PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 1C073 RECORD CARD
12. CONCLUSIONS
1. DATE 2 LOCATION Was Balloon
0 Balloon
Dover AFB, Delaware 0 Probably Balloon
15 Oct 59 0 Possibly
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Was Aircraft
Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 00 Probably Aircraft
Local_ 0 Possibly Aircraft
15/2301Z AirVisuol Air-Intercept Radar Meteor
GMT. aX Wes Astronomical
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 00 Probabiy Astronomical
Yes Possibly Astronomical
No Military Other
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
7. Unknown.
14 secs one SE
11. COMMENTS
O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING meteor.
White fireball w/tail changing white to Probably
blue to blue-green. Tail was one to one and
one-fourth inches long as measured by holding
a pea at arn's length. a pea at arm's length.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV ATIC FORM 32
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DEPAMTMET ON THS AR FORCS
STAFF MESSAGE ONSION
NCLASFED WESSAGE
AF IN : 17750 (16 0ct 59)| N f/8/Mvi N G
ACTION: CIN
INFO : OOP, SAFS
SMD B 218
CZCHQD798ZCYJE658
PP RJEZHO
DE RJEDSB 51
P 1619462 ZEX
FM COMDR 1607 AIRTRANSWG DOVER AFB DEL
TO RJWFAL/COMDR ADC
RJEZSN/COMDR DET 3 26 AIRDIV
RJEDSO/COMDR ATIC
RJEZHO/ASST CHIEF OF STAFF INTL HQ USAF
HW USAF
INFO RUEPBL/I006 AISS FORT BELVOIR VA INFO RUEPBL/I006 AISS FORT BELVOIR VA
AF GRNC AF GRNC
BT BT
UNCLAS PLN 16-K-11 UNCLAS PLN 16-K-11
THE OBJECT:
(1) WHITE FIREBALL WITH (I) WHITE FIREBALL TAIL CHANGING WHITE T0 7)73 59 ?)73-GREEN. IGING WHITE TO ?)73 59 ?)73-GREEN.
(2) THE SIZE OF THE BALL WAS (2) THE SIZE OF THE BALL WAS THAT
PEA H HELD BETWEEN THE FINGERS AT ARM'S L LENGTH. THE SIZE OF
THE TAIL WAS ONE TO ONE AND ONE-FOURTH INCHES LONG MEASURED
BY THE SAME METHOD.
(3) AS IN SUBPARA GRAPH (1).
(4) ONE
(5) N/A
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DEPAMTMENG ON TE AH FORC .
STAFF MESSAGE DMISION
UNCLASSFIED HESSAGH
AF IN : 17750 (16 0ct 59) ! N C 0 S
PAGE , TWO RJEDSB 51
(6) NONE
(7) AS IN PARAGRAPH (1)
(3) NONE
(9) NONE
B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT:
LIGHT IN THE SKY.
APPROXIMATELY 190
DEGREES, TRAVERSED AN ARC EAST SOUTHEAST
COURE OWP DEGREES. ALL BEARINGS AND HEADINGS MAGNETIC.
ABOVE THE TREE TOPS.
(3) SAME AS (2) ABOVE.
(4) FLIGHT PATH EXACTLY HORIZAONTAL AND PARALLEL
WITH THE HORIZON FROM S WITH THE HORIZON FROM SITING TO DISAPPE SITING TO DISAPPEARANCE. ARANCE.
(5) BEHIND THE HORIZON.
2301Z AND 59 SECONDS.
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION:
( VISUAL. SITED FROM THE CONTROL TOWER BY THE TOWER
CHIEF AND ANOTHER CONTROLLER.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AR FORCS .
STAFF MSSSAGE OIMSION
UNCLASSIFIED MSESAGE
AF IN : 17750 (16 0ct 59)
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(2) NONE
(3) N/A
D. TIME AND DATE OF SITING:
MOON RISING.
E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER(S):
DOVER AFB, DEL.
YEARS EXPERIENCE,
CONSIDERED EXTREMELY RELIABLE. CONSIDERED EXTREMELY RELIABLE.
