PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
2 Nov 59 20 mi N of Statesville, N.C. 100 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloan
Locel Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT 02 /0900z Air-Vi sual Air-Intercept Rador Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical Venus
Yes 080 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 8. NUMBER OBJECTS 9. COURSE COURSE Other Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
20 mins 20 mins one South
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Oblong obj, approximately 6' long & 4' obj, approximately 6' long & 4' A check indicates the planet Venus to A check i indicates the planet Venus to
wide. Golden appearance in center surrounded wide. Golden appearance in center surrounded be approximately 10° above the horizon
by a blue reflection. Seemed to be rotating The winding road (and possibly uneven The winding road (and possibly uneven
in slow tu in slow turns. Obj seemed to rise & fall, surfacecould have given the impressiqn
intermittently disappearing & reappparing. intermittently disappearing & reappparing. of movement of the planet, plus the faqt
that it was so that it was so low on the horizon. low dn the horizon.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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HEADQUARTERS
464:M TROOP CARRIER WING (A)(TAC)
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
POPE AR FORCE BASE, NORTH CAROLINA
REPLY TO .59
ATTN OF: WDO-INT
SUBJECTI Unidentified Flying Object
TOI ATIC (Najor Friend)
Wright-Patterson AFB, Chio
1. Referencs your telephone conversation of 5 November 1959. Attempts
by the undersigned to interview in Statesville, N.C.
met with negative results. Mayas companion, was
also not available for interview. However, the following information
was obtained from Chief of Police, Statesville, N.C., and
News Editor of the Statesville (N.C.) Record and Landmark,
who had previously interviewed who had previously interviewed and
2. 2. Information is set forth in acc ar. 15, AFR 15, AFR 200-2: 200--2:
a(1): Oblong.
(2) Approximately 6 feet long and 4 feet wide. (2) A Approximately 6 feet long and 4 feet wide.
(3) in center surrounded in center surrounded by a blue reflection. blue reflection.
(4) One
- (5) N/A
(6) s
(7) None
3) None
(9) None
b (1) Observer at first thought it was a plane falling.
2 As observers were travelling to left and
slightly behind at
(3) Unknown, since object disappeared while observers were in
restaurant gett ng someone else to l t object.
(4) Observers were travelling aupro - miles per hour;
object was alternately behind and ahead ver, going in the same

general direction; object seamed to rise and fall, intermittently
disappearing and re-appearing.
(5)Unkmowm
)20 minutes
c(1)Ground Visual
(2) N/A
)N/A
d (1) 020900z November 1959
Night
e. Cbservers were approximately 20 miles north of Statesville, N.C.
driving south on drivihg soucn on higirway yo. Highway 90.
f(1) unks unk Street, Statesville, N.C.,
professional professional gambler gamble poor chara and reputatic and reputation (according ccording to Chief
of Police Ivey).
Ave, Washington, Ave, Washingt D.C. ssional
ganbler and confidence man, ganbler and confidence man, poor reputation and cl haracter (according to
Chief of Police Ivey). Chief of Police Ivey).
2)I/A
s(1) Clear
? (2) Wind Direction Velocity
Surface 300 5 kts
6,000 290
10,000 290
16,000 280
20,000 290
30,000 310
50,000 310 90
30,000 N/AV
(3) None
(4) Plus 7 milas
(5) Nona
(6) None
it. None
a
i. None
2

j. N/AV .
k. Wing Intelligence Officer; Chief of Police Ivey advised the
undersigned that the observers were reputation and
character, and that at first report, he though they could have been
trying to establish an alibi. However, after investigation, he was
of the opinion that the observers actually saw something. In view of
this statement, I believe that and did experience a
visual phenomenon.
1 None
M%
RICHARD J.MC GLYNN
Captain, USAF
Wing Intelligenc
Mystery Fireball Mystery Fireball
Causes Sea .
STATESVILLE. N. C., NOV. STATESVILLE. N. C., NOV.
3--(UP[)-A mysterious blue 3--(UPI)-A mysterious blue
: ball of light appeared over the
North Carolina countryside
before dawn today and fright-
ened those who saw it.
A motorist, Robert L. James
of Taylorsville. N. C., said the
glowing object "chased" his
car several miles. He said it
"hovered" over his car "at tree
top levels" and moved alter-
nately at slow and very fast
speeds.
Police said a check of other
police departments and the
Highway Patrol showed a num-
ber of persons saw a similarly
described ooject in the viein-
ity of Hickory and Salisbury.
IN. C.
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EAST COAST. 1.C.
BLuE CIGHT- FLASHING XELCOW
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LiFE MAC. TV. CHAIN- -
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STATESUICCE STATESUILLE N.C. x.C.
Pa Ovee Ouce
TAYcoeS UelE N.e. N.e.
Osvser Oveer COANED COANED Hes CAR
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Pouce 5 HHEM WAY PATREC
HICICORY SALISSURY w.e.
Orntr Twotu
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STATES
CHeEF OF POLICE.
0700
= OQUECT WED
Pounck Pouncs 25C020- 2SCORD-
CAMBLERS GAMBLERS
CoN Con MEN
BUNKO. - BuNKO. -
BOOT LE BOOT LEG .--
INocre Ivocre
- (amcose WASH.DC.
REPORTER POLECE STAMON.
UP1
ONSTANT surv ANCE
UNIENOWN IN THE ornER PLACES.

of Statoeville,N. C. claimg that a veird ball of HieMt thesed
Hs autemeblle down a loe al hizhaay in the woe zornteg hovrs of Noveebse d.
The delt bad a blua glow around its edges, and eaee to within a fow yaruo-nt e x11-18as1aax rundits odges,-Ara oas ta ilala a-row yrusn i
thas ear 4r which he/ we.riding with a fiibad. the-UrO moved froe left to right. tae ear 4 which he/ wae.riding with a fiibad. the-Uro meved froe left to right.
-is.tellowed the maryakenda t. aois tellowed tht baryaaend a t. poind it cot eo rolose ta tho proand taat ns poins it cot no olose ts tho proatd taat ns
hougtit hed eragted bougkt:tthed erestedi.
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OLOWING OBJECT CHASES 19
CAR IN NORTH CAROLINA APRO
On Tuesday, November 3. several re-
Derts were made to law eniorcement
agencies regarding a mysterious glowing
boll of light in the eastern sky about 8
a m. Weather Bureau officials at the
Raleigh-Durhaen Airport explained these
as possibly a weather balloon which they
had released at 6 a.m. and which "might had released at S a.m. and which "might
glow in the sun" at about that time. A
State Highway Patroi dispatcner at Sals- State Highway Patrol dispatcner at Sals-
bwiry said the object appeared very large,
dlowing and sdill visible in the east. mov- dlowing and still visible in the east, mov-
ing south at about 3 a.m.
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Not so Net so easily disposed.ei disposed however,
was the report olf ois a
Taylorsville used car denier, who report-
ef a "bail of light" which chased his ef a "bail of light" which chased his
car along a deserted highway car along a deserted highway at about at about
a.m.-iwo hours before the weather
balioon was launched. halsoon wyas. Jaupched. driving
near Statesville, had observei the object
as it came vithin several yards of his
vehicle several times. He said it hovered
over the car "just above tret-top level"
ardi moved aiternately at siow and very
fast soeeds. He stopped bis car six times
and each time the ooject stopped also.
During this same time there were re-
ports of the bluish-white fireball being
observed over a 50-mile radius in the
sald area.