PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8861059

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONTripoli Lybia

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
6-7 August 1958 Tripoli, Lybia 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 06/1815Z-1830Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
S. 'PHOTOS d. SOURCE Was Astronomical Mteor
Yes 8oo Probably Astronomical
XX No Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 000 Other.
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
2 seconds one South Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Blue to bluish-red flash of light, Bluish flash mofing south.
about 2 ft across, which lit up area Object not observed. Only
briefly. reflectkon. Sighting character
istic of meteor. Description
and duration consistent with
this analysis.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
TTT 10 1.0 •
:
1915-193 Gitng Ging
28 2.81
Multi Multi 915-19302 1915-19302 - 7 Ang 7 Au
TELEPTIONEO
To
No. 7≠198
Time.18332
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PP RJEZHQ RJEDDN RJEDSQ
DE RJTOAK 45A :
P 0815002
FM COMDR 7272D ABW WHEELUS AB LIBYA

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RJE ZHQ/HE DUS AF
RJE ZHQ/HE DUS AF
INFO RJFPLD/USAFE ADVON RAMSTEIN GERMANY
RBFRF/CINCNELM NAPLES ITALY
RBTPC/COMDR SIXTH FLEET
ZEN/COMDR 17 AF WHEELUS AB LIBYA
AF GRNC
BT
UNCLASSIFIED FROM WOIN 08-H-288. ATTN: ACS/INTELLIGENCE
A. DESLWUUCWON OF OBJECT: (1) NO DEFINABLE SHAPE) MORE LIKE A
FLASH OF LIGHT. )ABOUT TWO FEET ACROSS BLUE-BLUISH
RED (4) THIS REPORT COVERS EITHER TWO OR THREE SEPARATE SIGHTINGS
LAST UEEK AND ANOTHER SINGLE OB.JECT ON EITHER 6 AUGUST OR 7 ALGUST
ON7 AUGUST, DID/NOT SEE OBJECT
BUT SAW BRIGHT LIGHT REFLECTED ON VALLS. (5) NA (S) NONE
(7)NONE.(8) NONE. (9) LIT UP THE AREA BRIEFLY. B. DESCRIPTION
2e
on their 1
t
hat direction?
PAGE TWO RJTOAK 45A
OF COURSE OF OBJECT: (1) THE FLASH. TEN DEGREE ELEVATION
(4) STRAIGHT T AND LEVEL(5) INSTANTLY
TO SOUTHO)(6) (TWO SECONDS. C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION: (1) . .. .
GROUND-VISUAL. ) NONE.(3) N/A.D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTINGS:
1815-1830 1815-1830
(1) 1915-19302,6 AUGUST, AND 1915-1930Z, AUGUSL (2) NIGHT-

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DST 9. 74801H SUPFLY GP THEATER B RELI-
ABILITY. Q) MASTER SERGE ANT HQ, 7272D AIR BASE
VING, NCOIC, G PLANS AND OPNS, B RELIABILITY Y. G. WEATHER:
(1) FIRST OBSERVATION ONE CHOUSAND FOOT CLOUD COVER: SECOND OBSER-
VATION CLEAR NO VIND. @) VIND DIRECTION AND VELOCITY: 6 AUGUST . ..
ESE wsw
340 AT 20 KNOTS, 16 THOUS AND-20 wsw NNE AT 15 KNOTS, 20 THOUSAND-220 AT NNC
ESE NNE 30 AT
NNW WNW 14 KNOTS.
16 KNOTS, TEN THOUSAND- 340 AT 23 KNOTS, 16 THOUSAND-300 AT
(3) NONE. (4) TEN MILES. (5) CLEAR. (6) NONE. H. QN EACH
THE SURFACE TO AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 1200 TO 1400 FEET. 7
1
PAGE THREE RJTOAK 45A
I. NONE• J. SEE COMMENTS OF PREPARING OFFICER. K• COMMENT OF 1
CAPTAIN B. K• HERBRUCK, DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, 7272D AIR BASE
WING: SIGHTINGS VERE MADE INDEPENDENTLY• OBSERVERS UERE ON .
ADJACENT BALCONIES OF ADJACENT SECOND-STORY APARTMENTS SEPARATED
BY A HIGH WALL. THOUGH THERE WAS MUCH LOCAL JET TRAFFIC AT THE
HOUR OF OBSERVATIONS, THERE WAS NO ACCOMPANYING NOISE BEFORE,
DURING, OR AFTER THE SIGHTING. TO 1400 FEET.
.

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PAGE THREE RJTOAK 45A
I. NONE• J. SEE COMMENTS OF PREPARING OFFICER. K• COMMENT OF
CAPTAIN B• K• HERBRUCK, DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, 7272D AIR BASE
VING: SIGHTINGS WERE MADE INDEPENDENTLY. OBSERVERS WERE ON
ADJACENT BALCONIES OF ADJACENT SECOND-STORY APARTMENTS SEPARATED
BY A HIGH WALL• THOUGH THERE WAS MUCH LOCAL JET TRAFFIC AT THE
HOUR OF OBSERVATIONS, THERE VAS NO ACCOMPANYING NOISE BEFORE,
DURING, OR AFTER THE SIGHTING. OBSERVER STATED THAT OBJECT WAS-
NO EVIDENCE OF SEARCHLIGHT OR CEILOMETER ACTIVITY IN AREA• ONE
OBSERVER COMPARED LIGHT TO THE EXPLODING OF AN ELECTRIC TRANSFORMER.
BUT THIS SIGHTING WAS ABOVE LEVEL OF POWER LINES• POSSIBLE EXPLA-
NATION MIGHT BE OP LUSION CAUSED BY TEMPERATURE INVERSION
IN ATMOSPHERE REPORTED ABOVE. PERSONNEL LIVING IN SAME AREA ARE
*•
BEING QUESTIONED AND SUPPLEMENT AL REPORT WILL FOLLOW IF WARRANTED.
L. NONE.
BT
08/1540Z AUG RJTOAK
1 thilight
:
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