PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9078919

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONBalboa Basin Canal Zone

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD .
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1. DATE |2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
4 Feb 59 Balboa Basin, Canal Zone 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT 04/1020Z Air Visual Air-Intercept Radar PossiblyAircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE OX Was Astronomicol Meteor
Yes Probably Astronomical
.O.No Vivilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other.
000 Insufficiont Data for Evaluation
12 Sec E to W Unknown
one
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Quite large, cone shaped obj, The obj was probably a meteor.
brilliant with combination f three colors-
white, yellow and blue, all well blended
which gave it an iridescent and flourescent
appearance. Had blue tail similar to a/c
exhaust, but more fan shaped. No sound.
atic Porm 329 (r
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BINATION OF THREE COLORSAWH OW AND BLUE FORWARD SECTION
WHITE MIDDLE YELLOW AND TAIL BLUE, ALL WELL BLENDED GAVE IT AN 2 MUC
IRIDESCENT AND FLORESCENT APPEARANCE (4) ONE (5) N/A (6) NONE IRIDESCENT AND FLORESCENT APPEARANCE (4) ONE (5) N/A (6) NONE
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(7) BLUE TAIL HUE SIMILIAR TO AIRCRAFT EXHAUST COLOR BUT MORE FAN
SHAPE_THAN POINTED (8) ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT SOUND (9) NONE
B. (1) EXHAUST HUE AND MOVEMENT AGAINST DARK SKY BACKGROUND (2)
ELEVATION APPROXIMATELY Y 1D00 FEET.. AZIMUTH APPROXIMATELY  DEGREES.
(3) ELEVATION APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET. AZIMUTH APPROXIMATELY 20
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D. (1) 04/1020Z FEB(2) NIGHT / 0
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