PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8408881

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONSt Johns Newfoundland

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
22 Aug 59 St Johns, Newfoundland 0 Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Local 0 Probably Aircraft
0457Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
GMT.
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE xWos Astronomical Meteor
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
QNo Civilian pilots 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
2 cecs 7 falling
O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Bright light traveling straight down. Probably a very high meteor.
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ATIC FORM 3 ATIC FORM 329 32 SEP 52)
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ATIC TELEPHONED CTA
TO airle
NO. (
TIME 66432
24 AvG59 07 50 Date
By:
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'YY RJEDSQ V = B *0I 'I NOLAVO *0Y *3EISRS CNVNVS 3H S 23UISA 5:5OU N224
DE RJENFX 1A 2HE44
Y 220545Z ZEX
FM 64TH NDC FM 64 TH NDC ( T4A
5·500 M224
TO RJWFAL/COMDR ADC t t (
JJEDSQ/COMDR AIR, TECH JJEDSQ/COMDR AIR, TECH INTELL CENTER CENTER
(
RJEZHO/ASST CONF INTELL RJEZHO/ASST CONF INTELL HO USAF -
RJEZHO/OIS HO USAF C
RFEMVB/AOC ADC HO
AF CRNC
BT C
/UNCLASS/ CONAD /INTELL (
A. 00I
(1) MEGATIVE .
(2) NEGATIVE −
(3) BRIGHT LIGHT
(4) ONE (
(5) NEGATIVE w 00 921 1 30 s2224 2553 015
(6) NEGATIVE
(7)NO (
(8)NO (
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B.
(1) NORMAL OBSERVATION
(2) NEGATIVE X
(3) STRAIGHT DOWN
(4) NEGATIVE (
(5) INSTANTANIOUSLY Y STRAIGHT DOWN OVER CITY OF ST JOHNE, NFLD. Soomye
(6) TWO(2) SECONDS (
c. C
(1) AIR VISUAL DOAINDIATL
(2 NAKED EYE (
(3) PAA-CLIPPER 108-BOEING 707- 33,000-092 DEGREES
KLM-DC-7-674 DEGREES 005
D.
(1) 22/0457Z AUG 59 S
(2NIGHT (2) NIGHT
E OVER TORBAQ AIRPORT, ST. E OVER TORBAQ AIRPORT, ST. NFLD.
F. PAA
K Kmne
G. C
(1) 1500 SCATTERED-3000 SCATTERED zaa
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(2) SURFACE-NE-9
6000-300 DEG-10 (
10,200-320 DEG-30 (
N 1
16,000-330-50
20,000-300-50
30,000-29 -9 (
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50,000-290-50 (
(3) 1500 SCATTERED 6
(4) 15 MI.
(5) 1/10 AT 1500-3/10SAT3200
HNONA
T NO

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