PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7199064

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONBristol Tennessee

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE |2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
28 Sautember 1958 RristolTeniessec 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloan
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 28/0900Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar o Possibly Aircralt
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE O.x Was Astronomical Leor
Y.s 0 Probably Astranomical
.CNo Civilian D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION . NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
10 secs one NE Unknowm
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Rnd obj, size of pea, one at first Deseription is of a metsor.
then broke into s several pieces. Obj
had long tail & made a glow in the
sky. Appeared to burn out instantane-
ously.
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DE ROEMBJ 148A
P 291108Z
FM CMDR 2047TH AACS MAXWELL AFB ALA
RJEDEN/CMDR AIR COMMAND ENT AFB SPRINS —
COLORADO
RJEDSQ/CMDR R AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON
AFBOHIO
RJEZHQ/DIRECTOR INTELLIGENCE HEADQUARTERS USAF WASHINTON
25 D.C.
RJESKB/COMDR 35TH AIR DIV AIR DIV (DEFENSE), DOBBINS AFB DEFENSE), DOBBINS SAFB
MARIETTA, GEORGIA
BT
1.
-. -. ROUND
B. SIZE OF PEA
C. WHITE FLOLD
DONE AT FIRST THEN BROKE INTO SEVERAL PIECES
E. NO PARTICULAR FORMATION
F. NONE
GLONG TAIL
H. NONE
I. NONE

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PAGE TWO ROEMBJ 148A
2.
A. GLOW IN SKY AND SPEED OF MOVEMENT
B. APPEARED TO BE AT SAME LEVEL AS OBSEVER LOOKING TO THE
EAST.
C. SAME LEVEL AS OBSEVER LOOKING TO NORTH EAST
D. APPEARED TO BE COMING TOWRARD THE OBSERVER D. APPEARED TO BE COMING TOWRARD THE OBSI THEN VEARED..TO THEN VEAREDTO
THE NORTH EAST THE NORTH EAST
E. APPEARED TO BURN OUT INSTANTANEOUSLY TO THE NORTH
EAST
F. APPROX F. APPROX X 10 SEC X 10 SEC •
3. MANNER OF OF RVATION ATION
3.
A. VISUAL FROM I AIRPORT CONTROL TOWER AND GOURND
B. NONE
C. N/C
4. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
A. 2809022 •
B. NIGHT
5. LOCATIONS OF OBSERVER (S)
(1) AIR PORT T CONTROL TOWER AT TRICITY AIRPORT NEAR BRISTOL TENN
36.05N 82.04W
(2HIGHWAY PATROL IN CITY OF BRISTO TENN 36.06N 82.02W
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6 IDENTIFYING INFORMA OF ALL OBSERVERS •
A. CIVILIAN •
. TRICITY AIRPORT BRISTOL TENN
HIGHWAY PATROL IN BRISTOL TENN. •
B. MILITARY B. MILITARY :
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NONE
7. WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING 7. WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING •
A. HIGH THIN SCATTERED 15 MI VIS A. HIGH THIN SCATTERED 15 MI VIS • •
B. SURFACE COLOR DEGREES B. SURFACE COLOR DEGREES KNOTS
DEGREES 100 E KNOTS 10 • •
6000 FEET DEGREES 6000 FEET S 100
10,000 FEET D DEGREES 300 K KNOTS 20 •
16,000 FEET T DEGREES 290 K KNOTS 30
r 20,000 FEET DEGREES 290 KNOTS 30 •
30,200 FEET DEGREES· 290 KNOTS 50 •
50,000 FEET DEGREES 280 K KNOTS 30
80,000 FEET DEGREES KNOTS •
C. CEILING UNL •
D. VISIBILITY 15
E. CLOUD COVER SCTD CIRRUS :
. F. THENDERSTORMS NONE

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8. NONE
9NONE •
10. NONE •
11. OPERATION OFFICE, MAXWELL FLIGHT SERVICE CENTER, MAXWELL AFB •
ALABAMA
THE DISCRIPTION OF OBJECT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A METEOR •
OBJECT HAD HAD
THE APPEARENCE OF A METEOR THE APPEARENCE OF A METEOR EXCEPT THAT IT WAS •
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12. NONE •
BT
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