PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8408468

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONDonaldson AFB South Carolina

FRAMES3

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1. DATE |2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
17 Aug 59 Donaldson AFB, South Carolina 0 Probably Balloon
4TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 PossiblyE Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
.Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Local 0 Probably Aircraft
GMT 17/0600Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE O Was Astronomical Meteor
Yes Probably Astronomical
.No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
1 exploding NE Unknown
15 secs
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Ball or streak of fire observed for l0 Characteristics of bolide observed
sec at which time it exploded and faded out. to explode present. Case listed as a
Obj had level flight fm the NE until meteor sighting.
fire prior to
the explosion. ter osion obj
arched toward ground.
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TIME 0813
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FM 63RD TCW DONALDSON AFB SC
TO RJWFAL/COMDR AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB COLO 2ALaEL
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RJESEN/COMPR 32 AIR DIVISION ROBINS AFB GA
RJEDSU/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE NEN WRICHT PET AFB OHIO
RJEZHU/ASSSISTANT RJEZHU/ASSSISTANT T NHIEF OF STAFF INTELLIGENCE HG SSAF NHIEF OF STAFF INTELLIGENCE HG SSAF F WASH DC WASH nC
RJEZHU/OFFICE RJEZHU/OFFICI Or NFORMATION NFORMATI I SERVICES ERVICES HG USAF Hu USAF WASH DC WASH DC
BT
UNCLAS/TCC 17-H-4. "U.F.O.". UNCLAS/TCC 17-H-4. "U.F.O.". 206 5166
A. (1) BAIL OR STREAK OF FIRE. (2) GRAPEFRUIT. (3) FIREY A. (1) BAIL OR STREAK OI IRE. (2) GRAPEFRUIT. (3) FIREY WHITE.
(4) ONE (5) /A (S) (4ONE (5) N/A N/A (7) (7) SMALL TRAIL OF FIRE. (8) N/A SMALL S C
(9) EFTE APPROXI NDS OBJECT EXPLO AND
FADED OUT.
B. (1) LICHT OF OBJECT (2) APPROXIMATELY 22 DEGREES
(3) 10-15 DEGREES (4) LEVET FLICHT UNTI L EXPLOSION, TRAVELING
SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST. ESTI MATED 252C FEET MSL. AFTER EXPLOSION
OBJECT ARCE" TOWARD EARTH AND GRADUALLY DISAPPEARED. (5) AFTER
() FIFTEEN
SECONnS. -
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AND ONE MILE NORTH GREENVILLE, (
F.(1)
E.
5, 182/25, 362/15, 292/5,
G. (1) FOLLOWS (2)
852/12. (
H. NONE (
I. NONE I. NOME
J. NONE
K. DONATDSON AFB TCC DUTY CFFICER. CELL WAS TAKEN FROM MRS K. DONATDSON AFB TCC DUTY CFFICER. CELL WAS TAKEN FROM MRS
VERY NEAR. TOWER PERSONNE! FEELS THAT OBJECT COULD POSSIBLY
HAVE BEEN A METEORITE BUT WAS MUCH BRIGHTER AND E EXPIOSION OF
OBJECT CAUSED DOUBT THAT IT WAS A METEORITE. MRS OnIEC THAT IT WAS ESTIMATED ESTIMATED
ALTITUDE AT 23OV M MSL BUT TOWER COULP NOT GIVE AN ESTIMATE
BECAUSE DISTANCE OBJEC OULD NOT BE ES STIMATED. (2). NONE
BT
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