PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6966323

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONRoanoke Rapids AFS N C

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
00 Was Balloon
25 Nov 59 Roanoke Rapids AFS, N.C. Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERYATION D Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT_27/0259Z Air-Visual Air-Intercept Rador Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 5. SOURCE X Was Astronomical Meteor
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
C No Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
Unknown
2 secs 2 secs one falling falling
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Pale green obj, shape Pale green obj, shape of of tch flame, ch flame, The color, time duration, & flight duration, & flight
size of little finger at axn finger at antn' length, falling path suggests a path suggests a meteor or or fireball. fireball.
straight down.
-
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FRAME 002 / 004paddle-gpu-200dpi

ACTION CIN
INFO : OOP, SAFS
SMD A016
ZCZCHQB505ZCYJB225
PP RJEZHQ
DE RJEDAMF 3
P 271530Z
FM 632 RADAR SQRONAKE RAPIDS N C
TO RJWFAL/ADC TO RJWFAL/ADC
RJEZSN/25 AIRDIV
RJEDSQ/AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER
RJEZHQ/HQ L RJEZHQ/HQ U USAF AFCIN
RJEZHQ/SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE SAFIS RJEZHQ/SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE SAFIS
INFO RJEDAM/WASH AIRDEFSECT INFO RJEDAM/WASH AIRDEFSECT
BT.
UNCLAS FROM ODC 11096.
SUBJECT: UFO. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS SUBMITTED IN
REFERENCE TO PAR 15, AFR 200-2.
A. (1) MATCH FLAME
(2) LITTLE FINGER AT ARMS DISTANCE
(3) PALE GREEN
(4) ONE
(5) NONE
(6) FALLING STRAIGHT DOWN
(7NONE

FRAME 003 / 004paddle-gpu-200dpi

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCF
STAFF MESSAGE DIMSION
UNCLASSIRIED MESSAGE
INCOMING
AF IN : 5 58947 (27 Nov 59)
PAGE TWO RJEDAMF 3
(8) NONE
(9) NONE
B. (BRIGHTNESS
(2) 50-60 DEGREE ANGLE
(3) LEVEL WIT HORIZ ON
(4STRAIGHT DOWN
(5) OUT OF SIGHT (5) OUT OF SIGHT DUE TO HORIZON DUE TO HORIZON
(6 TWO (2)SECONDS (6) TWO (2) SECONDS
C. 1GROUND-VISUAL (1) GROUND-VISUAL
2 NAKED EYE
(3)NONE
Do D. (1) 0259Z,27 NOV 59 (1) 0259Z, 27 NOV 59 -
- (2)NIGHT
E. (1) 632 RADAR SQ
F. (1) WA
(2) /3C, 632 RADAR SQ, GATE GUARD, EXCELLENT
G. 1 CLEAR
: CALM, 10,000 240/50, 15,000 260/50, 20,000 260/60,
in 30,000 260/70, 50,000 250/60
(3) UNKN OWN
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FRAME 004 / 004paddle-gpu-200dpi

(7) 45 DEGREES
H. NONE
Io NONE II
J. UNKNOWN
K. NONE
L. NONE
BT
27/1800Z NOV RJEDAMF 27/1800Z NOV RJEDAMF
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