PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8407602

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONSEOf Dayton Ohio

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
=48_Jul 59 SE of Dayton, Chio 00 Probably Balloon
TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT. AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS PHYSICAL 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes SPecineN 0 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE FO OtherSlag
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
N/A 0 Unknown
N/A numerous
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Source rptd she had started out in her Some of the pieces were submitted
car when a big ball of fire seemed to fall to the Smithsonian Institute for
toward her car & explode above &e analysis. They were found to be coke
infront of her. She .PL e just drove used for surfacing secondary roads.
thru the falling pieces. thru the falling pieces. Neighbors said they
had heurd a sound like a sonic boom at about had heurd a sound like a sonic boom at about
the same time. The next morning source rpta source 1 rpta
that neighborhood children were picking up that neighborhood children were picking up
strange hooking rocks in the area.
See: 7-3745 7-3745
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