alaska Nome Alaska 000 000 Probably Balloon Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Lecal Ground-Visual Ground-Radar o Was Aireraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 29/0404Z 29/0404Z AinVisual AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Ax Was Astronomical Me teor Was Astronomical Meteor
Yes Yes 100 00 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other_ Other.
000 00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown Unkno wn
1-2 secs one East
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Ball-shaped, o range-red obj, size of Description & characteristics of
basketball, resembling meteor. a meteor.
Bluish tail estimated 25 ft long.
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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OEJECT IN TWO PARTS. PART ONE. FOLLOWING REPORTS
TAKEN EY PHONE APPROXIMATELY 0001 T0 C203Z 1 JULY ACCORDING TO
FORMAT PARAGRAPH 15, AFR 200-2 CLN FIRST INTERVIEW CLN A. (1) BALL
SHAPE (2)ASKETBALL)(3 ORANGE-REDLIKE FIRE (4) ONE (5) N/A (S)
NONE. DRIVING TRUCK AT TIME (9) NONE B. (1) BRIGHT MOVEMENT POINTED
PASSED BEHIND BUILDINGS. (6) TO 2 SECONDS. (1) GROUND VISUAL
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(2) NONE (3) N/A D (1) 290404Z J
BRIGHT SUNSHINE. E. ONE-HALF NILE NCRTH OF NOME, ALASKA.
543 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, ELECTRICIAN,
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NOME, ALASKA, ELEC- •
TRIC TRIC ELECTRICIAN,
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NOTE THROUGH L. SEE PART
TWC. SECOND INTERVIEW TWC. SECOND INTERVIE 1)ROUND(2)GRAPEFRU READ-ORANGE
LIKE FLARE (4) ONE (5) N/A (6) NO (7) METEOR-LIKE TAIL 3 OR 4 FEET
LCNG (8) NO. RIDING IN CAR AT TIME. (§) NONE. B (1) BRIGHT MOVEMENT •
IN THE SKY TO LITTLE ABOVE EYE LEVEL TO SOUTH. (3) JUST AEOVE THE
HORIZON TO SOUTH. (4) VERTICALLY (5) WENT OUT LIKE A LIGHT, (6) ABOUT
OR2 SECONDSC (1) GROUND VISUAL (2) NONE (3) N/A. D (1) ABOUT
SC452 )(2) DAYLIGHT, CLEAR, BRIGHT SUN, E ABOUT 10 MILES EAST OF •
NOME NEAR CAPE NOME F ALASKA,
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(5) N/A (6) N/A (7) LONG NARROW TAIL. (8) NC, WAS TRAVELING IN CAR (5) N/A (6) N/A (7) LONG NARROWTAIL. NC, WAS TRAVELING IN CAR
(9) NONE. B. (1) BRIGHT (9) NONE. B. (1) BRIGHT MOVEMENT MOVEMENT IN SKY. (2) ELEVATION IN SKY. (2) ELEVATION ABOUT ABOUT •
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GRCUND VISUAL (2) NONE (3) N/A D. (1) ABOUT 281 052 (2) C6O-
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EAST OF NOME, ALASK. F 50 NOME, ALASKA, •
CAA GENERAL MECHANIC. NATIVE. SPEAKS ENGLISH HESITANTLY. G. THRCUGH
L. SEE PART TWO. PART TWO. PARAGRAPH G. THRCUGH L. JM (1) NONE (2)
NOME CAA WEATHER ABOUT TIME OF SI IGHTING: WIND 24 AT 11 KNOTS. 6,G dsW
FEET W iwsev
AT 35 KNOTS, 2,0U9 FEET 250 AT 55 KNOTS. (3) CLEAR (4) 15_MILES wsw
(3) NONE (6) NONE H. NONE. I. NONE. J. NONE. K. CAPT .
INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, HQS 11TH AIR DIVISION (DEF), COMMENTS: CBJECT_
SIGHTED BELIEVED TO BE A METEOR. TIME AND SIGHT AND DISTANCE OF TRA-
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2. selialility of Eshimo natives geniraly
spevince.
3. Descripstis 3. Deacription and characte giatie of true siatic of true •
meteorit. tos
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