PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9079177

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONPeterson Fld, Colo Spr Colo

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
28 Feb 59 Peterson Fld., Colo Spr. Colo. 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 PossiblyBalloon
Local... Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aireraft
CK Probably Aircraft
GMT 28/1845Z iulars Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian (Students) Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECT COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Date valuation
Unknown
5 min 1 West
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round, disc-shaped obj, silver, size of Probably high alt A/c at a great
pin head. One at first, subsequently broke distance.
into four smaller objs.
atic Form
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FRAME 002 / 004paddle-gpu-200dpi

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TIME 71222
Date $7145 18
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OF STAFF, INTEL OF STAFF, CE NEADQUARTERS , USAF
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/UNCLAS/ FROM ADODI HEADQUARTERS AIR FEFENSE COMMAND 7O3. UFO THE
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4. ONE AT FIRST SUBSTQUENTLY BROKE INTO FOUR SMALLER OBJECTS)
5.2 THO SIDE DY SIDE AND TVO IN TRAIL - THEN FOUR IN SINGLE FILE.
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1. WATCHING TWO JET AIRCRAFT FLYING APPROXIMATELY NORTH
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D. 28 F1 EBRUARY 1959 1145 NOURS LOCALET ZULU S TIME
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E. PETI ERSON FIELD, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO NS : MOAAT *
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FRAME 004 / 004paddle-gpu-200dpi

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AVAILABLE, VIL ATURE INVERSION AT 20.0OO FEET,
SLIGHT THIPER
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