PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7203268

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1958

REPORTED LOCATION29Mi SWOf Elmira N Y

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION ~ 12, CONCLUSIONS
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sae December LObs oo tet SPOT Bahra, NY. O Prabably Balloon
3. “DATE-TIME GROUP | 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION EF Rees hy. bartnen
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GMT J2/05362 0-.Air Visual: O Air-Intercept Radar 1 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS ES SOURCE Cr Was Astronomical 92. 0!
0 Yes O Probably Astronomical
G-No Caujy lion Pilar 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other
: O Insufficient Data for Evaluation
; O Unknown
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
ound 099 , which lete a long white | Not decay, probably metsor,
tal, falling vertically under Poleris
which was due north of his position.
Pilot believed obj was sputnik decay.

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