PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8406421

DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONRockville MD

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

TIME GROUP

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GMT

5. PHOTOS

GO Yes
= 0 No ——

ss ee ee ee ee ee re meme meee

2. LOCATION

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

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0 Ground- Visual {1 Ground-Red

J
O Air Visual
6. SOURCE

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

or

CO} Air-Interceot Radar

— me — - oe ee ee -

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE

10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

(11. COMMENTS

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12.

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CONCLUSIONS

Vias Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Was Aircraft

Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircroft

Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomicol

Other_ = EE
Insufficient Dato for Evaluction
Unknown

ATIC FORM 129 (REY 26 SEP 52)

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DE RJEZBL 23

OP 3916492

FM BASE OPS BOLLING AFB WASHDC
TO RJWFAL/COMDR ADC

RJEZSN/COMDR 26TH AD
RJEDSQ/COMDR ATIC

RJEZHQ/ASST CHIEF OF STAFF INTL
RJEZHQ/OFFICE OF INFORMATION Svs
INFO RUEPBL/1395 AISS FT BELVOIR VA
ZEN/COMDR HQCOMD USAF

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UNCLAS OG 9996F. UFO REFERENCE PAR 15 AF

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$. ABOUT THE SIZE OF JET AIRCRAFT,
bs NOT KNOWN,
5e NOT KNOWN,
6. ONE OBJECT.

7. LOOKED LIKE A MATADOR MISSLE WITH A TRAIL

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¥ FLAME ABOUT

25 TO 53 YARDS LONG MOVING VERY FAST. AT FIRST THOUGHT IT

WAS A COMET,

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© g, ABOUT TVICE AS LONG (25 TO 5% YARDS).
9, NONE, 4
1%, SON SAW OBJECT AND CALLED FATHER AND MOTHER.
lie 45 TO 59 DEGREES ELEVATION.
12. “45 TO 59 DEGREES ELEVATION,
13. STRAIGHT AND FLAT.

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JUST WENT OUT OF SIGHT.

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Es 5 a 5 MINUTES.

| 16, GROUND VISUAL BINOCULARS: N/A

» 39/91322.

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13. GOOD JUST BEFORE SUNSET,
19. HUNGERFORD TOWN, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND,
2%. WILLIAM Be. JAKEWAY, MAJOR, 6979 SUPPORT SQUADRON, FORT

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MEADE, MARYLAND, COMMUNICATIONS, PROBALY RELIABLE.

21. 1. CLEAR.

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24. NONE |
25» AIRDROME OFFICER: JAMES B. FARMER, CAPTAIN, USAF: FROM THE
. DESCRIPTION, I THINK THAT THE MAJOR SAW A JET AIRCRAFT THAT
WAS GIVING OFF EXHAUST FLAME |
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