PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8405777

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONBitburg Germany

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
22 ADr 59 Bitburg, Gormnny 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local... Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
- 000 Probably Aircraft
GMT22 /eoL52 AirVisual Air-Intercept Rador Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS b. SOURCE Was Astronomical
a Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
No Military Possibly Astronomical
No
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other_ Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
2-3 secs one SSE to ANW SEE to AMW
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Rnd obj, size of grupefruit, brilliant Rnd obj, grupefruit, brilliant Deseription, flight path & time
white to brilliant blue. Brilliant white white . Brilliant White duration oro all typical of a very high
streak turning to brllliant blue ab it streak Liant blue ab it meteor.
diouppenred. Elges of tail very sharp. disuppenred. Edges of tail very sharp.
No sparks or pieces folling fm obj. No sparks or pieces folling fn obj.
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ATIC
ATIC
27Apn 59 10
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27ARR59 09 46
3-4X2a2
13:89 13:89
AOSISTAT OHIE Or TL1IE
CTTIC7 CT IETONNTIO CTTIC7 OF 1870 CESIC UAT VACE ESVICT UAT A
MA ITPLI77UYICO JTPLI/UPUTY
MOLM P2ST 33 O71 37 CUDOT U7A. A.(:) MOUNT. (2) OP
THIT. () 3MILITUT HIMETO AOTLLIATELLR CA)OCES
COA NOH. (7) EMILIAT UHITE TOEAK TUMINO TO.BMLLIAT
E.((0) 20.(0)20 0r THEM OR TAIL VEPY WEP
30 on PIrdE1 FALIIG GEROM OSUOT. P. (I) ERILLIANT PTITA.
(=) 1 RG -5
2 (C) C.
CAV2540E
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POSTEDIIY EINTS TT OE ONAT COVLD ANVT P0030ILIY E1T9 TX7 02 ONIECT CCVL
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