PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8864387

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONBeacon New York

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloon
19 August 1958 Beacon, New York o Probably Balloon
3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar o Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ GMT_ 20/0147Z 20/0147Z AinVisual AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. 'PHOTOS 6. 6. SOURCE SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 000 00 Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Civilian PossiblyAstronomical
7. 7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other. Other
ka ko Insufficient Data Insufficient Date for for Evaluation Evaluation
D D Unknown
60-90 secs one East to West
0. BRIEF SUMMARY 0. BRIEF SUMMA F SIGHTING SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Rnd, blue-white obj, four to seven Rnd, blue-wh. te obj, four to seven Strong Strong possibility of a/c possibility of a/c
times larger than Sputnik. Had times larger than Sputnik. Had sighting; however, data such
straight course. as distance of travel missing. as distance of travel missing.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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CORRECTED COMY OF MERCAGE
RB014 RB014 PREVIOUSLY RLLEASED
CZCSQA257ZCYYB929 CZCSQA257ZCYYB929
PP RJEDSQ PP RJEDSQ
ZEL RJEDNB
PP RJEDDN RJEDSQ RJEZHQ
DE RJEDNB 4
P 200500Z
FM COMDR ENR STEWART
TO RJEDDN/COMDA ENT AFB
RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECH INTEL CENTER
RJEZHQ/COMDR ASST CHIEF OF STAFF INTEL
RJEZHQ/OFFICE
BT
/UNCLASSIFIED/ FR NEINT 39 PD SUBJ: Pal COMDR 1 ZJSTH AISS
I. A(ROUND I. AROUND
B• FOUR TO SEVE TIMES LARGER THAN SPUTNIK B. FOUR TO SEVE:: TIMES LARGER THAN SPUTNIK
C. BLUE WHITE C. BLUE WHITE
D. ONE 7
E. NONE V
F. NONE
G. NONE
"1 NONE

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I. EXTREMESPEED
PAGE TWO RJEDNB 4
II. A. WHATCHING SPLTNIK TRANSIT
C. TO THE WESTE WhEN /ST S2TN C. TO THE WESTE WhENN TSERN
D. STRAIGHT COURSE EAST TO WEST D. STRAIGHT COURSE EAST TO MEST
E CUT OF SIGHT BEHIND TREES E. CUT OF SIGHT EEHIND TREES
F. 60 TO 90 SECONDS F. 60 T0 90 SECONDS
III. A. GROUND VISUAL
B. NONE
C. NONE
IV. A.20/01472 0147-5-=2047
B. NIGHT
V. A.4128N-7358W
E•BEACON, NEW YORK
VI.A. VI. A. 35, SALES MANAG
BEACON, NEW YORK, TEL! BEACON, NEW YORK, TE
B. NONE E. NONE
VII. A. CLEAR, VISIBILITY UNLIMITED
B. SURFACE 323/03.VW .
328/15Nw …
6,220
10,007 300/15WNW

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PAGE THREE RJEDNB 4
16,220 300/25 WiNw
20,100 290/3% wvW
30, 020 32,020 290/45WNN
50,000 2000
*01000 01000 280/42
80,700 297:/48UNW
C. UNLINITED-VIS C.UNLINITED-H C.21/iny C.21/iNy
D. 15 MILES •
E. NONE
NONE
WIII. A. NONE •
T B. NONE
C/ SPUTNIK TRANSIT •
IX NONE
X. NONE
XI. NONE
II. NONE II. NONE
XIII. OBJECT SEEN BY HREE OTHER PERSON WITH FIORESE.
BT BT
20/0559Z AUG RJEDNB
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