PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9078748

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONEastof Grand Rapids Mich

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD .

2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

Wes Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possidly Balloon

Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

Wes Astronomical Meteor
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

een
In sufficient Dete for Evaluation
Unknown

5 Jan 59 East of Grand Ravids, Mich
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

OO  Ground-Vi sual O Ground-Radar
GMT 6/022 a59 D Air Visvel D Air-Intercept Roeder

Military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE

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19 secs
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Cigar shaped obj, looked like long Description is characteristic
balloon with large brown flame at end. of meteor.
No sound.

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TO RJEDBW/COMDR 3@TH ADIV DEF WRAFS
RJEDNB/COMDR EADF STEWART AFB
RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECH INTELL CENTER WPAFB
RJEZHQ/ASST CHIEF STAFF INTELL HQ USAF WASH 25 DC
RJEZHQ/OFFICE OF INFO SVC HQ USAF WASH 25 DC
RJWFAL/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO

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CIGAR SHAPED
LOOKED LIKE LONG BALLON
UNK

ONE OBJECT

N/A

LARGE BROWN FLAME AT THE END
NO TAIL OR EXHAST OTHER THAN FLAME OF OBJ ITSELF

NO SOUND

NO PRUDENT FEATURES

OBSERVER GLANCED OUT OF HIS WINDOW AND SAW IT

3@ DEGREE ABOVE THE HORIZON, APPEARED FROM THE NW
DISAPPEARED AT 3@ DEGREE ABOVE THE HORIZON IN THE SE
STREIGHT AND AT LEAST 18,089 FEET

PASSED FROM THE VISION OF THE OVSERVER (WINDOW BOLCKED
VIEW) ‘

19 SECONDS

GROUND VISUAL

NO OPTICAL AIDS

N/A

92232 ¢ JAN 59

NIGHT

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E i REPORT CUT OFF, NO FURTHER INFORMATION RECEIVED
2 N/A

G 1 NOT RECEIVED |
2 6,098 FT - 330/25K “pay

18,008 - 310/48K

16,089 - 319/95K

20,008 - 310/110K

30,088 - 308/105K

59,000 - 289/80K

89,099 - NOT AVAILABLE

25 SCT VAR BKN TOP 6,892 OR 7,829 FT OCC SW

15 MILES OUTSIDE OF SW 2= 3 MILES IN SW

SCT TO BKN (SEE G3 ABOVE) am, 9

N/A “

H  UNK

I NO ACTION TAKEN

JN UNABLE TO ESTIMATE TRAFFIC IN AREA AT TIME INDICATED
(RPT CALLED IN 3% MINUTES AFTER SIGHTING)

K RAYMOND M MISCHON 1/LT (RADAR DIRECTOR) THE SIGHTING |
HAS A POSIBCLITY OF BEING A SHOOTING STAR OR SATILITE
FALLING FROM ORBIT

L NO OTHER MJTERIAL |

BT |

96/1624Z JAN RJEDBWS

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