DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8851469
DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1958
REPORTED LOCATIONSWBermuda Islands
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
14 Ju1 58 SW Bermuda,Islands 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Pessibly Balloon
Lecal Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT 15/0200Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
PHOTOS SOURCE o Was Astronomicalt(orS
Yes Probably Astronomical
a No Military & Civilian o PossiblyAstronomical
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION d. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
W to E 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
not given Unknown
eight . E to W
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Objs sighted in 5 separate locations Probably meteors.
SW of Bermuda. All sources described
objs as gi ces stated
objs appeare disintegrate. All
were rptd t: great speed.
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INFO COMEASTAREA
USCG GRNC. 06507
BT
••• ••s• . S SIGHTED •ss
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VICINITY BERMUDA APPROX 15 VICINITY BERMUDA APPROX 150 TWO LOCAL RESIDENTS 4434
REPORTED SIGHTING REPORTED SIGHTING TWO_GREEN FLARES TO THE SW THAT APPEARED
Q(9;9iPM)
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OBSERVING TVO GREEN OBJECTS MOVING TOWARD THE SW AND APPEAR OBSERVING TWO GREEN OBJECTS MOVING TOWARD THE SW AND APPEAR
3 3 13:05Pn) ?
TO B BREAKING UPA APPROX 150 MILES SW BDA X APPROX 0205Z BLUE APPROX 150 MILESS BDA X APPROX 0205Z BLUE of PERMUDA. PERMUDA.
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PRINT 10 SIGHTED
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62152 BLUE PRINT 10 SIGHTED A GREEN OBJECT APPROX 75 MILES SW
BDA PARALLELING HIS COURSE WESI TO EASI A THIS OBJECT OBSERVED FOR
REPORTED FOUR GREEN OBJECTS
MOVING EAST TO WEST AT GREAT PEED PASSING HIS A/C TO THE NORTH
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CFN 1502002 8150z 9145/" (3-97 10 159 02052 10 8 02152 10 75
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SECURITY BIFICATION
JOIN'.' MESSAGEFORM
UNCLASSIF'IED
SPACH BEI ED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER
PRRIORTT.
25 JuL 58 16 272 1 =5
LLE 3 - ADS.
GU MSG (Check) ACCOUNTING ORIG, OR CLASSIFICATION
PRECEDENCE TYPE SYMBOL OF REFERENCE
ACTION PRIORITY BOOK MULTI SINGLE
INFO ROUTINE X AF MSG 0-152343Z UNCL
FROM: SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
COMDR, ATICA7B. at
TO: RJPsJ
INFO: AFCIN-X HQ. USAF, WASHINGTON, D. C. RJePHO
INFO: COMDR, 10O6'TH AISS, ENT AFB, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. RJed
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- GIVING SUMMARY OF REPORTS OF
meniny m0niney
UFOS SIGHTED FIVE SEPARATE LOCATIONS, GENERAL VICINITY 75 T0 150 UFOS SIGHTED FIVE SEPARATE LOCATIONS, GENERAL VICINITY 75 TO 150 Krecked & oct cecked & oct
MILES SW BERMUDA, BETWEEN 0145 AND 02152 15 JULY 1958, (9:45 TO fo rply. fo rply.
10:15 P.M., NIGHT, 14 JILY 58, LOCAL TIME). BY BOTH USAF AIRCRAFT
AND LOCAL RESIDENTS. A NUMBER OF SIGHTINGS MADE BY A KC-97, AND LOCAL RESIDENTS. A NUMBER OF SIGHTINGS MADE BY A KC-97,
IDENTIFIED AS QUOTE BLUE FRINT 10 UNQUOTE. IDENTIFIED QUOTE BLUE FRINT 1 10 UNQUOTE.
