PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6957743

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONBurlington Vermont

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS
Burlington, Jie ae io pes Salat
5S San 590 5e0tor ermon QO Probcb oon
—~25_32D = —|_ Proctor, Vex 'e) Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF reo cs
i r O Was Aircraft
Locol ——E XM Ground-Vi sual O Ground-Rodor Q Probobly Aircraft
GMT_ 25 06104 D Air Visual © Air-Intercept Radar |° Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE O Was Astronomical
0 Yes O Probably Astronomical
~{ Ne Militar wy i? Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION ~—_‘| &. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 10 Other
0 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
0 Unknown
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
White light blinking on & off ot steady General description conforms to hes
intervals observed to move up, down, & expe sted of a balloon. Signting was
sidgways in an erratic minner, Movement rptd fm Airport. Balloons are pales sed
S generally to the 5§. Initial observation d at 06002 normally & can carry lights
at 50° clev. Gradual disappearance, Rpt for identification purposes.
states that smne obj was observed near
Proctor V“maont.

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BRIGHTER THAN USUAL LIGHT
APPROXIMATELY 52 DEGREES
SQ DEGREES

“OBJECT WAS FIRST SEEN IN THE SKY SOUTHWEST OF THE LOCATION

OR THE OBSERVER. IT MOVED IN A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION.

SMALL: AERA. LIGHT APPEARED TO BLINK ON AND OFF AT IRREGULAR S|

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THREE MILES SOUTHEAST OF BURLINGTON, VT ON AIR FORCE. ACFT
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