CONTROLLER, EXPERIENCE 3 MONTHS. SERVES CONTROLLER, EXPERIENCE 3 MONTHS. SERVES ONLY AS ONLY AS SUBSTANTIATING
SGT CARNS' STATEMENT. SGT CARNS'STATEMENT.
G. WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT - CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE G. WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT - CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SITING: OF SITING:
(1) TOWER OBSERVER'S WEATHER - CLEAR, VISIBILITY (1) TOWER OBSERVER'S WEATHER CLEAR,
15 - 20 MILES. 15 - 20 MILES.
(3) NONE
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DEARTMEG OP THE AR FORC -
STAFF AESSAGE OIVISION
UNOADSIFED RESSAGF
G
AF IN: 17750 (16 0ct 59)
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(4) 7 MILES
(5) 12,000 SCATTERED
(6) NONE
(7) INVERSION AT 700 FT - 1, 000 FT OF 4 DEGREES
CENTIGRADE AND SECOND INVERSION AT 5,000 FT DEGREES
CENTIGRADE. SURFACE TEMPERATURE 50 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
H. NONE
I. NONE
J. NONE
K. WING PLANS AND INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, STANLEY J. ASH,
TOWER AND THE EXACT TIME AND FURATION OF THE SITING, AND
BECAUSE OF THE LEVEL TRAJECTORY AT CONSIDERABLE CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE,
IT IS CONSIDERED THAT THE SITING COULD SITING COULD BE POSSIBLY POSSIBLY A MISSILE A MISSILE
OF SOME NATURE.
L. NONE
SIMILAR OBJECT REPORTED AT THE SAME TIME BY RADAR STATION OBJECT REPORTED AT THE SAME TIME BY RADAR STATION
AT PAUTEXENT.
BT
16/2030Z OCT RJEDSB
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No Case (Information Only) 1 October 1959.
Maysville, Kentucky
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ground. It vas takon by Kr. Carpenter to the of-
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17 - 30 OCTOBER : SICHTINGS
LOCATION OBSERVER EVALUATION
DATE
Astro (STARS/PLANTTS)
17 Franklin, Ohio Other (HOAX)
19 N of Langley AFB, Virgiaia Military (PHOTO/NR) Astro (VENUS)
19 Republic or Korea National Airlines
19 Great Mills Marylaad Eastera Airlines Iasufficient Data
Near Cartegens Columbia Columbiax Navy Insufficient Data
19 Military UNIDENTIFIOD
19 Plaiaville, Kansas Aircraft
20 Dayton, Ohio Aircraft
20 Dayton, Ohio Astre (METEOR)
21 Atlaatic Oceas E of Virgiaia USN
Other (INVERSION REFL
21 Warsaw, New York Aatro (VENUS)
21 Olcott, New York Insufficient Data
22 Prescott, Arizana Ballooa
22-23 Loring Balloon
23 Maize LORING Military (RADAR) Insufricieat DATA
23 Carswell GCI Site, Astro (METEOR)
25 Mansfield, Peansylvaaia Astro (METEOR)
26 Mobile, Alabama Other (ICE PALL)
26 Taccas, Georgia Astro MRTEOR
28 Astro (VENUS.).
28 Ozoaa, Texas Other (BALLOON ROCKET
28 Multi
Vandalia, Ohio Astro (METEOR)
29 a Military Iasurricient Data Iasurricieat Data
29 N Kamloeps, Britisk N Kamloaps, British a, Cazada Cazada Military Astro (METEOR)
30 Dayten, Ohi Dayten, Ohi
ADDEZION ORTOD - SIGHTINGS (NOT CASES) -
ADDEZZON
OBSERVER EVALUATION
DATE LOCATION
Oct Uaiverse Sciexce News Ltr Sciexce News I Ltr
23 Mt Gwaiaa Range, Nev ; Guixea Guixea Newsclippiag Newsclipping
23 23 Loa Augeles, Calirorzia Loa Aageles, Calirerzia Newsclipping
28 Hong Kong, China Hong Kong, Chiaa (Ltr)
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