PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8856992

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONMt Holly New Jersey

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION 12, CONCLUSIONS

Mt. Holly, New Jersey ZX Wes Balloon
Riverside, New Jerse Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon

2 Probably Aircraft
out 22557-26/00202Z 0 Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircroft

Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unk no wn

Civilian & Military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE

5 min:
BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

Rnd, shiny obj on NW to SE track, There was a balloon actually
observed heading SE at same
time. Definitely balloon,

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