PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8407422

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONSalt Lake City Utah

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE

- 4 or
16 : +7 SQ

2. LOCATION

3. DATE-TIME GROUP

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATI

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Locol 12839 OD Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Radar
GMT 16/9139 ra XR Sts BS 0 Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE
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Ne civilien

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

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8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

9. COURSE

12.

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CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Was Aircraft
Probably Aircroft
Possibly Aircroft

Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

Other
Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
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11. COMMENTS

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DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT

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(3) 9 SOUTH 50 DEGREES--60 DEGREES

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