DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE9078831
DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1959
REPORTED LOCATIONQutdlingssat Sarqaq Claushayn Greenland
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

Qutdligssat, Sarqaq, Wes Balloon
Probably Balloon

1 an Ly ausnavn 2en Land
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon

Local — 7a a EX Ground- Vi sual G Ground-Reder Bicbas lecerdh

= hast OUR EX Wes Astronomicelf ireball]
O Ves Probebly Astronomical
DiNe : Civilian = Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE
Und ne wn .
not given N tos

Greenish-blue obj with very bright tit | Description has all characteristids
radiating and a tail of light. Obj was ball- of fireball. Sightings of 3 separate
shaped. Tail looked like exhaust from jet. meteors. There are two meteor showers
Three separate sightings with same cheracte during this period.
istics. Color of second sighting red.

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RED EXCEPT PRIOR TO

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THE FOLLOWING RESTRICTED MESSAGE RECEIVED THIS|STATION, 21 JANUARY 1959
FROM THE ISLAND COMMANDER GREENLAND IS FORWARDS) FOR YOUR I INF ORMATION.

ON THE 23TH OF JANUARY 19595 AT APPROXIMATELY 1400Z, A BLUE-GREENISH,
VERY BRIGHT LIGHT RADIATING BALL SHAPED OBJECT APPARENTLY WITH A TAIL
LIGHT WAS OBSERVED BY SEVERAL PERSONS AS IT WAS MOVING VERY FAST
OVER QUTOLIGSSATC70N = 53W) FROM NOR TO $0 He AT 16 $902 A SIMI =
“AR LI AGAIN WAS OB ERVED. 10 ING VERY F ON THE SAME
COURSE, ONAY THIS TIME THE "TAIL" LOOKED LIKE E THE EXHAUST FROM A _JET_

9 ula hi g 55 arr ; : Classification Cancelled
OF Caaazad to ged.
Aul\, AGB = 20e5-LD

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By 7 vA
“PAGE TWO RJEXBG 12A .

ENGINE. THE AABOVE MENTION OBSERVATIONS ARE BACKED UP BY REPORTS OF
THE SAME SIGHTINGS AT THE SAME TIME FROM W NEAR BY SETTLEMENT SARQAQ
<70N = 52i). [Fon CLAUSHAYN, (SON - 51W), ON THE 13TH OF JANUARY
1959, AT,.APPROXIMATELY ARE REPORTED OBSERVATIONS OF ROCKET-
LIKE OBJECT WITH EXHAUST TAL’, GONG WEST AND THEN TURNING SOUTH,

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3 zy TS, FE "Q0800Z, FOR FOUR , BS RVED AN APPROXIMA-
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