PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6964638

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONNorth Of Hawaiian Islands

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS |
0 Wos Balloon
7 Nov 59. North of Hawaiian Islands Bo Ler eon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ossinly °
: O Was Aircraft
Local a eee oO Ground-Rador Oo Probably Aircreft
GMT 08/08252z, 0 Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar G Possibly Aircrofr
5. PHOTOS * SOURCE O Was Astronomical Meteor
0 Yes 4 [{ Probably Astronomical
XC No | Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other 3
DO Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
D Unknown
not given _ one Falling
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
. Bright obj struck water. Obj made low arc It is highly probable that the witness¢s
& emitted at least three flashes. saw a meteor which appeared to strike
the water, then in reality it passed
below the horizon.

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DETEHAINE THE POSSIBILITY OF THE OBJ SIGHTED BEING A KNOWN sSsiILE
OR SATELLITE. ‘THE RESULTS OF THIS INVESTIGATION WERE NEGATIVE
IT IS HIGILY PROBABLE VJHAT THE WITNESSES SAV A METZOR WHICH APPEARED
TO STRIKES THE WATER, WHEN IN REALIVY IT PASSED BELOW THE HOnIZoNn.
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