PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
27 Ju 59 Danville, Vu 0 Probably Bolloon
TYPE OF OSSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
. OATE-TIME GROUP
Local.. 2000 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT AirVisuol Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 16. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
O Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
No divilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE D Other HaR
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluution
0 Unknown
not ; given given BE EE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Airfoil Airfoil shaped obj, pushing shaped obj, pushing rmoke & haze smoke & haze ATTC agrees w/the conclusiond of ATIC agrees w/the conclusiond of
in front of it & around it, seemed to be the vitnees that thls was a pocket of the vitnees that this was a pocket of
descending at a fust rate of speed in a descending at a fust rate of speed in A gas, The smoke & huze in the area
shallov dive. Four Dbjs Broke away fm it & shallow dive. Four Dbjs Broke away fm it & making it visible.
elimbad alimbod streply in perfect formufion. streply in perfect formbfion. . They They
did not clin b out of sight, but fust did not alin b out of sight, but fust
disappeured. No sound.
ATIC FORM 339 (RX
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wOS that theso snac
I have watched for thom many times without
talked to people who have spotdd these objects satisfied myself
that they had soon ordinary planes from angles moic ured
its wings.
For a few hours of ter sighting the flying object last week I
was certain that I had seen a craft from outer snace. T was
cortain that the object was real and solid. It weird
Ja t a0oi1
the city, I was in the backyerd
surrounded by trees. She callod, "
care around the house and she said, pointing to the moving object,
"Daddy what is that thing, is it a what?"
I took a look at tho weird, airfoil-shaned object and know richt
avay I that it wasn't an airplane. It did not seem to be under
any control but was just boring in toward tho city. I had no fear
thinking it wos a bomb or missile but an intonse curiosity bocause
geer anything 3 like this. As the object wont below the

and moving foivard through the air it naturally asaumed An
airfoil shane. I would imagine that undor certain condibions
the gas the gas would appoar would appear to be lumlnous or silvery or os o bright as a OrL80
light. light, Perhps Perhaps the poxculler bohovior of this gas v poxculier bohevior of Ghis gas when it
broaks froe from broaks Troe from its pocket causes it to break avay pocket causes it to avay in distinet
pattorns of four pattorns of four or six or more. or six or more.
I thought perhaps: perhaps you might want to add this sighting and my
conclusion to the files of the Uro. I conclusion to the files of i the UFO. MY deughter and I would would
be most cooperative if any Usar rep. wishes wishes to discuss this
mattor further, I am almost cortain it was a pocket of gas
and yot I sure hate to loose ny status as a and yot I sure hate to loose status as a "Flying Saucer" fan. fan.
I would wolcome some cross-examination. ination.
Thank you.

7 HOOSE
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INoRT WEST
Place: Danville, Va,
Date: June 27, 1959
Time: Approx. 8 p.mo
horizon
Temperature: 90
Direction of travel: SE
Speed: Fast
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INTER-PLAIDETARY POCKET OF GAS
Did not follow course river Hottest day of year
Fast speed Smoke & haze in front of object
Right angle turn No sound
Perfect formation of L objects 1o other r sighting
Appaent huge size
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