PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9078705

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1959

REPORTED LOCATION35 06N 129 57W, Pacific

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" PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloan
2 Jan 59 35.06N 129.57W (Pacific) 100 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Locel_ Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 02/0914Z Jan 59 Q.AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE Ox Was Astronomical Meteor
Yes D Probably Astronomical
CNo Military 0 Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Date luation
Unknown
4 secs 4 secs one East
T0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Obj travelling from West to East alcng Obj travelling from West to East alcng Typical cbservation of Typical cbservation of meteor. meteor.
Southern horizon from position of A/C. Slow.
illumination brilliant, Clcar sky. In sight or
seconds. seconds.
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DEPARTMENT OF HHE.AIR-FORCE ZJANS9
MESLAGS.DIVISIOP MeTeor
INCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INCOMING
SMD A 025
ZCZCHOE293ZC2JA249
YY RJEZHO
DE RJWZAW 38
EM BW543/AFI2
TO RJEDDN/CINC CADC ENT AFB
RJEZ.HO/COFS HOUSAF.WASH
RBWPI/COMDR WESTSEAFRON TI RSWPI/COMDR WESTSEAFRON TI
EMERGENCY EMERGENCY
AFGRNC
BT
HELLS BELLS SIGHTED OBJECT O9AIZ TRAVLING FROM WEST TO EAST SOUTHERN HELLS BELLS SIGHTED OBJECT 09AIZ TRAVLING FROM WEST- TO EAST SOUTHERN
HORIZON GENERAL COURSE 120 MAGNETIC HEADING OUR PSN 350SN 12957 HORIZON GENERAL COURSE 120 MAGNETIC HEAD ING OUR PSN 350SN 12957
HEADING IE7 DEGREES MAGNETIC BEARING FROM OUR COURSE SPEED OF OBJECT
APPEARED SLOW ALUMINATION WAS QUITE BRILLIANT SKY WAS CLEAR DURATION
OF ALUMINATION WAS APPROX 4 SECONDS
BT
02/IEIOZ JAN RJWZAW
NOTE Advance copies delivered to CIN & OoP-CP
ACTION: CIN
INFO : ARMY, NAVY, JCS, OSD, NSA, CIA, OOP-CP, CMC
AF IN : 21586 (2 Jan 59) DB/jry