BRIEF: OBJECTS DESCRIBED BY ALL AS GREEN, FIFST SIGHTING - TWO
GREEN FLARE-LIKE OBJECTS MOVING TO SW OF BERMUDA. SECOND - GREEN
OBJECTS 150 MILES SW OF BERMUDA. THIRD - ANOTHER GREEN OBJECT
100 MILES OUT OF EMDA. FOURTH - 75 MILES SW BMDA TRAVELING WEST
TO EAST. FIFTH - AT SAME TIME, 4 GREEN OBJLCTS MOVING IN OPPOSITE
DATE TIME
FOR: VALID CONCIUSIONS WHETHER CBJECTS WERE BOLIDES, HICH ARE 24 1300
MONTH YEAR
GENERALLY GREEN AND A NUMBER REPORTED THIS YEAR UNKNOWN AIRCRAFT, JUL 1958
GYMBOL SIGNATURE
4E4G Meny ahevi
TYPED NAME AND TITLE (SigHIHIL TYPED (or slamp) NAME
CAPT. GEORGE T. GREGORY RW JWASWC
I.ONE 6-9216 PAGE NR. 1 PAGES NR. OF 2 MARY C. MARKEVICH
LLCURIT FICATION 1st Lt., USAF
Assistant Administrative Officer
ASSIFIED 1
DD MAA R-PLACES DD FORM 17S. 1 OCT 49. WHICH WILL BE USED EXHAUSTED
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JOINT MESSAGEFORM - CONTINUATION SHEET SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
UNCLASSIFIED
COMDR, ATIC
OR PART OF NAVAL OR OIHER TRAINING OPERATIONS IN THAT AREA, BRITISH
OR AMERICAN. IN ACCORDANCE WITH JANAP 146 FOR CIRVIS-TYPE RPTS
AND PAR. 4B AND 6B, AFR 200-2, DTD 8 FEB 58, SUBJ: UFO REPORTING.
REQ INVESTICATIVE ACTION BE TAKEN TO INTERVIEW OR OBTAIN FULL RPT
OF AFOREMENTIONED KC-97 CREW, TO INCLUDE ANY INFO WHICH WOULD
PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS OR CLUES TO DENTITY OF OBJECTS. REQUEST
RPT ON AF 112, REF PARAS 5 AND 15, AFR 200-2 FOR GUIDANCE.
DISREGARD REQ IF ACTION TAKEN RE THIS INCIDENT, HOWEVER EQ BRIEF
OF ACTION TAKEN OR ADDITIONAL INFO OBTAINED.
IN REP REFER TO AFCIN-4E4, CITE BERMUDA UFO CASE, 19 JULY 58:
IF INCORRECTLY ADDRESSED, THIS REQ SHCULD BE FWD TO APPLICABLE IF INCORRECTLY ADDRESSED, THIS REQ SHCULD BE FWD TO APPLICABLE
AF REPI AF REPR ATIVE OF YOUR AREA FOR YOUR AREA FOR R ACTION. R ACTION.
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These objects were quite possibly fireballs or meteors
(but which, would depend o size and brightness which are not
described). If they were rge objects, they could be fireballs
and, while it would be remarkable that so many fireballs could be
seen in such a short space time (ten in half an hour), it is
not outside the bounds of possibility.
Their varied and sometimes opposite directions would, of
course, rule course, rule out any chance any chance o being being connecte with any with any
single normal artificial satellite. single norma ificial S ellite.
It may be interesting It may be interesting to note thaty we have three other to note thaty we have three other
recent reliable somewhat similar unidentified objects,
as follows: as followst
Las Cruces, N.M. Las Cruces, N.M. July 25 08 27 27 U.T. U. T.
Portland, Oregon August 1 1
Chapek Hill, N.C. August 4 01 15 01 15
Color was not mentioned in the Las Color was not mentioned in the Las Cruces case. The Portland The Portland
object changed from white to red and was almost one-fourth of the
moon in size. The Chapel Hill object was one-tenth of the moon's
diameter and had a large nge tail. All were travelling in a
more or less easterly direction.
is the fact that the two time interévals between the last
Bermuda west-to-east sighting, and the Las Cruces and Portland
observations, have a
of about 345 minutes. The Chapel Hill sighting can also be
included in this time grouping one-third of this period,
namely, 115 minutes, as the common basic period for all three
intervals. (N.B. The Portland sighting time is only very
approximate).
A.B.G.
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