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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8407097

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONNeedles California

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
O Wes Balloon
3. Jul 59 Needles, California A Bonen cert bed
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION it best ad
2) ‘ O Was Aircroft
Local 1234 0 Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Rodor Q Probobly Aircroft
GMT Qh /03317, Ju) 59 D- Air Vi suol 0 Air-intercept Reodar G Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE QO Was Astronomical
0 Yes O Probably Astronomical
‘OkNe Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 3° Other iirage }
0D Insufficient Data for Evaluation
coh! 2 0 Unknown
LO mins + Stationary
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11, COMMENTS
Four kite-shaped objs size of a nickel. Possibli lec ton. ighting
‘6 first sight looked like eng 2-oming towardB appeared at . A/c was not able to
windshield. Flew back & Porth deways, but close .& < in ung
ssayed in relatively same position. In sight ieading.
LO mins. A/e could not obj.

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AT FIRST SIGHT LOOKED LIKE EAGLE COMING TOVYARDS YINDSHIELD
NONE
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FLEW BACK AND FORTH SIDEWAYS BUT STAYED IN RELATIVE same
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STRAIGHT AHEAD 10,500 FT ELEVATION, SAME AS OBSERVING A/C
SAME AS Be2 AND DISAPPEARED BECAUSE OF DARKNESS
STATIC BUT OSCILLATING DISTANCE BETWEEN O8SERVING A/C AND
UF OB REMAINED CONSTANT REGARDLESS OF A/C HEADING

AS DARKNESS CAME ON
TEN MINUTES

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20,000 - 270/20: 30,000 - 250/30: 50,9000 - 240/55
80,000 - N/A

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4. 45 MILES
5. NONE
6. NONE
1. PILOT SAID RAYS OF SETTING SUN THROUGH DUST PARTICLES MAY
HAVE ACCOUNTED FOR THE SIGHTING
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GET CLOSER) ) ©) Be Be
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VEGAS, HTHER INFORMATION OTHER THAN RAYS OF
SETTING SUN AND THE POSSIBILITY THAT THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED
THE SIGHTING. I CUNCUR WITH THIS STATEMENT. GROUND TEMPERATURE
AT NEEDLES AT TIME OF SIGHTING 101 DEGREES. TEMPERATURE AT

19,900M

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(U) Unidentified Objects South China Seas

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lst Ind (APCIN-4Ela/Caps. feriakou/lem/74201) 26 August 1959

TO: AFCIN-4n4¢

le Inspection of radar returns of the suspected UFO's on KD-2 film
for mission FJ-056 reveal no unusual or distinguishing factors that
would afford data for an analysis. Radar returns seem to be normal

scope paints.

2. However, as a comment on Report #1264291, the UFO's could possibly

bes

@e Submarine activity, to include a refueling operation.

be Chinese fishing sampans off the China coast.

Giant Manta Rays (known to exist up to 25-30 ?7t. in wing span),

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floating on top of the gsea or swimming just below surface.
features indicated in basic report correlate with this theory; however,

do rays reflect radar enerszy?

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