PROJECT BLUE BOOK

2. LOCATION

1. DATE

16,.00N 76,5W
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

Xf Ground. Vi sual
O Air Visuol

OU

17 Jul 58
3. DATE-TIME GROUP

Local
omt__.17/09102

O Yes
*KNo
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

Civilian
&. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

8 mins one

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Obj obsvd heading East fm S3édgr azimut
At 49dgr azimuth O8dgr elev obj turned

to NE by E disappeared after eight ming

obsvation, on heading of 54dgr azimuth,
Shape undetermined, obj was surrounded
by white haze, no sound, & there were
three white lights eminating fm magn
body et leasé 8 dgrs in length, These
rays were trailing. Did not resemble

jet a/c exhaust.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP $2)

O Ground-Reder
© Air-Intercept Roeder

9. COURSE

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

12. CONCLUSIONS

Wes Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possidly Balloon

Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

Was Astronomical
Probebly Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

Other
TX Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
O Unknown

Oo.000 000 ooo

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varied NE

11. COMMENTS

*Strong possibllity of a/z sight
however, the etidence does not
give sufficient data for confirda.-
tion of this analysis, Case Liste:
insufficient data,

A DRPART AEE T OF “HE AT: FORCE
00 RJEZHA ST/ “FJ \ESSAC «DIV ION | Yo solutions
INC: ASSIFIFE t CF

DE RBEPUC 16 | 1100;
0 1720082

FM COMDT CG = WAH DC WASHINGTON DC “if ij
TO RJEDDN/CADC |

RJEDDN/ENT AFB

RBEKZC/ COMASDEF ORLANT a

RJEZHQ/COFS USAF 9 Je" /
yur 29

0 171634Z

FM COMDT CG

TO BOLLING AFB

NR 1 GOVT SANTA CECILIA /KQWU CK1990 17 1505 GMT
GOVT US COAST GUARD WASHINGTON

BT | ;

AT @S1OGMT IN LATITUDE 16.0 NORTH 76.5 WEST SIGHTED AN
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT IN THE SKY BEARING 34 DEGREES TRUE

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DEPAR’ WENT OF “HE A’: FORCE

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AND APPROXIMATELY APPEARED TO BE HEADING EASTWARD STOP
WHEN BETWEEN CAPELLA WHICH WAS BEARING 49 DEGREES TRUE AND
VENUS BEARING 69 DEGREES TRUE ALTITUDE APPROXIMATELY

EIGHT DEGREES IT CHANGED DIRECTION TO APPROXIMATELY NE

BY E STOP IT DISAPPEARED COMPLETELY AT 0918 GMT WHEN

BEARING 54 DEGREES TRUE STOP SKY WAS CLEAR
TEMERPATRUE OF AIR AND SEA 82 DEGREES WET BULB 79 DEGREES

STOP SHAPE OF OBJECT UNDETERMINED AND APPEARED TO BE
CFN @91OGMT 16.8 76.5 54 49 69 8918 54 82 79

CC LINE 9 FIRST WD TO READ TEMPERATURE
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PAGE TWO RBEPUC 16
SURROUNDED BY HAZE AND THERE WAS NO SOUND STOP THREE
WHITE LIGHTS SEEN INTERMITTENTLY STOP EMANATING FROM
MAIN BODY APPEARED TO BE TWO LIGHT RAYS COMMA ONE AT
LEAST 8 DEGREES IN LENGTH AND THE OTHER APPROXIMATELY
TWO THIRDS THIS LENGTH STOP THEY APPEARED TO BE
TRAILING THE OBJECT BUT DID NOT RESEMBLE ANY JET PLANE
EXHAUST AND DID NOT BREAK UP IN THE FORCE SIX EASTERLY
WIND AND APPEARED AND DISAPPEARED WITH THE MAIN OBJECT
STOP THIS WAS WITNESSED BY CHIEF RADIO OFFICER COMMA
SECOND MATE AND TWO ABS ON BRIDGE WATCH

BT
MASTER

BT

CFN 8

17/1634Z JUL RBEPJC
17/2008Z JUL RBEPJC

ACTION: CIN

INFO : OOP
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