PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8410573

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1959

REPORTED LOCATION8Mi Eof St George Utah

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
O Was Balloon
22 Sep 59 QO Mi B of St George, Utah Q Probably Balloon
13. DATE-TIME GROUP & TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Bolloon
Local O-Ground- Vi sual 6 Ground-Radar ax Peobebly Aircraft
GMT_0232Z to 03002 D Air Vi suol O Air-letercept Rader |2 Possibly Aircroft
} 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
0 Yes O Probably Astronomical
XG Ne A4eti¢en (10) 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
; QO Unknown
ht to 5 mins one % to W
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Constant bright white light, about the size Probably an a/c anti-collision light]
of a large afc. Estimated about 60 to &0

thousand feet alt traveling very fast.

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SIGHTINGS WERE REPORTED BY ANY ACFT IN THIS AREA. DR Q@RRMMMMBB STATES
THAT THE SECOND JET WAS FIVE TO TEN MILES IN TRAIL OF FIRST JET AND THE
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DAWN, DUSK). AFTER DUSK APPROACHING NIGHT.

Es LOCATION OF OBSERVER(S)?

EIGHT MILES EAS OF ST, GEORGE UTAH ON RIO VIRGIN RIVER

F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVERCS):

(1) CIVILIAN-- NAME, AGE, MAILING ADDRESS, OCCUPATION, AND ESTIMATE
OF RELIABILITY. D2, ae. (92) ———Pibienmees st. GEORGE,
UTAH DOCTOR AND ALSO PILOT. RELIABLE AND 10 OTHERS. (2) MILITARY--NAME,

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GRADE, ORGANIZATION, DUTY, AND ESTIMATE OF RELIABILITY. N/A
Go WEATHER AND WINDS-ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TINE AND PLACE OF SIGHTINGS:
C1) OBSERVERCS) ACCOUNT OF WEATHER CONDITIONS, EXCELLENT WEATHER

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DIRECTION AND VELOCITY IN DEGREES AND KNOTS AT SURFACE, 6,000,

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30,000" 250/60 70, 000° 250/37 (3) CEILING, CLEAR (CEDAR CITY) (4)

V ISIBILIT Y.N 15 PLUS (CEDAR CITY (5) AMOUNT OF CLOUD COVER, NONE
¢ > THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA AND QUADRANT IN WHICH LOCATED. NONE
ANY OTHE? UNUSUAL ‘ACTIVITY OR CONDITION, METEOROLOGICAL, ASTRONOMICAL,

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THE FOLLOWING
INFO IS REQUIRED TO FORM A VALID CONCLUSION CONCERNING THE REPORTED
INCIDENT. WAS THE SIZE O7' OBJ” REPORTED AN ESTIMATE OF THE ACTUAL
SIZE, OR APPARENT SIZE? IN PAR 15j OF MSG, THE STATEMENT IS MADE
"OBI APPROVED TO CROSS DIRECTLY OVER SECOND JET IN TRAIL OF FIRST
JET*® - PLEASE EXPLAIN. I THE LIGHT WAS AS INTENSE AS REPORTED,

THE TWO ACFT SHOULD HAVE SEEN IT.

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REQ THIS BE CHECKED OUT.

DATE TIME
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MONTH YEAR
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UNCLASSIFIED

DD ferrss 173

REPLACES DD FORM 173, 1 OCT 49, WHICH WILL BE USED UNTIL EXHAUSTED