PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8406400

DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONOakhurst N J

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
Ant 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
1. DATE
0 Was Balloon
8 Jun 59 Oakhurat, K.J. a Probably Balloon
Possibly Balioon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local_- 2000..EST Ground-Visual Ground-Rador D Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
00/01007 Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
GMT.
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
CYes 0 Probably Astronomical
. No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other_
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
1 hr 15 mins 11 SN to NE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Eleven rnd, white objs, size of baseball, Probably lights of high flying Jet
traveling single file, approx seven mins traveling single file, approx seven mins a/e which were in vieinity at time of
seperation. Shadowy obj in vicinity of Shadowy obj in vicinity of sighting.
first light "looked like a plane without
wings." wings."
ATIC FORM 379 (R ATIC FORM 25 3EP 52) 6 3EP 52)
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ATIC
10Jun59
CZCSQA042ZCYYE123 159 JUN 9 123 15
PP RJEDSQ
DE RJEDJR 51 HONED
TELEP
P 092030Z ZEX
FM COMDR NY AIR DEF SECT
TO RJWFAL/COMDR ADC (
RJEZSN/COMDR 26TH AIR DIV 484
RJEDSQ/COMDR ATIC
RJEZHQ/ASST COFS INTEL HEDUSAF
RJEZHG/OIS HEDUSAF
INFO RUEPBL/COMDR 1006 AISS
RUEGHS/HQ IST U S ARMY
RJEDSJ/MITCHELL RESERVE COORDINATING CENTER
AFGRNC
BT
/UNCLAS/NYADS 06023 NYOIN. SUBJECT: REPORT. IN ACCORDANCE
WITH AFR 202-2 THE FOLLOWING REPORT SUBMITTED:
A. DESCRIPTION OF CTS:
(ROUND
(BASE (2) E BASE BALL- HELD BALL- HELD IN THE HAND AT ARMS LENGTH IN THE HAND AT ARMS LENGTH
(3) WHITE (
(4)11
(5) SINGLE FILE, APPROXIMATELY SEVEN MINUTE SEPARATION
(6) SHADOWY OBJECT IN VICINITY OF FIRST LIGHT, SOURCE
REPORTED--"LOOKEI LIKE A PLANE W WITHOUT ANY WINGS.

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+. (
PAGE TWO RJEDJR 51
(7NONE
() NONE
(9 BEAUTIFUL BRIGHT WHITE LIGHTS IN FLIGHT.
B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECTS
(1) BRIGHTNESS OF SAME AND FACT OF MOVEMENT.
(2) APPEARED FROM LOW ON THE HORIZON (SOUTHWEST). -
(3) CONTINUED ONE AT A TIME WITH MINUTE
(
SEPARATION.
"FIVE" ON A SET OF DICE AND A CRESCENT HICH ALTITUDE
AND VERY FAST SPEED.
(5) FADED OUT IN VICINITY OF FAR HORIZON (NORTHEAST).
(G) ONE HOUR AND APPROXIMATELY (6) ONE HOUR AND APPROXIMATELY IFTEEN MINUTES. MINUTES.
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION.
(1) GROUND VISUAL
(NONE USED (2) NONE USED
(3N/A
D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING D. TIME AND DATE IGHTING
(
(1) 09/01002
PAGE THREE RJEDJR 51
( NICHT

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E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER (S)
(
F. IDENTIFYING INE
(1CIVIL EAN TOWNSHIP, NJ
MR. KHURST,NJ
G. WEATHER AND WINDS-ALOFT ITIONS IME OF SIGHTING
(1CLEAR (
16,000-350 DEGREES 21, 20,04 32, 30,200 GREES 31,
50,000-340 DEGREES 2
(3UNLIMITIED
(4) TEN MILES
(5NONE
() NONE
H. NONE.
I. NONE.
J. SEE ITEM MK. MK.
K. I/LT WILLIAM S. BARNETT, ASSISTANT NTELLIGENCE OFFICER,
NYADS, MCGUIRE AFB, NJ. INFORMAT S RECEIVED AT ECEIVE THIS HEADQUARTERS THIS HEADQUARTERS
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(
(
PGAGE FOUR RJEDJR 51
INDICATES THERE WAS A FLIGHT OF FIVER B-47 AIRCRAFT PASSING THROUGH -
THE SIGHTING AREA AT 0100Z ON 9 JUNE 59. PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS (
INDICATES A POSSIBILITY THAT THESE AIRCRAFT WERE THE OBJECTS
SIGHTED. NO FURTHER NFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. (
BT
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