PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9079507

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONBloomington Ill

FRAMES6

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
00 Was Balloon
2Mr 50 Blooninaton, I1l Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Locol Ground-Visual Ground-Radar a Was Aircraft
Qx Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 03/0142Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
O No Civilion Possibly Astronomical
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS DURSE Other_ .
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 000
Insufficiant Data for Evaluation
Unknown
8.caes 8. soes one NW. NW
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS I11. COMMENTS
Speck of light, heading Speck of light, heading NW, approx 50° It is the opinion that the obj opinion that the obj
elev, passed the elev, passed thru Iun angle un angle of epprox 20-25°. was probebly a high flying jet a/e,
distance and wind direction accounting
for the absence of souid. for the absence of souid.
ATIC FORM 329 (R1 V 26 SEP S2)
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Time: 7:M3 R.M. Time: 7:43 P.M.
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UFO Slghting
SAFIS-3, ATIN: NoJ. Tacker 25 March 1959
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6/Bldg 263
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Set Lstanee and wind accounting for tho
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The findings reveal
the following:
L. The speed or the objeet was too great e and the
time o be a satellite.
2. The duration of the sighting vas too great to have been a
meteor. 5 meteor.- I The average l: ife or a meteor 1s 3 or less.
3.: 3. : The speed as The speed estimated is estimated quite high for eny sircraft
other than F-lo4 or B-58 other than F-l04 or B-58 jets. jets. It is known that F-loks operate in operate in
the Bloomingten area and area and this aireraft has four lights on the tail this aircraft has four lights on the tail
structure structure arranged in a perimeter so they can be seen from almost perimeter so they can be seen from almost
any angle.
4. It is the opinion of the Air Technical Intelligence Center
that you observed a high-flying jet aireraft
accounting for the absence of sound.
Sincerely,
LAWRENCE J. TACKER
Hajor, USAF
Executive Ofricer
Publie Information Division
office of Information Serviees
Mry
Blocmington, Illinois
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