PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8850298

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONTennessee Ky&Indiana

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
10 Jul B&B Tennessee, Ky & Indiana Prebebly Balloon |
Possibly Balloon |

3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Wes Aircraft |
DNGround- Vi suel © Greund-Reder Probably Aireroft

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OUR 1 Woes Astronomical © = t.oor
Probably Astronomical |
xo Military & Civilian Possibly Astronomia |
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE a |
oh ea Deta for Evaluation
4 secs one E to W icity |

11. COMMENTS |

Rnd, flaming obj, color ranging fm Characteristics & description are
reddish-white to orange w/19ng smoke |those of a bolide,

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across 3 states gin anticipation of press and public queries,

UFO described as round, flaming object, color ranging from
reddish white to orange, with long smoke or flaming trail,moving
generally East to West, Reported almost simultaneously from
Hendersonville, Tenn,, Scottsville, Ky., Godman Airfield and

Ft, Knox, Ky., and Milltown, Indiana, at approx, 0130Z, night
of 10 Jul 58, Characteristics and description given are that
of true bolide or "fireball", Earth now MHMKSX approaching
Capricornid and Aquarid Meteoric showers, Meteors and fireballs

generally more prominent at these times,

TYPES NAME AND TITLE (Signature, if requdeyl)

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ACROSS 3 STATES, IN ANTICIPATION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC QUERIES.

UFO DESCRIBED AS ROUND, FLAMING OBJECT, COLOR RANGING FROM
REDDISH WHITE TO ORANGE, WITH LONG SMOKE OR FLAMING TRAIL, MOVING
GENERALLY EAST TO WEST. REPORTED ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY FROM
HENDERSONVILLE, TENNey SCOTTSVILLE, KY, GODMAN AIRFIELD AND

FT KNOX) KY, AND MILLTOWN, INDIANA, AT APPROX @130Z, NIGHT OF

10 JUL 58. CHARACTERISTICS AND DESCRIPTION GIVEN ARE THAT

OF TRUE BOLIDE OR "FIREBALL". EARTH NOW APPROACHING

CAPRICORNID AND AQUARID METERIC SHOWERS. METEORS AND FIREBALLS
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