PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6963612

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONMobile Alabama

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1.DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
26 Oct 59 Mobile Alabama 000 Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Locai- Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
CMT 26/2212Z AinVisual Air-Intercept Rador Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE CCX Was Astronamical Meteor
Yes Probabiy Astronomical
2No No Civilian Civilian Possibiy Astronomical
7. LENG LEN OF OBSE OBS ATION TION 8. NUMBE NUMBER CBJECTS 9. COURSE Other Other
000 000 Insufficient Data Insufficient Data for for Evaluation Evaluation
Unknown Unknown
3 secs one SW to NE SW to NE
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING T0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Description Descript: peed are pical of
end. About the size of a half dollar. Silver a metecr. a metecr.
w/ a whitish glow. Obj fell in w/ a whitish glow. Obj fell in an arc.
Disappeared almost instantly. instantly.
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FP RJEZHO
DE RJESBA 126D
P 291640Z ZEX
FM BROOKLEY AFB ALA
TO RJWFAL/ADC
RJESKB/32ND AIR DIV RJESKB/32ND AIR DIV
RJEDSQ/AIR TECHNICAL RJEDSO/AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CEN WPAFB
RJEZHO/HQ USAF RJEZHO/HO USAF
RJEZHO/SECRETARY OF RHE A RJEZHO/SECRETARY OF RHE A F F
AF GRNC
3T
WAS REPORTED
LARGE ROUND OBJECT WITH
TAIL LIKE COMET ON END. /2/ ABOUT THE SIZE OF A HALF DOLLAR.
/3/ SILVER WITH A WHITISH GLOW. /4/ ONE. /5/ NOT APPLICABLE.
/6/ GLOWING WHITE CINCULAR OBJECT WITH A TRAILING TAIL BUT NO VIVID
OBJECT FELL IN AN ARC GLOWING TAIL GAVE IMPRESSION OF AN ARC WHILE

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ZULU 26 OCT 59. /2/ DAY BGWXGO SUNLIGHT
30 DEGREES 38 MINUTES LATITUDE. F. IDENTIR
OBSERVER /1/ MR OBSERVER OBILE ALA MORT ICIAN
OF SIGHTINGS /1/ GOOD /2/ SURFACE 170 DEGREES 6 KNOTS 6000 FT
220 DEGREES 15 KNOTS 10000 FT 334 DEGREES 40 - KNOTS 1 16000 FT
260 DEGREES 25 KNOTS 20000 FT 293 DEGREES 30 KNOTS 30000 FT
260
NEGATIVE I. NEGATIVE J. NEGATIVE K. DUE TO THE INABILITY LOCATE
lage 2 of 3
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ORPARTAINT OP THE AIR FORCE
. STAM, MSSEAGE DMISION
UNCLA3T A30SA
INCOMING
AF DN: 30996 (30 Oct 59)
PAGE THREE RJESBA 126D
SAW THE UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT IT IS NOT
OBJECT. L. NEGATIVE.
BT
29/1912Z OCT RJESBA
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