PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6962600

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONGreat Mills Maryland

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2 LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS
C Wes Bailoon
__i9 Oct 59 Great Mills, Meryiand O Prebebly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION DO Pessidly Balicon
: . O Wos Aircreft
Lecal — anes. 0 Ground- Visual S Ground-Roder Oo Probobly Aircroft
cut LO" Z a & Air-Vi suol D Air-Intercept Rader |O Possibly Aircraft
"5. PHOTOS - SOURCE O Wes Astronomicel
0 Yes C Probebly Astronomical
xt No re we Civilien Airlines Fligh+s 0 Pessibly Astronomicci
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8 NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE DO Other %
Les Insufficient Data for Evoliucticr
0 Unknown
—uoit_given _ sai NI oh OG EVER ze

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Rpts fm two Airlines flights. Obdj wes rnd,

reddishewhite 5-6 times es large as a star.i. interrogetion according to the initic.

Green wings protruded fm the obj.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

lei ea aE NE TO! Lee re

11. COMMENTS
Airlines pilots not evailable for

rpt. No followeup wes ettemmted.
Insufficieht dete eveilable for any
attempt at analysis.

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es DSPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
NNNNV © STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION

UNCLASSIFIED MSSSAGE

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Ae on Poroboe (19 oct 59) tAad COMING

ACTION: CIN
INFO : OOP, -SAFS
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SMD 3203
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01998502.

FM FSC OLMSTED AFB PAs.

TO RJEDFW/MCGUIRE AFB NEW JERSEY

RJEDSQ/AIR TECH INTIL CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO fobs
RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLORADO

RJEYNH/26TH AD(DEF) ROSLYN NEW YORK

RJEZHW/DIR INTEL Ha USAF WASH DC

RJEZSN/26TH AIR DIV SYRACUSE NEW YORK

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‘1. DESCRIPTION eae.
As ROUND ~*

5. 5 TO 6 TIMES LARGER THAN AN AVERAGE STAR
C. REDISH AND WHITE
D. ONE ms

G. NONE ae
H. NONE
I. NONE

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STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASS'FIED MESSAG®

INCOMING

AF IN: 19092 (19 Oct 59)
PAGE TWO RJEDKQ 29H

2, DESCRIPTION OF COURSE
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D. PARELLELED AIRWAY RED-77
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3. MANNER OF OBSERVATION g: : ke ee
A. AIR VISUAL = : a Bs
3. NONE : snp |

2. NATIONAL AIRLINES FLIGHT 118 AND EASTERN AIRLINES FLIGHT 642
4. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING 3

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5. LOCATION. OF OBSERVER
38 MILES ENE PATUXENT RIVER NAS LF RADIO STATION AND 15-25 MILES

SOUTH CONLORD INTERSECTION ON RED77
§ . IDENTIFYING INFO OF OBSERVER
4. AIRLINE CAPTAINS OF NATIONAL 118 AND EASTERN 642

?e UNK

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AF IN: 19092 (19 Oct 59)

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| - STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
: | UNCLASSRED MESSAGE

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WEATHER. AND WINDS ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING
CLEAR 15 ‘MILES VSBY | | 7
SURFACE |

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3. NONE

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11.
TO.

NONE
OPERATIONS OFFICER, OLMSTED FLIGHT SERVICE. THIS INFO WAS PASSED
FLIGHT SERVICE THROUGH WASHINGTON ARTC. FLIGHT SERVICE UNABLE TO

JNTERR OGATE THE AIRLINE CAPTAINS.

12.

5ST

NONE

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