PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8407910

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONOcean Beach N J

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon 7
12 Aug 59 Ocean Beach, K. J. 100 Probably Balloon
4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT 13/0230Z -0415Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
O.No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE x Other_ Reflention
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown 1
1 3/4 hrs 1 varied
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Obj which looked like a saucer fm the sidq, There was a high thin layer of
About the size of a nickel, red in color, cirrus clouds present, as was a haze
turned golden at times, ahd slight trail at layer. A combination of the two
first. Obj orbited & went back & forth over Orblted & went theprobably refiected lights fm a city refgected lights fm a city
sume area, then faded out to the ME. same area, then faded out to the ME. north of north of obsergver. obsergver.
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P 141305Z ZEX
FM COMDR NYADS MCGUIRE AFB NJ
TO RJEZSN/COMDR 26 ADIV SAGE
RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECHINCAL GENCE CENTER
RJWFAL/COMR ADC
RJEZHQ/ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF INTELLIGENCE
RJEZHO/OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES
INFO RUEPBL/1006 AISS
AFGRNC
BT
/UNCL/NYADS 08366 OIN, ADC, ATTN: OIN. 26TH ADIV, ATTN: OIN. SUBJECT:
UNIDENT IFIED FLYINY OBJEO OB.IFCT RAGRA THE
FOLLOWING REPORT OF AN UNIDENTIFIED FOLLOWING REPORT OF AN UNIDENTIFIED ITTED:
Ao DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT. DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT.
(1) LOOKED LIKE A SAUCER FROM THE SIDE. (1) LOOKED LIKE A SAUCER FROM THE SIDE.
91 (2) ABOUT THE SIZE OF A NICKEL HELD AT ARM'S LENGTH.
(3) WAS RED IN COLOR, TURNED DGOLDEN AT TIMES.
(4)ONE.
(5) NOT APPLICABLE.
(6)NONE.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE (
PAGE TWO RJEDJR 5 INCOMING
(7) SLIGHT TRAIL AT FIRST.
(8) NONE.
(9) NONE.
Bo DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT.
(1) JUST LOOKING AT THE SKY AND SAW OBJECT.
(2) THIRTY DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON AND TO THE NORTH OF OBSERVER
(3) THIRTY DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON AND FADED OUT TO THE NORTHEAST.
LOCATION, V
THEN FADED OUT TO THE NORTH OR NORT THEAST.
(5) GRADUALLY FADED OUT.
(6) OBSERVED FOR ONE HOUR (6) OBSERVED FOR ONE HOUR AND FORTY-FI AND FORTY-F IVE MINUTES. MINUTES.
Co Co MANNER OF OBSERVATION.
(2) GROUND-VISUAL.
(2) NAKED EYE.
(3) NOT APPLICABLE.
D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING.
(1) 13/0230-0415 ZULU.
(2NIGHT
E LOCATION OF OBSERVER.
OBSERVER WAS S AT BEACH, NEW JERSEY WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
( STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
PAGE THREE RJEDJR 5 INCOMING
JERSEY.
F. IDENTIFYING
(1)MRS
NEW JERSEY, STIMATE OF
RELIABILITY--UNKNOWM.
G. WEATHER AND WINDS-ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING.
AWS OR US WEATHER BUREAU OF WIND
DIRECTION AND VELOCITY.
6,000 FT. -290/12
10,000 FT. -280/10 10,000 FT. -280/10
16,000 FT- 2 285/18
20,000 FT. -270/13 20,000 FT. -270/13
30,000 30,000 FT. 320/28 FT. 320/28
50,000 FT. -320/17 50,000 FT. -320/17
(3) CEILING UNLIMITED. (3) CEILING UNLIMITED.
(4) VISIBILITY A HAZE LAYER WITH 3 TO 4 MILES VISIBILITY.
(5) CLOUD COVEEHI HIGH LAYER CIRRUS CLOUDS
(6THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA--NONE.
Ho NONE.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
PAGE FOUR RJEDJR 5 INCO IN G
Io NONE.
J$ NONE.
Ko WILLIAM S. BARNETT, I/LT, USAF, ASSISTANT INTELLIGENCE OFFICER,
NEW YORK AIR DEFENS SECTOR, MCGUIRE AIR FORCE BASE, NEW JERSEY.
INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM LAKEHURST NAVAL AIR STATION, NEW JERSEY
THAT A WEATHER BALLOON WAS RELEASED AT 13/0000Z AND HEADED DUE EAST
FROM THE STATION. LAKEHURST NAVAL AIR STATION IS LOCATED APPROXI-
MATELY 25 MILES DUE WEST OF THE OBSERVER. PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF THE
PREPARING OFFICER INDICATES THAT ATERE IS STRONG POSSIBILITY THAT
THE WEATHER BALLOON RELEASED FROM LAKEHURST NAVAL AIR STATION WAS IN
THE VICINITY OF THE THE VICINITY OF THE OBSERVER OBSERVER AT THE TIME FO THE SIGHTING. AT THE SIGHTING.
Lo NONE.
BT
14/1309Z AUG RJEDJR
NOTE E : E : Advance copy delivered to CIN
ACTION: CIN
INFO : OOP, SAFS
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