PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7203957

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONNOf Queensida LI N Y

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
NoL Oaaone 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Rodor Was Aircraft
060 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 10/2100Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 8. SOURCE Was Astranomical
Yes 060 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other_
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
1 minute one notoiven
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Long thin obj which looked like a The description & flight path
missile. Bright illuminated front is characteristic of an a/c
& red in the rear, ·Low in the sky, making a landing. Observer pro-
just above tree elevation to the Just above cree eievatlon to the bably never saw an a/e land undef Daoly never say a/c 10 unde:
North. Slightly descending below descending below the ExAcT conditions that prevaifed the ExacT conditions that evailed
tree elevntion. at the time of this sghting. at the time of thi sghting.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 26 SEP 52
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ATIC ATIC 1
RE003
CZCSQF443ZCSJA006 Copt Trylo Copt Tryloe
00 RJEDSQ 22/03182
DE RJEDSJ 3 DE RJEDSJ 3 BT 71222 71222
0 220202 y 244
FM COMDR 2500 AB GRU
TO RJWFAL/COMDR ADC
RJEZNH/COMDR 26TH AIR DIV
RJEDSO/COMDR AIR TECH INTEL CTR
RJEZHQ/ACS INTEL NQ USAF
RJEZHQ/OIS S HED USAF
BT
UNCLAS FRON BASE OPS MTL 33O-12 D UFO X TOLLOWIIC INFORHATION FUR-
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NISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 200-2, 19 DECEMBER 198 ON UFOB RECEIVED
(3) COLORCRIGHT
(4) ONE
(5) NOME Pbadig an AIC canding at
(6) NONE t
(7) UNKNOWN
(8) UNKNOWN aria
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(9) NONE (9) NONE
B. (I) ATTENTION OF B. (1) ATTENTION OBSERVER BRIGHT ILLUMINATED DID ILLUMINATED DID NOT LOOK LIKE AN LIKE AN
AIR LANE
(2) LOW IN KE SKY JUST ABOVE REE ELEVATIC (2) LOW IN KE SKY JUST APOVE REE ELEVATIC TO THE NORTH TRAVELING
UNN
EAST TO WEST EAST IO WEST
(3) DISA PEARED BELOW TREE (3) DISA PEARED BELOW TREE ELEVATION SLOVLY DECENDI G
(4) STRAIGHT SLIGHTLY DECENDING
(5) SLOWLY BELON TREE ELEVATION
(6) ABOUT(ONE MINUTE
C. (1) MANNER VISUAL
(2) NONE
(3) NONE
D. (1) 210OZ 19 DEC 58 CLOUDY, NEAR DUSK
E. (1) UNKMOWN DISTANCE HORTH L.I. N.Y.
7. (1) 1 NOUSENIFE, MRS OCEANSIDE .I. M.Y.

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(2) SIZE UNKNOWN DIDN'T KNOW HOW FAR AWAY ENE OBOECT WAS
(3) COLORGRIGHT ILLUMIATED FRO ANDREAR COLOR RED .-
(4) ONE
(5) NONE -
(6) NONE Ac canding at
(7) UNKNOWN
(8) UNKNOWN aia
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(S) NONE
B. (1) ATTENTION OF OBSERVER B. (1) ATTENTION OF ODSERVER BRIGHT ILLUMINATED DID NOT LOOK ILLUMINATED DID NOT LOOK LIKE AN LIKE AN
AIR LANE
(2) LOW IN KE (2)LOW IN KE SKY JUST ABOVE REE ELEVATIO REE ELEVATIO TO THE TO THE NORTH TRAVELING
EAST TO WEST
(3) DISA PEARED BELOW TREE ELEVATION SLOWLY DECENDI G
(4) STRAIGHT SLIGHTLY DECENDING
(5) SLOWLY BELOW REE ELEVATION
(S) ABOUT(ONE MINUTE
C. (1) MANNER R OF CBSERVATION; GROUND VISUAL
(2) NONE
(3) NONE
D. (1) 21OOZ 19 DEC D8 CLOUDY, NEAR DUSK -5=1600
E. (1) UNKIOUN DISTANCE HORIH OE E.L.I. N.Y.
CCEANSIDE .I. M.Y.
RO 4 6023

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10000 2 250/50wsw
16000 260/55 w
20000 260/55w
30000 270/85W
50000/260/70 W 50000/260/70 w
(3) E 11000 BROKEN HIGH OVERCAST (3) E 11000 BROKEN EIGH OVERCAST
(4)S MILES (4)SMILES
(5)(10/10 (5)(10/10)
(6) NONE
H. NONE -
I. UNKNOWN I. UNKNOWN
J. UNKAOUN
L. NONE
BT
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