DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7198199
DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1958
REPORTED LOCATIONKindley AFB Bermuda
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
20 Se tember l:ó2 Kindley AFB, Bermuca 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local 0.20 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 23/0.20Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. 'PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronamical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
..No .D.No Military Military Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
7. LENCTH OF.OBSERVATION LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OBJECTS COURSE 0 Other.
Insufficient Data for Evaluation Evaluation
Unknown
imin min one not aiven not aiver
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Readish i light at an alt ot light at approx Very little info lor propar
3 to 400 arreared rreared traveling evaluation. Radar track coild evaluation. Radar track coild
nt great spee nt great spee operaton operato picked have been interferonce.
up obj which raveled in several dire- in several d
tions on the radar scoge. Obj was tions on Obj was
traveling faster than mach i. traveling faster than mach i. Faded on Faded on
Scope as if it were very high or low. scope as if it were very high or low.
Kadar contact made 4 times. Obj apreared
to be small type a/c.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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NBR 5115 24 SEPT 58 Iueti
AC PRIQRITY
FM COMDR 1604 KINDELY
L TO COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
CMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WPAFB OHIO
ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASH DC •
QFFICE OF INFO SERVICE HQ USAF WASH DC
NFO COMEASTAF MCGUIRE
COMATS SCOTT AFB ILL •
CITE FRCM 1604 DO 91-J TUF0. AT 0420Z
HOURS 23 SEP 1958, AIRMAN.SECOND CLASS WILLIAM E SANDFORD, KINDLEY
CONTROL TOWE ER OPERATOR DUTY, VISUALLY SIGHTED REDDISH LIGHT
WITHIN 10 MILES OF IRPORT AND AT AN ALTITUDE OF AF MATELY
3 TO RED TO BE TRAVELING AT GREAT SPEED. •
CBJECT WAS IN SIGHT ABOUT ONE MINUTES. KC-97 ACFT ERE TAKING OFF
AT THIS TIME AT 15 MINUTE INTERVALS. AT THE SAME TIME aL HOURS
AIRMAN SECON LIAM L STAGE. RADAR OPERATOR ON DUTY,
SIGHTED AN OBJECT VICH TRAVELED IN SEVERAL DIRECTIONS ON THE •
RADAR SCOPE IT TRAVELED FASTER THAN IT FADED ON SCOPE
AS IF IT WERE RADAR CONTACT WAS MADE TIMES •
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IN ABOUT 7 OR 8 MINUTES THE OBJECT APPEARED TO BE A SMALL TYPE
ACFT ACFT DEPARTING KINDLEY WERE ADVISED •
THE US NAVY CONTROL TOWER WAS ALERTED. THIS SIGHTING WAS INVESTIGATED •
FURTHER AT E8ESZ 2 SEP THE US NAVY HAD NO ACFT ALOFT NOT WERE
THE S-3 ACFI ASSIGNED KINDLEY IN THE AIR.
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