DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7202112
DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1958
REPORTED LOCATIONPope AFB N Carolina
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE ial 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
1 Wes Balloon
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3. DATE-TIME GROUP a. TYPE OF OBSERVATION QO Possibly Bolloon
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Local — es Ground Viaua OD Ground-Rodor 5 Drobo Alcetott
GAIT nec = 0 Air Vi sual O Air-Intercept Rodor GO Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS _ > i? 6. SOURCE O Was Astronomical
O Yes O Probably Astronomical
ON 54 DO Possibly Astronomical
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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9 COURSE Ey Other... -
O Insufficient Data for Evaluction
O Unknown
4) MINUTES 9) wes i bh hd ie
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1}. COMMENTS
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UNCLASSIFIED FROM WDO~INT 14-W@23 SUBJECT: UFO. A. (4) ROUNI
(2) (GRAPEFRUIT: (30 BLUISH WHITES<4) ONE (5) N/A (6) ROUND AND VARYING
IN INTEFSITY) (7) N/A (8) N/A (9) N/A Be (4) WATCHING ONE(1) KB-5% IN
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SOUTHEAST. (6) TUENTY (28) MINUTES? C, (1) GROUND VISUAL (2) BINOCULARS
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55 11 N/ 79 G1 Ws; AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER, POPE AFB, NC F. €4) N/A
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AFSC 27251, B-2 G. (1) OBSERVER QUOTED THE POPE AFB 94/2242 NOV 5g
SURFACE OBSERVATION (2) POPE AFB SURFACE OBSERVATION: SURFACE WAS
CALM; 6,090 FT, 296 DEG/G@5 KTS; 19,00 FT, 298 DEG/1@ DTS; 16,099 FT
273 DEG/20 KTS; 28,909 FT, 268 DEG/49 DTS$ 32,009 FT, 27¢ DE/79 KTS
54,099 FT, 274 DEG/7G KTSs 89,290 FT N/A (3) 5,209 FT ¢4) 8 MILES
(5) 5,400 FT THIN BROKEM; 26,090 FT THIN BROKEN (6) NONE H. NONE |
I. NONE J. ONE (1) KB-5¢ IN POPE AFB TRAFFIC_PATTERN ON DOWNWIND |
LEG OF GCA RUN AT 1594 FEET, HEADING O40 DEC K. RICHARD J. MCGLYNN
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CAPT, WING INTELLIGENCE OFFICER; AN UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT WAS
OBSERVED BY PERSONNEL OF THE POPE AFE TOWER ON THE EVENING OF 3 Nov
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1958 BETWEEN THE HOURS OF @103 EST AND 2123 FSTy OBSERVERS WATCHED
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PHENOMENON WITH THE AID OF BINOCULARS AND ARE FIRMLY CONVINCED PHEN-
OMENON IS NOT PECULIAR TO THE ATMOSPHERE. ITEM OF SIGNIFIGANCE Is
THAT SAID UFO PRESENTED A HAZARD TO AIRCRAFT OPERATING IN THE AREA
AND THE PILOT OF THE KB=-5¢ TANKER REPORTED TO THE TOWER PERSONNEL
THAT STRANGE LIGHTS WERE OBSERVED IN HIS COCKPIT WHILE HE WAS ON THE 1)
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FINAL APPROACH OF A GCA RUN, THE STERIO-CAMEJA WHICH WAS AVAILABLED 1
IN THE CONTROL TYOER FOR JUST SUCH INCIDENTS WAS NOT UTILIZED DUE TO
EXITEMENT OF TOWER PERSONNEL AND WHEN CANERA WAS SECURED, OBJECT HAD
DISAPPEARED FROM VIEW. IT IS FELT THAT AN UNUSUAL PHENOMENON OCCUR}
ED. 1. NONE
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