PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8407581

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONPensacola Fla

FRAMES4

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
26 Jul 59 Pensucola, Fla 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Bolloon
Local .. Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT27/0225Z Arvoculars Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
No Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF C OBJECTS 9. COURSE Othorinti Collision ligh
00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
stationary Unknown
In sight when rptd. 1
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |11. COMMENTS
Rnd, red obj, size of pea. Appeared to be Evaluated as anti-collision' light
flashing. by investigation
this analysis.
ATIC FORM 329 (RE) ATIC FORM 329 (RE 26 SXP 52)
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FM COMDR 2047TH AACS SQ MAXWELL AFB
TO RJWFALB/COMDR AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB 2448
RJESKB/COMDR 32 AIR DIVISION SAGE
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6.FLASHING
7. NONE
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2. ELEV 040 DEGREE-AZIMATH 270 DEGREE 6 14 44 0125i4 5509
3. STILL IN SIVHH
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5. N/A
5. 27/0225Z PRESENT
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2. BINOCULARS 2 BINOCULARS -
3.N/A 3. N/A
D. 1. 27/:225Z D. 1. 27/2257
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