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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8407390

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONNew Delhi India

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1 DATE |2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
74 Jul 59 New Dalhi, India 0 Probably Balloon
TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4
Local2100 .Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 14/1530Z Jul 59 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes Oc Probably Astronomical
D No D Possibly Astronomical
Civilion
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
15 mins 7 varded
T0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Bright light, color light orange-red, about The objs deseribed are very similar
the brightness of a mediuc star, no sownd, to a meteor shower. Astro. Records
moving very rapidly aer 1e sky, fbllowed indicate there was a Capricornids metedr
during the next 15 min more, all of thefhower at the time of the rptd
some color, but w/varyin grees of bright- sighting. It is highly probable that
ness. All diupppeared an extingquiched. the witness observed a meteor shower.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC FORM 26 SEP 52)
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COUNTRY OF ACTIVITY REPORTING REPORT NO. (Leave blank)
L.DIA 1237760
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT 4E4-fetention
COUNTRY OR AREAR REPORT CONCERNS DATE OF INFORMATION
INDIA 14 4Jul 59
DATE OF COLLECTION SRI STATUS (If applicable)
21 Jul 59 SRI NO. CANCELEO/COMPLETE
OAirA, New Delhi, India
PREPARING INDIVIDUAL DATE OF REPORT SRI NO. CANCELED/INCOMPLETE
Maj Banta M York, Actg AirA 22 Jul 59 SRI NO.
NAME OR DESCRIPTION OF SOURCE EVALUATION ACTIVE
3 1959 ADDITIONAL iNFORMAtION ON (Date)
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REFERENCES (BAIR revious reports, SEP applicable)
None
title. individual reports for separate sxbjects)
Flying Saucers
jully stated on AF Form 11. List incloures. including number of copies)
This report transmits information on the possible Saucars.
BANTA M YORK
Major, USAF
Actg Air Attache
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DISTRIBUTION Y ORIGinaTOR (Excepr USAF ind jile. Indicate Dupl Moz ind copies m/o inclosues, ij applicable)
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CINCUSAF'E CCMP AC AF CCMAF 13
WARMING: This document contains information affecting the national defense cf tihe United States within the meaming oj the Espionuge Laws.
Title 18. U.S.C., Section 793 and 794. Its transmission or the revelation of its contents in any manner to an unauthorized person is probibited
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one moved from ast, (di appearing when it raach-
901 the south
of uSo Weather re about like this that eveningi
about 85, about 85o, there was a light breez there evamng. was 99
was a light breeza from the east, the sky the east, the shy was claar except
small patch of ffy clouds clouds south and a low front in a low front in th West" West"
2 COMMENTS OF THE PREPARING OFFICER:
The Indian Air Force deather Station at Palam Airport, New Delhi The Indian Air Force rieather Station at Palam Airport, New Delhi (within ten miles
of the sighting) had a l5° temperature inversion between 3,O00 ard 5,Oo0 feet at of the sighting) had a 15° temperatur inversion between 3,O00 ard 5,O00 feet at
1500 Indian Standard Time on 14 July 1959. 1500 Indian Standard Time on 14 July 1959. At 2200 Indian Standard Time, the Weather At 220o Indian Standard Time, the Weather
station did not show an inveraiono