PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7200905

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONResolution Island Canada

FRAMES8

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
16 October l95s Resolution Island, Canada 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local .Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 17/0015Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft I
S. 'PHOTOS |6. SOURCE Was Astronomical Saturn
. Yes 500 Probably Astronomical
No Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
3 mins one falling
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Yellow-orange, half moon shaped obj, This obj was the planet Saturn.
size of basketball. Obj seemed to be The fact that the witness indi-
falling. cates there was evidence of ces there was eviaence oi
phases lends weight to this
conclusion.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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920TH AIRCRAFT CONTROL AND WARNING SQUADRON
United States Air Farce
APO 863, New York, New York
AHOPS 23 October 1958
SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Object
TO: Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence
Headquarters USAF
Washington 25, D.C.
1. In accordance with paragraph 15, AFR 200-2 dated 5 February
1958, the following report is submitted.
a. Description of Object
(1)Half moon)
Basketball
(3) Yellow orenge
(4) 1
(5) N/A
6) None
(7) None None
11 (3) None None
(9) None
b. Description of course of object
(1) B
station,approximately 5000 feet high.
1
(4) Direct line Classificatlon Cancelled
Below the horizon OR Changed to N
(5). AUth: ΔER2U5-1D PACA 3:17 D
6) minutes 11C
Bytlh
Manner of observation. .. LU 1s23
c.
Ground visual UNCLASSIFIED
(1)
C3
T-58-29894

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UNCLASSIFIED
None
(3)N/A
d. Time and date of sighting
(1) 1 18/0015z 2015-
2night
e. Location of observer
64' 45" W
f. identifying observer
1. N/A
2.
a. Messick J F, A/2C, AF24985191, Det #9, 1876 Radio Relay Sq.
Average airman
b. Kane,R R,A/2C, AF5 Det 19, Relay Sq.
Average Airman
g. Weather and winds aloft ndition at time place of sighting
(1) clear and calm
(2) (2)
a. Not available Not available
b. s b. surface Nw 8 knots surface NW 8 knots
(3) Est 4000 feet broken I
(4) 20 miles
(5) 6/10 sky coverage 6/10 sky coverage
(6) None
h. None
i. None
J. None
UNCLASSIFIED
?3
2965s

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UNCLASSIFIED
k. Operations Officer (negative comments)
1. None
FOR THE CO.MANDER:
D.Whn
2 Incls: WILLIAM D WREN
1. Statement (Amn Kane) CAPT, USAF
2. Statement (Amn Messick) Operations Officer
UNCLASSIFIED
3
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that section of the sky. Moon and stars were in S.S.E vicinity.
-7
Rouald taup
A/2C USAF I R KANE
AF51176623 AFJ1ITe02,
.
Visilility was sposted at 20 mile: Visilility was sported at 20 miles:
Obisevers Obisevers UFO about ;0 mile
distant. imaging!
1NC1
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STATEHEND
Reporting: light observed from Pole Vault
By: A
Tir:. 0015 hours Z
Date: 17 Oct 58
Estimated a distance: 50 miles (visibilTy.aT 20 Mil/es)
Position: S-SW from back
Shape: Oblons
Color: Yellow orange
Remarks: After light was observed from Pole Vault #1 by A/ac Kane, he .
approxim-
J F MESSICK J F MESSICK
A/2C, USAF
AF24985191
Jasuph 7. Meict Jasuph 7. Mesick
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.
Astronomical Phenomena
Meteor, Comet, Planet, etc.
TAIS
FRon1
SAtuRnC
STAIEMENT
ELKEANALEMOON.
Radar AnalysisAFcIN-LEl

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Analysis and Conclusions:
TAIS OBJECT LUAS THE PIANET SATUEN. The rnet
THAT TuE WITNESS INOLCHTES TUERE WAS EUDENCE
OF PHASES LFNDS Ps LUEICHT TO WEICHT To coveLusien. CoveLusre.
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