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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8865367

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONUSSR North Pacific

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD |
1. OATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
© Wes Belicen
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3. DATE-TIME GROUP & TYPE OF OBSERVATION © Pessibly Balloon
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Lecel © Ground. Vi suel O Greund-Reder Q Probebly Aircreft
out R_22/17502 EMAir Vi suel © Air-intercept Reder |2 Possibly Aircraft
HOTS! OU K Wes Astronomicel Meteor |
OG Yes © Probebly Astronomical
XB Ne Military © Pessibly Astronomicel
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6. MUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 6 OO ee
© Insufficient Dete ter Eveluetion
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13. COMMENTS

10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Apparent Bolide observation,

Object of undetermined shape due to
brilliance of object. Size of pea at
arm's length. Green-white color. No
tail. Visual only, no radar contact,
Object moving from left to right in
horizontal Slight. After 10 dgr arc
object had portion separate in a
descending arc and almost at the same
time the main portion exploded, No
peeresse in brilliance during explo-
on, Total duration 2 seconds,
| ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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Subject: See Below 79352
Agency: DAF Staff Mes Diy
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Info Spec: DE/pep DTG: 230131Z Aug 58
Distr: Lea/iig/PL Bie D.R,.: August 23, 1968

Ref: Advance copy delivered to
CIN 2217502 is CAF IN 79173
(22 Aug 58)

AT ARMS LENGTH. GREENISH WHITE COLOR WITNESSES SAW NO TRAIL OR EXHAUST. N SOUND

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HEARD, VISUAL SIGHTING, NO ELECTRONIC CONTACT. TIME OF SIGHTING DUSK, NO STARS
YET VISIBLE. OBJECT APPEARED ABOUT 10 DEGREES ON STARBOARD BOW TRAVELING FROM
RIGHT TO LEFT IN A HORIZONTAL PATH, WHEN ABOUT DEAD AHEAD A SMALL PART APPEARED
TO SEPARATE IN A DESCENDING ARC AND DISAPPEARED, ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY MAIN PORTION

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