PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6967378

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONBerlin Germany

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
21 Dec 59 Berlin Germany D Probably Bolloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
3. 1 DATE-TIME GROUP
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 21/1753Z AirVisual Air-Intercopt Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical I Meteor
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other..
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
3 secs one -
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Detailed rpt of meteor observation fm Astro (Meteor)
German National requesting requesting info as to
comparison w/rptd meteor comparison w/rptd meteor newspaper.
article.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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not more than 3 ssconds. The Miaht fron the ground was nearly.
oopy. The appearance is a liitle bit enlarged to iake it better
visible. Phs other odroinstandes are the Bans I hid seet.
If roasibls, sive re an answer if my ohuarvatior is tha Bame yon
had ssena
Exouse my funy sryle And the nistakea.
Moet respeotrully
T.

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AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE
OHIO
REPLY TO
ATTN OF: AFCIN-4E2
SUPJECT: UFO Sighting
2 3 Mar 1960
TO: SAFOI-3d (Maj Tacker)
l. The ATrc files fail to indicate any report of the UFO sighting for
21 December 959, referenced in Niss letter.
2. From the description given by Mis the object
observed by her was very probably a meteor.
3. Due to the fact that ATIc files do not reveal a case for 21 December
1959, we are unable to make correlation between her sighting and the one
she read of in the newspaper.
4. The address of the witness is as follows: The address of the witness is as follows:
Miss
Berlin
FOR THE COMANDER: FOR THE COMMANDER:
PHIEERO. PHILTE EVANS 1 Atch: 1 Atch:
ColonelUSAF Cy 1tr 25 Feb 60, subj:
Deputy for Sciences and Components Referral of Corres w/Atch

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II 1
SAFOI-3a/Maj Tacker/mhb/72291
25 March 1960
Dear
This is to ac edge your letter of uary 1960
concerning an unid flying objeet sighting.
United
sighting on 2l December l959 and, therefore, we can make no
correlation betveen your sighting and the one read of
in the
From your From your description of the objecs you saw, it was
probably a meteor.
Sincerely,
LAWRENCE J. TACKER LAWRENCE J. TACKER
Major, USAF Major, USAF
Public Publ Information Division a?ometio toion
Office of Information
Misa
Psyhotherapeutin
B
Germany
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