PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7203664

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONLincoln Nebraska

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
10 Decenoor 1958 Lincol.. Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Bolloon
Local Ground Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 11/00122 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aireraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE D Was Astronomical Mateoz
Yes 0 Probobly Astronomical
No Mlitary Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OSSERYATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknawn
seconds one Wast
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Very brilliant round, white obj, Probably a meteor.
size of nickel, with trail about
times size of obj. Obj disnppeared
instantaneously to the West.
)
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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VCZCSQA637ZCWYB378
PP RJEDSQ
ZFD RJWFSU
CZCSUB104ZKGDA065
PP RJEDDM RJWFAM RJEDSQ RJEZHQ
DE RJEXGD 43
P 122200Z SUSPECTED DUPLICATE OF MESSAGE
FM COMAIRDIV 818 LINCOLN PREVIOUSLY RELEASED. CHECK
BEFORE TAKING ACTION.
TO RJEDDM/COMDR ADC ENT
RJWFAM/COMAIRDIV 20 ADC LOWRY
RJEDSQ/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT-PATTERSON
RJEZHQ/ASST CHIEF OF STAFF HQ USAF INTELLIGENCE WASH 25 DC
RJEZHQ/OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVIECES HQ USAF WASH 25 DC
INFORJEDDM/COD JNFORJEDDM/CODR TO: Jo AISS ENT
BT *
/UNCLAS/98 DC0I 12-645. SUBJECT: UFO
A. DESCRIPTI OBJECT:
(1) ROUND
(2)(NICKEL HELD IN THE HAND AT ABOUT ARM'S LENGTH ABOUT ARM'S LENGTH
(3)VERY_BRILLIANT WHITE) C
( ONE ONE
(5) N/A
(6) NONE
(7 TRAIL ABOUT 4 TIMES SIZE OF OBJECT)
(8) NO SOUNDD (

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F
(9) NONE
B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT:
(1) SAW UNUSUAL LIGHT
(2) OBJECT WAS ABOUT 35 DEGREES ELEVATION FROM OBSERVER'S (
(
DISTANCE APPROXIMATELY SAME AS THE LENGHT OF THE BELT
OF "ORION.
(
(5) INSTANTANEOUSLY TO THE WEST/
(6)4 SECONDS
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION:
(1) GOUND-VISUAL (1) GOUND-VISUAL
(2) N/A (2) N/A
(3) N/A
D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:
2-6=1812
(2) NIGHT
(
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E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER:
OBSERVER WAS IN THE SOUTH EAST PORTION OF THE CITY OF LINCOLN
NEBRASKA AND WAS EACING_SOKTH. ORION FO S APPROXIMATELY DUE

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F. IDENTIFYING ON OBSERVER( or 0o12 tocal,
(1) N/A
RELIABLE RATED AIR FORCE NAVIGATOR WHAT!/
G. WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFZ CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF
SIGHTINGS:
(1) CAVU
(2) SURFACE-CALM
FEET DEG DEG KNOTS
6'000 320 Nw 15
- .
10,000 310NW 30 30
15,300 15,000 320 Nw 320Nw 55
20,000 320 NW 70 (
30,900 330 95
50,300330 53,300330 65
(

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80,OOB NOT AVAILABLE
(3) NO CELING
(415 MILES
(5) (10/10THS
(
(6NONE
H. NONE
I. N/A
J. NO AIRCRAFT LANDINGS AT THIS BASE FROM 0005Z TO G020Z 11 DEC 58.
K. PREPARING OFFICER IS CAPTAIN -
INCOLN AFB
CONTROL TOWER ON THE NIGHT OF 9 DECEMBER 1958 CONTROL TOWER ON THE NIGHT OF 9 DECEMBER 1958
L. NONE
BT
12/2312Z DEC RJEXGD
C
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