PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8406154

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONBurlington W Va

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
1. DATE Was Balloon
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0 Probably Bolloon
26 5O Bute 0 Possibly Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
Local c0iu7 370 Ground-Visual 000 Probobly Aircraft
Air-Intercept Rader Possibly Aircraft
GMT 0447z Air-Visual
6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical 30
5. PHOTOS 0 Probably Astronomical
Yes D Possibly Astronomical
O.No Civilian Civilian
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. 9. COURSE 0 Other. Other. for Evaluation Evaluation
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 000 0 Insufficient Deta Insufficient Dctaf for
Unknown Unknown
not given 1 1000-331 N0 - 333
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Unusually brdlliant bright llght seemed Witneus rpba obj es a metoor, & in
to be frogignting into the tail as ib fell to be frogignting into the tail as Lt fell viuw of other info rrbd, We dee no viuw of other info rrbd, We see no
bohind a low range of mountuint. resaion to diingree. resaon to diangree.
ATIC FORM 329 (REY 25 SEP S2)
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Ventlein:
At 12:47 A.k. Dastern Dazlight Timo, Tuisday,
ay t1o (2)
lest of Burlington, Waat Vir :inia, I naw what
a larte mitior. I an wr tin: you becms
oc its unusual brillianco and bjcuusg
be fragranling into the tail as 11 First I vas
avare of brlght liht and looked out window to the
loft huct ag it c8 loft huet ag it 1e Into into my fiald or vision. It vns 75 Ciold . It yos
almost due South and foll almost due South foll alithtly to tho Weat or alithtly to Teat or
parpondlonlar. It d'sapoearad bahtnd a low ranta of parpondlonlar. It d'sapoeared banind low rango of
mountains whicn are there. mountains whicn are thero. Pit Nee Pit Ney a m6o0r,52
as I presune, it exoandid In siza saw.
Yours Yours
Loyser,Jost Va. Loyser, Jost Va.
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THIS SIDE OF CARD 15 FORADDRESS-
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UNITLD STATES AR FORCE UNITLD STATES AIR FORCE
Flying Objeots Departiint Flying Objeots Departiint
Washington, D. C.
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Natural Phemomena (Ball tning, etc)
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