PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6964018

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONCanada North Kamloops British Columbia

FRAMES6

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Canada Was Bailoon
29 Oct 59 North Kamloops, British Columbia 00 Probably Balioon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT_- 30/0300Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aireraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes Yes D Probably Astronomical nomicol
OXNO COXNO Military D Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER COURSE URSE 0 Other Other.
X EX insufficient insufficient Data aluation uation
D D Unknown
10-15 mins 10-15 mins one West
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Obj moved fm horizon to horizon in l0-15 Request for additional info not Request for additional info not complied
mins. Circular or mins. Circular oval 1 1/2 -2 ft in with & case is considered as insufficient with & case is considered as insufficient
diameter. Fire red or orange color, no data. data.
tail, sound, or other noticable features. other noticable features.
Obj glowed speed was estimated at 590 mph. peed was estimated at 590 mph.
No radar contact no rptd air traffic in rptd air traffic in
area.
ATIC FORI S2P 52)

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ACTION: CIN
INPO : SAFS, OOP
SMD C086
CZCH0A565ZCQJA484
RR RJEZHQ
DE RJWZDM 10A
R 021820Z
FM 25 ADIV MCCHORD AFB WASHINGTON
RUEZHO/HEADQUARTERS USAF AFCIN
BT ET
1. CIRCULAR - OVAL
2 11/2 - 2 FEET
3. CRANGE - FIRE RED .
4. ONE
SA NONE
6NONE
7.NONE APPARENT 8. NONE 9. NONE
SECTION TWO:

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2. 45 -090DEGREES
3. 45 -270DEGREES
A. STREAIGHT AT ABOUT 500 KNOTS
5. OVER HORIZON
6. 10 - 15 MONUTES
SECTION THREE: SECTION THREE:
1. VISUAL GROUND 2. NONE 3. NONE
SECTION FOUR:
1. 3003002
2. NIGHT S
SECTION FIVE:
SECTION SIX:
1. NONE
2WARREN G. MARVEL S/SGT, 825TH ACWRON, COMM CENTER SPECIALIST, F-6.
SECTION SEVEN:
1. CLEAR - CEILING INDEFINITE
2 ALTITUDE DEGREES KNOTS
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A.F IN : 34400 (3 Nov 59)
PAGE THREE RJWZDM 10A
SURFACE 170 15
6,000 250 30
10,000 270 40 .
26,000 270 50
18,000 280 60
30,000 -
40,000 - 80,000 40,000 - 80,000 -
U.
3. CLEAR
4.15 PLUS 4.15 PLUS .
5. ZERO 5. ZERO
NEGATIVE NEGATIVE
7. NONE
SECTION EIGHT:
APPARENTLY NONE
SECTION NINE:
NONE - NO RADAR CONTACT WITH OBJECT
SECTION TEN:
1 NO TRAFFIC REPORTED
SECTION ELEVEN:
OFFICER - APPARENT SIZE AND SPEED OF OBJECT INDICATES
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JOINT MESSAGEFORM
UNCLASSIFTED
SPACE BELOW RESER FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER
TA 036
Iea1 20 11z
PRECEDENCE TYPE MSG (Check) SYMBOL ACCOUNTING ORIG. ERS TO OF CLASSIFICATION REFERENCE
ACTION ROUTINE BOoK MULTI SINGLE
INFO X AF 25 OIN 11 8273 UNCLAS
FROM: SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
ATIC, W-P AFB
TO:
McCHORD AFB, WASH.
/UNCLAS/AROM: AFCIN-4B48 /1-22+0-E
UFO SIGHTING OVER B. C. CANADA. WAS THE SIZE OF THE OBJ, AS
REPORTED, AN ESTIMATE OF HE ACTUAL SIZE, OR IS IT A COMPARATIVE REPORTED, AN ESTIM
ESTEMATE? IN SECTION TWO, PAR THREE OF MSG, THE OBJ IS REPORTED ESTIMATE? IN SECTION TWO, PAR THREE OF MSG, HE OBJ IS REPORTED
TO HAVE DISAPPEARED AT 45 DEGREES ELE TO THE WEST. IN PAR FIVE OF
SAME SEC, IT IS REPORTED TO HAVE DISAPPEARED OVER THE HORIZON. OVER THE HORIZON.
REQ CLARIF . DIRECTLY OVER
I CHECK
BE MADE FOR OTHER WITNESSES, AND THEIR DESCRIPTION OF THE : INCIDENT.
DATE TIME
4 NOV 0732
MONTH YEAR
NOV 1959
SYMBOL SIGNA TURE
ARCIN-4E4g Thiehalos it
TYRED TITLE
≥0-7=10 MAJOR ROBERT J. FRIEND mes
Ol.JuWC
PHONE 69216 NR. PAGE 1 NA. O 1
SECURITY CLASSIFICATICN Assistant Deputy
UNCLASSIFIED Science & Components
FORME5173 REPLACES D0 FORM 173, 1 OCT 49, WHICH WILL BE USEB UNTIL EXHAUSTED