PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9078988

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONJackson Tenn

FRAMES7

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. OATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

Wes Belloon

Probably Balloon
Possialy Balloon

Wes Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

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3, DATE-TIME GROU 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

CF Groun d- Vi sual O Ground-Radar

D Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar
EHURCE

Lecal

Was Astronomical
Probebly Astronomicel
Possibly Astronomical

Other

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6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE

av
. aed

600 o00 ooo oog

Insufficient Date for Evaluction
Unk no wn
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SBP 52)

FRAME 002 / 007tesseract-200dpi

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PP RJEDSQ
DE ROESEJ 67C

 P 0805302
FM CMDR 2047TH AACSRON MAXVELL AFB

TO RJWFAL/CMDR AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB
RJESKE/CMDR 32 SAGE DOBBINS AFB

TELEPHONED
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Date 2 eee oe

PF asndlliieien

RJEDSQ/CMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB ———f

RJEZHQ/ASST CHIEF OF STAFF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF
RJEZHQ/OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES HQ USAF
RJWFAL/CMDR 1006TH Ants — Lcd

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RJEDNB/CMDR EASTERN AIR DEFENSE COMMAND STEWART AFB

1. UNK

2. ABOUT 35FT LONG

Se UNK

&. ONE

5e NEG

Se UNKN

7. TAI) SEEMED TO CATCH FIRE AND BURN AS OBJECT FELL

Se UNKI

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FRAME 003 / 007tesseract-200dpi

PAGE TOW ROESBJ 65C_
9. UNKN

Be

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2. 500 FT

3. STRUCK GROUND

4. TRAVELED FROM SW TO NE AT A SLOW SPEED
5. UNKN

6. UNKN

C. M

1. GROUND

2. NONE

3. NEG

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4. APPROX 08/04052Z
2. NIGHT |

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4. IN RAILROAD YARD AT JACKSON TENN

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1, <A, OLD MEDINA RD JACKSON TENN <gmeaaiiy
2. NONE
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PAGE THREE DE ROESBJ 65C

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FRAME 004 / 007tesseract-200dpi

1. C8/C400Z M 90 BROKEN 160 BROKEN 12 SW 10

2. 6000 FIMSL 240/30, 10000 FTMSL 250/45, 16000 FT MSL 270/50, .

20000 FIMSL 270/50, 30000 FIMSL 260/70, 50000 FTNSL 260/80 c

60000 FTMSL UNK

3. M9O BROKEN 160 BROKEN ‘

4, 12 c

5. 6-9/10 THR

6. NO .

» SEVERAL METEORS REPORTED THIS EVEIING (

8. NONE

*. UNKN . :

Ke FLIGHT SERVICE OPNS OFFICER NO COMMENT ‘

L. MR WILSON PICKED UP A PIECE OF BLUE AND YELLOW PLASTIC AT THE

POINT WHERE THE OBJECT FELL. STATED THAT A SMALL FIRE HAD STARTED .

AT IMPACT POINT ALL INFO RELAYED THRU MEM ARTC C.

BT |
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08/0540Z FEB ROESBJ

PlpeP a? Wa ark.

FRAME 005 / 007tesseract-200dpi

FOR: AFCIN = 4B,

INFLATED A BALLOOW
FUSE PROBABLY APPEARED TO BE A MOVING LIGHT, AND WHEN THE FIRE REACHED
THE BALLOON — IT EXPLODED WITH A FLASH,

FEDERAL AVIATION AGENCY

JACKSON, TENNESSEE

Vic
iopesea 19 198

HECEIAED

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