PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9078743

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONTaft Californiaarea

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1. DATE

4 Jan 59
3. DATE-TIME GROUP

Local
GMT % e

3. PHOTO!
O Yes

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
4.5 seconds

Oval obj, size of basketball at 50 to 100
yards. Silver in color. Looked like a bail of

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2 LOCATION

Taft, California area
4. TYPE OF GBSERVATION

O Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Rader
MH Air Vi sol O Air-intercept Rador

> aaa
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE

one SW to NE
11. COMMENTS

fire with silver tail and 4 longer trail
coming from underneath. Obj had constant

Plight level.

12, CONCLUSIONS

Woes Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

Wes Astronomical ifetcor
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

NR, cesesenemreanmans
Insufficient Date for Eveluction
Unk no wm

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Description and time duration
§ characteristic of 2a meteor.

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UNCLAS FROM INT 89. CADF/ATTNSCNIDI.
Ae DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT

1 Cov aly

2. TWICE THE SIZE OF A ROTATING BEACON AT 24,090 FEET, AT 10 MILES _
DISTANCE. THE SIZE OF A(BASVETBALLJAT 59 TO 100 WARDS.

3. SILVER

4, ONE

7e LONG SILVER FROM TAIL AND A LONGER TRAIL COMING FROM UNDERNEATH.
&. NO SOUND.

Qe LOOKED LIVE A BALL OF FIRE HAD A CONSTANT FLIGHT LEVEL.

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KANSAS. RESORT (iQ bmeemeemeey, concord, CALIF. :
Ge WEATHERS
1. CLOUDS IN AIRCRAFT'S AREA BUT THE SKY CLEAR AT OBJECTS SIGHTING.
BY '

25 65

26 «66 |
3. NONE (
4. TO THE STARS ) - |
5. NONE

6» NONE ) c-
He NONE
I. NONE
Je TWA 52, TWA 87, RESORT 919 (3
Ke CAPT CHARLES E. MOYERS, INTELLIGENCE OFFICE, NO PRELIMINARY

AMALYSIS.

Le NONE .
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1. WAS LOOKING IN THE AREAs NOTICED THE LIGHT.
2+ 30 TO 40 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON» AIRCRAFT WAS ON 166 DECREE
HEADING AND OBJECT WAS SIGHTED IN AIRCRAFT 14:3@ POSITION TRACKING TO
HIS @830@ POSITION ANOTHER AIRCRAFT WAS ON A 285 DEGREE COURSE AND
SIGHTED THE OBJECT IN THE SOUTHWEST HEADING TO THE NORTHEAST «

3, OBJECT WAS AT THE SAME ELEVATION BUT WAS IN THE NORTH

YHEN IT DISAPPEAREDe ae
4. TRACKING SW TO NE AND MADE A SHARP 9@ DEGREE TURN TO THE RIGHT 5

IN THE NORTH AND FADED.
5. AFTER 9% DEGREE TURN IT FADED LIKE A METOR. é

S$. 4 TO 5 SECONDS OR 69 DEGREES.

C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION

1. AIR VISUAL |
2e NONE |
3. RESORT AIRLINES C-54 qwA4@ AIRLINES CONSTALLATION JET STREAM 73]
ALT UNKNOWN COURSE UNK, SPEED UNKe TW A-@P CONSTALLATION @@ 12,220

FEET 285 HEADING TO SANTA FE RESORT 919 GJT TO FMN TO ABQ.
De TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
4e APPROXIMATELY 073582 5 JANUARY 1959 (

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Zz. LOCATIONs NO POSITION, NO LANDMARK EJAFSB1L0, EJAFIZ29, WAS
APPROXIMATEN POSITION OF THE SIGHTING OF THE OBJECTS.

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