PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8409449

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONLexington Kentucky

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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1. DATE 7 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
O Was Balloon
7 Sev 59 Lexington, Kentucky Q Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION iy Faseny Sollcon
: O Was Aircraft
Local - ee D: Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Rador CQ Probably Aircraft
GMT O% [9105 -01304 D0 Air Vi svol DO Air-Intercept Rador G Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
O Yes O Probably Astronomical
Q-Ne Civiltan O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other
O-- Insufficient Data for Evaluotion
' O Unknown }
25 mins A fe Manouver
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One to five objs sighted fm time to time lio weather inversion check. Very |
auring a 25 min period. Objs ronnd &@ smme unreliable rpt. Observer eble to
size & brillisnee as stars. On $3

af 15,000ft & then made a
ft & hovered. All objs wou

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