PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9078868

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONSWof Herschel Island Canada

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
23 Jan 59 SW of Herschel Island, Canada Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possioly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 23/1800z 0 Air Viauel Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE OX Was Astronemical Moon
Yes a Probably Astronomical
O:Ne Civilian D Possibly Astronomical
LENK OF ZATION NUMI COURSE Other_
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unk no wn
20 min one stationary
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 1
Round obj with Plat bottom, size of Check indicated moon in exact
ars length. crange. position given pertially hidden
by cloud vover just above gorizon.
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COMDR ATIC WPAFB OHIO REFERENCE IF THE DATE-TUME GROUP IS QLG'
ACS/INTELLIGENCE HQS USAF WASHDC Classification Cancelled
OR Changed to
IS HEADQUARTERS USAF WASHDC Auth: AER EDS-ID
PARA 2-176/i 4
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DENTIFIED
FLYING OBJECT REPORT:
A.1. SHAPEROUND
RLICABLE. 6. FEATURES NO DESCERNABLE FEATURES OTHER THAN SIZE AND - -
COLOR. 7. TAIL OR TRAIL NONE. 8. COLOR. 7. TAIL OR TRAIL NONE. 8 SOUND NONE. 9 OTHER PER PERTINENT PERTINENT
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FROM BAR-1 AND APPEARED TO BE(30 OR 40 MILES S DISTANCE. DISTANCE
B. 1. CALL DO ATTENTION BY MAN TAKING WEATHER OBSERVATIONS• 2. ANGLE
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MOVEMENT. 5. DISAPPEARED SUDDENLY (DID NOT FADE OR MOVE). 6. HOW
LONG DISCERNABLE 22 MINUTES· C. 1. THIS WAS A GOUND VISUAL OB-
SERVATION OPT ICAL AIDS WERE USED. 3. NOT APPLICABLE.
1800 -9= C
D. 1. 231800Z TO 23182DZ. 2. OBSERVED AT DAWN. E. LOCATION OF
OBSERVERS 69 DE EGREES 35 MINUTES 53 SECONDS NORTH 142 DEGREES
11 MINUTES DD SECONDS WEST. F. OBSERVERS ACCOUNT OF WEATHER CLEAR,
A FEW SCATTERED CLOUDS• ARMAIN STATION WEATHER REPORT OF WINDS
6000 FEET 060-15 KNOTS. 10003050/25 KNOTS. 16000030-50 KNOTS. 20000030-
45 KNOTS. 30000020-40 KNOTS. 50000310-20 KNOTS. CEILING UNLIMITED. $042

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THUNDERSTORMS NONE. H. METEROLOGICAL CR ASTRONOMICAL ACTIVITY NONE.
I. INTERCEPT OR IDENTIFICATION NONE•
J. LOCATION OF AIR TRAFFIC AT THE SCANDANAVIAN AIRLINES SAS 988
WAS PASSING FROM WEST NORTH WEST TO NORTH NORTH WEST OF BAR-1
AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING.
K. THE INFORMATION WAS REPORTED VERBALLY TO CAPTAIN DONALD R SANDVIG,
AO 1036711 THE DATA CENTER DUTY OFFICER AT BARMAIN STATION, (
DEW LINE AT 1840Z 23 JANUARY 1959. THE DURATION OF THE SIGHTING AND (
LACK OF MOVEMENT LEADS ME TO BELIEVE IT WAS THE MOON.
L. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE, MATERIAL OR PHOTOGRAPHS NONE. 11 AIR DIVISION (
INTELLIGENCE COMMENTS. REFERENCE ITEM K ABOVE. FURTHER CHECK WITH
STATICN BARMAIN PERSONNEL INDICATES MOON WAS IN EXACT POSITION PARTIALLY
HIDDEN BY CLOUD COVER JUST ABOVE HORIZON. DUE TO LENGTH OF TIME I
OBSERVED AND OBJECT BEING STATIONARY OBSERVED AND OBJECT BEING STATIONARY IT IS BELIEVED THAT THIS IS IS BELIEVED THAT THIS IS -
NOT A MAN MADE OBJECT.
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