PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9079133

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONApproximately60Miles Eastof Puerto Rico

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.f PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Approximately 60 Miles East 0 Was Balloon
22 Feb 59 of Puerto Rico 100 Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
Shipboard Probably Aireraft
GMT 22/0530Z 0 Air Visual Air-Intercept Radar o Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS &. SOURCE a Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probobly Astronomical
COCNo Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE OcxOther_Missile
5 min - 1 min and 45 sec 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unkno wn
one West
10. BrIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round, reddish-orange obj, approximately Obj has general characteristics
3 ft in diameter, with steaming tail of gas- of missile. Missile schedule not
eous flame. available at this date however all
indications point to this analysis .
In known missile range.
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atic Forn 26 SXP 52)
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ATIC .
1 8 MAR 59 10 13
4
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ZCZCSQP004CZCSQE012ZCVYA331
RR RJEDSQ
ZDK
NFA128 atic
RR RJWFAL RJEDSQ RJEZHQ
DE RJESNF 11A 8:15 C
R 1720152
FM COMDR 5700TH ABGRU
TO RJWFAL/COMDR ADC 53116Holcumd
INFO RJWFAL/COMDR 1006TH AISS
RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR INTELLIGENCE CENTER RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR I INTELLIGENCE . - I CENTER TERSON AFB
RJEZHQ/ACS INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF 4x2
3 20*
RJEZHQ/OFFI RMATION HQ USAF
BT WOONES
,
. YTHREE FEET IN
DIAMETER (2) LA -
(6) NONE (7) STEAMING TAIL OF GASEOUS FLAME)(8) NO SOUND
150 DEGREES: (3) ELEVATION APPROXIMATELY 7500 FEET.AZIMUTH
APPROXIMATELY 160 DEGREES, (4) OBJECT WAS ON COLLISION COURSE C
WITH SHIP, MADE GRADUAL RIGHT TURN BEFORE ARRIVING OVERHEAD THEN
GRADUALLY TURNED LEFT AND RESUMED ORILINAL COURSE BEFORE DISAPPEAR-

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BY BAKKER. (3)N/ P
ABOARD DUTCH MERCHANT
VESSEL COLYTTO. FIRST OBSERVER: VESSEL CULYIIO. FIRST OBSERVE SECOND MATE DUTCH SECOND MATE DUTCh
CITIZEN PASSPORT NR D; SECOND OBSERVER: CITIZEN PASSPORT NR ; SECOND OBSERVER: FOURTH URTH
MATE DUTCH CITIZEN PASSPORT NR ; THIRD OBSER MATE DUTCH CITIZEN PASSPORT NR ; T
ORDINARY SEAMAN DUTCH CITIZEN PASSPORT NR G.(1)
VISIBILITY 20 MILES-WIND BEAUFORT 2-3 WEST-BAROMETER Q1020 MILIBERS- VISIBILITY 20 MILES-WIND BEAUFORT 2-3 WEST-BAROMETER Q1020 MILIBERS-
AIR TEMPERATUR 75 DEGREES-CLOUD COVER BROKEN 8000 AIR TEMPERATUR 75 DEGREES-CLOUD CO COVER BROKEN 8000
UUD D TTON DE KNOTS (
(2ALTITUDE DIRECTION DEGREES KNOTS
. SURFACE NW 330 10
6000 NE 050 12
NOORYS
10000 ESE 109 06
16000 SSW 220 39 (
20030 ESE 120 10
30900 NE 050 08
50000 N 360 23
H. NONE I. NONE WJ. NONE K. NO COMMENT L. NONE
BT
17/2249Z MAR RJESNF
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SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
JOINT MESSAGEFORM UNCLASSIFIED
SPACE BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER
HAR 24 17 32'59 63P
2419042
PRECEDENCE TYPE MSG (Check) ACCOUNTING TO REFERENCE CLASSIFICATION
ACTION ROUTINE BOOK MULTI SINGLE SYMBOL
INFO x AF OPR 9313C UNCL
FROM: SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
ATIC, WP-AFB, OHIO
A
TO:
PJESNF
/UNCLASSifIED/FROM: AFCIN-4E4g 3-534-E
REF MSG OPR 9313C, DTD 17 MAR 59. REQUEST THE FOILOWING INFO
CONCERNING REPORTED UFO SIGHTING: WHAT WAS THE ELEVATION IN CONCERNING REPORTED UFO SIGHTING: WHAT WAS THE ELEVATION IN
DECREES WHEN FIRST AND LAST OBSERVED? WHAT WAS THE SHIP'S DEGREES WHEN FIRST AND LAST OBSERVED? WHAT WAS THE SHIP'S
HEADING? WHAT WAS THE TIME-DATE GROUP AND MONTH TIME-DATE GROUP AND MONTH OF SIGHTING? OF SIGHTING?
COORDINATION: COORDIN
AFCIN-4E4 AF ROATE 23Mar59
Col Glaser
AFCIN-4E pm3//
Col Gilbert
DATE TIME
20 0930
MONTH YEAR
MAR 1959
SYMBOL SIGNATURE
AFCIN-4E48
TYPED NA rogfls J TYPED Lor NAME AND TITLE
3- Maj Robert riena
PAOR NR OF WWWW JOHN C. MeNEILL
PHONE 69216 NR. 1 PAGES 1 Captain, USAF
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION Assistaat Administrntive Ofieer
UNCLASSIFIED /
DD FORM. 13 REPLACES DD FORM 173, 1 OCT 49, WHICH WILL BE USED UNTIL EXHAUSTED

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MAR 30 JACTION IONOR
INFOR.
B ZCZCSQP021NCZCSQF346ZCVYA488 ZCZCSQPO21MCZCSQF346ZCVYA488
PH!:25 M1:25
RR RJEDSQ
DE RJESNF F IA FiA
R 361430Z R 361430Z
FM COMDR 57EDTH EM COMDR 57COTH ABGRU I ABGRU
TO COMDR AI INTEI CENTER
BT
UNCLAS FROM OPR 0363C. REF MESSAGE AFCIN-4E4G
INFORMATION AS TO ELEVATION WHEN FIRST AND LAST OBSERVED IS ,
- NOT AVAILABLE. SHIPS HEADING 237 DEGREES "T DATE AND D TIME
GROUP OF S ING :02/2205332.
BT
30/17012 MAR RJESNF
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