PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8407533

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONMadera Calif

FRAMES4

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PROJECT1 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
22 Jul 59 Madera, Calif. 0 Probably Balloon
4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
0034 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar .X Was Aircraft
Local 0 Probably Aircraft
GMT 22/0834z Ju.159 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
1 Unknown
3 mins SSE
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Rnd, yellow obj, size of a pea. First Obj has the characteristics'of an
sighted at 355° at 20° elev, disappeared at a/e in flight. No info presented that
165° at 30 elev straight & le level flight conflicts w/this analysis.
path, faded fm sight.
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ATIC
007 43 TELEPHONED
TO OD (
?7 JuL 59 NO.21.2.22
1959 JUL 25 04 T125 04.35
RC048 Diats C
Gy:
CZCSQA821ZCQYD930 (
PP RJEDSQ
DE RJWZSEH 1 24 (
P.242334Z (o
FM COMDR 668TH ACWRON - 3k
TO RJWFAL/COMDG ADC C DURLOSYTE OH
RJWZSE/COMDR 28TH AIR DIV
RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER
RJEZHQ/ASS ISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF HEDQUARTERS USAF C
BT . .. (
/UNCLAS/668 TAC 367. 7UMCLAS7668 TAC 557.
A. DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT THE OBJECT
1. ROUND
2. PEA 2. PEA
3. YELLOW (
4.1 4.1 (
5. N/A C0E7
NONE 6 NONE ,
7.SNONE (
8. NONE
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PAGE TWO RJWZSBH 1
S APPEARED TO BE A TINY SPECK ABOUT FOUR DIAMETER
LENGTHS OF UFO, BENIND THE UFO
B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT
1. NOTICED FROM OPEN WINDOW
2. 20 DEGREES ELEVATION 355 DEGREES AZIMUTH
3. 30 DEGREES ELEVATION 165 1 DEGREES AZIMUTH (
4 STRAIGHT ACROSS OREIT
5. FADED OUT OF SIGHT
6. 3 MINUTES (
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION
1. GROUND VISUAL Cm
2. NONE (
3. N/A
D. TIME AND STATE OF SIGHTING
1. 22 JULY 1959/0834Z
5 L- 2. NIGHT-FULL MOON
E. LOCATION OF OBSEVER E. LOCATION OF OBSEVER (
1 MADERA CALIFORNUAG 1. MADERA CALIFORNUAG
F.IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON ODSERVER
1. CIVILIAN 1. CIVILIAN (
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PAGE THREE E RJWZSBH1
ATTORNEYS, SS MADERA CALIFORNIA
ATTORNEY WORLD WARR 11 NAVIGATOR.
G. WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT CONDITIONS
1. CLEAR

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2. N/A
3. NONE
44. GCOD (.
5. NONE
6. NONE
H. NONE C
I. NONE (
J. UNKNOWN-NORMAL AIRLINE TRAFFIC
K. A SATELLITE A
L. NONE (
BT
24/2325Z JUL RJWZSEH
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