PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7201198

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONEOf Brazil, Atlantic Ocean

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
of Brazii cAtlantie Oeea Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Bolloon
Local Ground-Visugl Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
BoRrd Ship 0 Probably Aircraft
GMT 2 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical Me TeoR
Yes xProbobly Astronomical
No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE 0 Other.
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
seeonds one North
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |11. COMMENTS
.
Luminous obj traveling at terrific The obj was probably a meteor.
specd, size of the full moon but w/ It has all the characteristics
stronger light. Now & then the obj of a meteor that has penetrated
flared up for a moment. When it the earth's atmosphere.
disagpenred behind large cloud, the
cloud flared. flared.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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AF GRNC
BT
C4289 ATTN: SPACE TRACK
FOR AFCIN. CITE U-384. THIS IS UFOB REPORT. PASS TO ARMY. FOLLOWING
TELEGRAM RECEIVED BY EMBASSY CIA COMMERCIAL TELEGRAPH FROM BERGEN
NORWAY QUOTE OUR SHIP M/S COMETA ENROUTE FROM NORWAY 10/10 VIA
TENERIFFE TO RESIFE HAS JUST SENT US THE FOLLOWING TELEGRAM:
- D
THE SIZE OF THE FULL MOON BUT WITH STRONGER LIGHT. NOW AND THEN THE
.
PAGE TWO RUFPHCX 06B PAGE TWO RUFPHCX 06B
OBJEKT FLARED UP FOR A MOMENT, PERHAPS ON PASSING SMALL CLOUDS. WHEN
IT DISAPPEARED BEHIND IT DISAPPEARED BEHIND LARGE CLOUD THE LATTER FLARED. COMETAS' LARGE CLOUD THE LATTER FLARED. COMETAS'
TRUE BEARING 212. OBJECT WAS VISIBLE FROM APPROX 45 AT STARBOARD
BOW TO APPROX 130 FOR PERHAPS 5 SECONDS. WE HAVE NOT SENT ANY DIRECT
REPORT TO THE AMERICAN AUTHORITIES, WHICH SUPPOSES YOU WILL WANT TO
NOTIFY THE INTERESTED AUTHORITIES IN THE US. SIGNED THE BERGEN
STEAMSHIP COMPANY UNQUOTE.
BT
2/1635Z OCT RUFPHCX

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