PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7197996

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONSt George Bermuda

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
.14 0 Was Balloon
le"Soptember 19o8 St George, Fermuda 00 Prabably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local 13/1950 - 2015 1950 - 2015 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 0 Probably Aircraft
GMT. GMT. AirVisual AinVisual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft Mas M3S
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE ax Was Astronomical Was Astronomical Areturus Arecurus
Yes Ys 0 0 Probably Astronomical
O.No Military & Civilian D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
1 hr 15 North Unknown
mins one North
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Reddish-orange light in the sky, mov- in the sky, mov- Same thing soen Same thing Soen 01 2 conssoutive consscutive
ing up & down slowly ing up & down slowly & was sationary was sationary days. The star Vega days. The star Vega was 1l was 1n
at times. Obj size & at times. Obj size contour of a location given by by obsoryers. observers.
grapefruit. Obj moved out of vision tb 10.19 right
the North at speed faster than mach ascension. Declination t.2.
one. Additional observer witncssed sahe/Setting at time of obsvation.
phenomena shortly after midnignt. In position for initial siget-
ing. other ocservations an rpt
of Arcturus (setting) about Cloo
local on loth.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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FM COMDR 1604 4 ABW KINDLEY AFB
TO COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO 07 17
COMDR ATIC WPAFB OHIO
ASSIST HDC
OFFICE O FO SERVICE HQ USAF WASHDC
INFO COMDR ASTAF MCGUIRE AFB NJ
L/CITE FROM 1604DO 90-J.
UFU ATRNTA CLASS CLERK THIS STATION
18 SEPT BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 1950 AND 2015 WITH HIS WIFE AND NEIGHBORS,
OBSERVED VISUALLY A REDDISH ORANGE LIGHT IN THE SK THE WEST OF
ST GEORGE, BERMUDA OBJECT MOVED UP AND DOWN WAS STATIONARY
AT TIMES COLOR FADED AT TIMES. OBJECT SIZE
GRAPEFRUIT. WEATHER VERY GOOD AND CEILING UNLIMITED. OBJECT MOVED
OUT OF VISION TO THE NORTH SPEED FASTER THAN MACH ONE
AIRMAN CALLED THE BERMUDA AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER BUT ITS
LOG IS NEGATIVE HOWEVER THE US NAVY CONTROL TOWER CALLED THE KINDLEY
CONTROL TOWER ASKING IF ANYTHING HAD BEEI RECEIVED
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CATEGORY B WOUP
ALL INTERNAL REIER LASSIFKL)
PRIOR TO DECLASSIFICA IS QUOTED
REFERENCE IF THE DATK-TIUB GH
PAGE TWO
A CALL FROM A KUCKERS TOWN RESIDENT WHO HAD OBSERVED A REDDISH ORANGE .
LICHJ TLNCED W HE ISLANDS. AT 011ZZ 19 SEPT
Yiüenly . Hoveves,
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RECEIVED TO TELEPHONED
NO.
30SEP58 0710 TIME
ZCZCSQA208ZCJYA682 late
sy:
PP RJEDSQ PP RJEDSQ ATIC
DE RJEVBU 32 i 74E4 74E4
N ..
P:292052Z 1 ,
FM COMDR 1604TH ABW FM COMDR 1604TH ABW
TO COMDR AIR TECHNICAL TO COMDR AIR TECHN INTELLIGENCE INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB
BT
UNCLAS FROM 16£49 29-J-33. YOUR AFCIN-4ECN9-2225-EO. ……
ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION WAS MESSAGE
1604D0 9-J, SEP 58.
BT
29/2159Z SEP RJEVBU 4-2225-E

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SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
JOINT MESSAGEFORM UNCLASSIFIED
SPACE BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER
24 SEF 58 16 4102 57F
V
PRECEDENCE TYPE MSG (Cbeck) SYMBOL ACCOUNTING ORIG. OR REFERS TO CLASSIFICATION OF REFERENCE
ACTION ROUTINE BOOK MULTI SINGLE
INFO ROUTINE x AF 1604D0 90-J CONF
FROM: SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
COMDR, ATIC RTEVBU
TO: COMDR, 1604 ABW, KINDLEY AFB, BERMUDA
/UNCLASSIFIED/FROM: AFCIN-4E4
REF YOUR CLASSIFIED MSG TT 1604DO 90-J, DID 20 SEPT 1958.
REPORTING AN UFO INCIDENT OVER ST GEORGE, BERMUDA AND KUCKERS
TOWN. THERE IS VERY LITTLE INFORMATION IN YOUR REPORT ON WHICH TOWN. THERE IS VERY LITTLE INFORMATION IN YOUR REPORT ON WHICH
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CONDUCTED TO ENABLE ATIC TO ESTABLISH THE NATURE OF THE SIGHTING! CONDUCTED TO ENABLE ATIC TO ESTABLISH THE NATURE OF THE SIGHTING
REF PARS 4b. 5 AND REF PARS 4b. 5 AND 15. AFF 2. DTD 5 FEB 1958.
COORDINATION:
AFCIN-4E4 eDATE 23 Lat8
AFCIN-4E4. Col Glaser
AFCIN-4E
Col Gilbert
Sn 2Eb 28 10
BECEI/ED VIIC
DATE TIME
22 1510
E MONTH YEAR
, SEPT 1958
SYMBOL SIGNATURE
AFCINZ4E4 li 4
TYPED NAME AND
3R-P1 T/Sgt James O. Bolieu RW.JWSWO
PHONE6-9216 PAGE NR. 1 NR. OF PAGES 1
BECURITY CLASSIFICATION MARY L. STORM
UNCLASSIFIED Assistant Administrative Officer Captaing USAF
FOAYM A 173 REPLACES DD FORM 173. 1 OCT 49, WHICH WILL BE USED UNTIL EXHAUSTED