PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6963863

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONRhode Island

FRAMES6

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION Rhode Island, CONCLUSIONS
Worcester, Mass. 0 Wos Balloon
28 Oct 59 Wallingford, Conn. XTX Probably Balloonrocket
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT_28/2343Z AinVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
No ICivilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF CBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
000 00 Insufficient Data Insufficient Data for Evaluation for Evaluation
Unknown Unknown
15 mins one NE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Rnd, bright white light w/30 mile long exhaust It is concluded that this was probab that this was probab
surrounded surrounded by by light or chaff. the space agency agency balloon rocket &
trail launched launche fm Wallops Isl on thi Wallops Isl on thi
date.
ATIC FORM 329
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R0052 1959 0CT 30 04 31
020S0A2S6ZCDHBDE2
PP RJEDSQ ..
DE RJEXDH 332
P 292130Z 4
TM 57AIRDIV FM 57AIRDIV
TO ATIC WRI TO ATIC I SHT PATTERSON ERSOM AFB OHIO OHIO .
ST . .
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/UNCLAS/FROM 99DCOI 14638 14608
SUDJECT: UPO .THIS IS AN ABREVIATED UFO REPORT SUBMITTED AT THE
REQUEST OF MAJ FRIEND ATIC, TO C LIMINARY INVESTIGATION ..
TINDINGS ON A UFO-SIGHTING. MR OF WICKFORD , RHOSE
ISLAND WAS CONTACTED BY MAJ R. F. NELSON, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER 99BU
LSTCVER AFB AT OCT 59 IN REFERENCE TO HIS RPORT OF
SLGNTIG A UFO. MR P STATED HE AND HIS WIFE RETURNING NOME,
JICIT CRD, R. I. BY AUTO FORM VERMONT SIGHTED A DRILLIANTLY .....
GST 28 CCT 59. THIS OBJECT HAS SINCE BEEN CONFIRNED AS AN MASA

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SPACE WEATHER PROJECT AND MR WAS SO ADVISED AND THANKED
FOR HIS ALERTNESS AND INTEREST IN THE SAFETY OF HIS COUNTRY.
THIS CFFICE WAS SATURATED WITH CALLS FROM CIVILIANS IN THE.
WESTOVER AREA REPORTING THE SAME SIGHTING. SUGGEST THAT AIR FORCE
I.TELLIGENCE UNITS BE ADVISED IN ADVANCE POSSIBILITY OF SIMILAR-S. I.TELLIGENCE UNITS BE ADVISED IN ADVANCE POSSIBILITY •
AOTIVITIES SO THAT .CTIVITIES SO THAT PROPER EVALUATION AND RIPLY CAN BE MADE TO REPLY CAN BE MADE TO .
CIVILIAL INQUIRES. CIVILIA. INQUIRES.
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YY RJEZHO RJESBN
DE RBEGUF 011
Y 290140Z ZFD
FM COMEASTAREA NY
TO RJWFAL/CINCNORAD TO RJWFAL/CINCNORAD
RJEZHO/COFS USAF EMERGENCY EMERGENCY
RJEZHQ/COFS USAF
BEKHC/COMASDEFORLANT RBEKHC/COMASDEFORLANT
JESBN/32ND NORAD DIV JESBN/32ND NORAD DIV
USCG GRNC
ST
ERINT X FOLLOWING RECEIVED FROM SS TRUN/FPSK X QUOTE AT 2245GMT
UNKNOWN
DETERMINED OBJECT 30 DEGREES ABOVE E HORIZON SHOWING LIGHTANG X
TALLING DOWN SLOWLY TO SEA X X DISAPPEARED TEN MINUTES LATER TEN
LIGHT TO BE
OCKET FIRED FROM WALLOPS ISLAND AT 2240Z
aT
2245GMT 20.25N 60.44W 320 30 CCGD5 2240Z
9/01452 OCT RBEGUF
9/3212Z OCT RBEGUF
NOTE Aavancted fiveredt29707 (29 Oct 59)
CORRECTED COPY
CRRSAMRECSE

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SMD B 997
WUE149 GOVT PD
WINDSOR LOCKS CONN OCT 28 NFT
ASST CHIEF OF INTELLIGENCE
HDOTRS USAF
IAV IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 2002 PARAGRAPH 15 FOLLOWING UFO
SHAPE ROUND BRIGHT LIGHT 2 SIZE PA NUMBER
3 COLOR WHITE NUMBER 4
NUMBER 6 DETAILS NO NUMBER 7 EXHAUST 30 MILES LONG NUMBER 8
B NUMBER 1 BRIGHT FLASH OVER NEW YORK CITY NUMBER 2 200 DEGREES
AZIMUTH 40
DEGREES ELEVATION NUMBER 4 NORTH EASTERLY FLIGHT
72 DEGREES 10 MINUTES WEST OBSERVER CONN LATITUDE
41 DEGREES 27 7 MINUTES NORTH LATI 72 DEGREES 46 MINUTES
VEST PARAGRAPH F OBSERVER ACTICAL
FIGHTER SQUADRON OBSERVER
TACTICAL FIGHTER SQUADRON G1

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UNCLASSIFIED AESSAGR.
AF EN: 29915 (29 Oct 59)
WINDS SURFACE 320 DEGREES 8 KNOTS 6000 330 DEGREES 30 KNOTS
10203 320 DEGREES 40 KNOTS
20000 320 DEGREES 50 KNOTS 330D0 300 DEGREES 60 KNOTS 50000
I NUMBER
PARAGRAPH J NONE PARAGRAPH K MAJOR Tiv- orTiCE TbonD OFFICE 103RD
TACTICAL FIGHTER TACTICAL FIGHTER GROUP BEST AVAILABLE INDICATE SIGHTING
MAY HAVE BEEN SPACE AGEN OCKET LAUNCHED FROM FROM
VIRGINIA PARAGRAPH L NONE PARAGRAPH L NONE
CONNECTICUT AIR NATL GUARD EXECUTIVE
OFFICER
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1150P
IAW AFR 200-2 UF0 A1 2 PA 3 4 6 7 30 8 9 B 1 2 200
40 3 150 40 4
2EA 42
23 72 10 B 41 27 7
52030 250 50 3 4 5 6 H I J K 103 L.
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