PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8406208

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONPrime Hook Beach Delaware

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 12. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
Book 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local 2500 2400 E Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
a Probably Aircraft-
CMT. 77 Ai-Visual Air-intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 5. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
O No Myilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENOTH OF OBSERVATION a. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
Long 00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
a Unknown
4-10 T-1 SRAS 2 discending discending
10. 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SICHTING BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Vary bright Very belght light, reecmbling a ralling light, ree umbling a falling Probably mateert,
atar. Two difreranb ohjs atar. Two difrerenb ohjs afghted for 5-10 Hghted for 5-10
sees vithin un hr, Objs beeime brdghter do sees vithin An hr, Objs beeame brdghter do
they daseended. Chey deteended.
ATIC FORN 329 (RZV Y 23 52P 52)

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RR RJEDSQ 2 21/22
DE RJEDSB 38A 02206
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FM COMDR 1607 AIRTRANSUG
TO RJWFAL/COMDR ADC
RJEZGF/COMDR DET 3 26 ADV 3-4X2a
RJEDSA/COMDR ATIC -
RJEZHO/ACS INTL HO USAF
RJEZHQ/OIS HQ USAF
RJEDAA/COMDR MATS
INFO RUEPBL/1006 AISS
AF GRNC
BT BT .
UNCLAS FROM PLI 02-F-9
UFO. A. DESCRIPTION OF UFO. A. DESCRIPT THE OBJECT OBJECT
(1)UNK (1) UNK
(2) UNK
(3) UNK
(4) ONE 1959 JUN 3
ativ
(5)-UNK
(6) VERY BRIGHT LIGHT 8
(7) RESEMBLING FALLING STAR
(S) NO SOUND
PAGE TWO RJEDSB 38A
(9) NONE
. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT(S)
(1) LIGHT IN SKY
(2) UNK
(3) UNK
(4) ACROSS HORIZON, DIRECTION NOT GIVEN, BECOMINB BRIGHTER AS

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PAGE TWO RJEDSB 38A
(9) NONE
B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OBJECT(S)
(1) LIGHT IN SKY
(2) UNK
(3) UNK
(4) ACROSS HORIZON, DIRECTION GIVEN, BECOMINB BRIGHTER AS
IT DESCENDED
(5) UNK
(6) S-1D SECS ON TWO CCCASIONS WITHIN AN HOUR
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION
(1) GROUND VISUAL
(2)NONE
(3) N/A
D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHIING
(1)0300Z-04002 (1) 0300Z-04002
(2) NIGHT (2) NIGHT
E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER(S)-"5MI N OF LEWES, DEL." "12MI SE OF
MILFORD, DEL AT COORDINATES 30 DEGREES DEGREES 15'W DEGREES 15'W
F. inpamnnaa F. ia HOOK BEACH, DEL BEACH, DEL
(2) N/A
PAGE 1 THREE RJEDSB 38A
C. WEATHER AND WINDS TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING
(1) SURFACE WING
16000'-290 DEGREES/15, 20000'-- DEGREES
/40, 50000'-310 DEGREES/50, 80000'-N/A
(3) 28900' BROKEN
(4) 8 MI.
(5) BRONEK CONDITION
(6) NONE
. I LIGHTNING, REPOI SALISBURY, MARYLAND

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PAGE THREE RJEDSB 38A
C. WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE SIGHTING
(1) SURFACE WING
E DEGREES
(3) 28009' BROKEN (3) 28009' BROKEN
(4) 8 MI. (4) 8 MI.
(5) BRONEK CONDITION CONDITION
(6) NONE
LIGHTNING, REPORTED LIGHTNING, REPORTED SOUTH SOUTH ALISBURY, LISBURY, MARYLAND
I. NONE TAKEN
DOVER TRAFFIC AT THE TIME CONSISTED OF TWO (2) AIRCRAFTS ON DOVER TRAFFIC AIRCRAFTS ON
INBOUND IFR FLT PLN. T33-29324 AND OVERSEAS NATIONAL 650 A DC6,
BOTH ACFT ARRIVED DOVER AND NEITHER REPORTED A UFO SIGHTING.
K. A/2C JAMES H. FRENCH, AIRCRAFT DISPATCHER ON DUTY DOVER BASE
OPERATIONS AT THE TIME THE SIGHTING WAS REPORTED 31 MAY/1351Z
L.NONE
BT
22/1910Z JUN RJEDSB

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: Aircraft, Balloons, Airships, etc.
Evaluation of Source Reliability_LuvowN.
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