PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6962646

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONCartegena Columbia S A

FRAMES2

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD .
1. DATE 12 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
19 Oct 59 Cartegena, Columbia S.A. 00 Probably Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP Possibly Balloon
TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 19/1158Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
xNo Columbian Navy D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other.
:EX Insufficient Data for Evaluation
D Unknown
not ziven noth F0en one hot given not Ilven
10. BRIEF BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Two sightings 1 19/1158z sightings s119/1158z 270 azimuth Since obj appeared Since obj appeared as 83 a satellite, it
) 2) not included in TWX. Inio on obj "strange in TWX. Info on obj "strange is probably that this is probabla that this waswhat waswhat caused caused
Luminous body, circular form, center brilliant the rpt. The message indicated that
spots slightly darker, darker, size slightly larger than than there were two sightings, yet include include
Venus Appears as as artificial satellite. only one in the rpt. Probably a sater only one in the rpt. Probably a satei
lite however the data ia inconclusive lite however the data ia inconclusive
and the case is listed as insufficien and the case is listed as insufficien
data.
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ATIC FORM 329 (RE) 26 SEP 52)
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UEPAKIMENT OP IRE AIR EORCE
STAFF MESSAGE"DIVISION Seidts
8 UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
COMING Juen
N/K/ba my
AF IN :2 20898 (20 0ct 59)
ACTION: CIN
INFO : OOP, SAFS
3MD B 232
ZCZCYHQG186
PP RUEPBL
DE RJEZHO 1078
P 201725Z
FM USAIRA AMEMBASSY BOGOTA COLOMBIA
TO RJEZHO/AFCIN HQUSAF
RUEPBL/1127 FAG
AFGRNC AFGRNC
ST
UNCLAS U-20. PASS TO ADC ATIC SAFIS. COLOMBIAN NAVY UNCLAS S U-20. PASS TO ADC ATIC SAFIS. COLOMBIAN NAVY
VESSEL LOCATED WAC 770 LAT. 10 DEGREES 08 MINUTES NORTH LONG.
INDICATIONS WERE COLON IST AT T 191158Z AZIMUTH 270 DEGREES AT 47
STRANGE LUMINOUS BODY, CIRCULAR FORM, CENTER BRILLIANT, SPOTS
SLIGHTLY DARKER, SIZE APPEARS SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN VENUS.
APPEARS AS ARTIFICIAL BODY. NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
USAIRA COLOMBIA
3T
20/2211Z OCT RJEZHO DISAAGC0
NOTE : This message has not been to ADC, ATIC