PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9080085

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONSEof Newfoundland

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
9.ADT 59 SE of Newfoundland D Probably Balloon
. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rador D Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 09/0743Z 02/0743Z AirVisuol AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Air-Intercept Radar 0 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 00 0 Probably Astronomical
C No Civilion 0 PossiblyAstronomical Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. 9. COURSE 0 Other_ Other
D D Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
D 0 Unknown
not given one Nest
T0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Obj w/appearance Obj w/appearance of a rocket, veyy high of a rocket, veyy high Linited information mkes valid Limited information mkes valid
& traveling at very & traveling at very high rate of specd fm high rate of speed fm conclusion impossible. Most probable conclusion impossible. Most probable
East to West. cauce is misinterpretation of Meteor.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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COMDR ADC ENT COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO AFB COLO
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UNCLAS/ PAN PAN PAN CIRVIS REPORT/
TRAVELING FROM EAST TO WEST AT 4035N 4632W. IT WAS TRAVELING
FROM A DIRECTION OF 12OM TOWARD 3OOM. ROCKET VERY HIGH AT AN
UNKNOWN ALTITUDE AT A VERY HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I WATCHED THIS
CBJECT APPEAR OUT OF THE EAST AND FOLLOWED IT CLEAR OUT OF SIGHT TO
MY LEFT WEST. OBJECT COULD HAVE BEEN A FALLING STAR BUT I DO NOT
THINK SO. IT SE PELLED. I HAVE WITNESS.
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