PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7811699

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1960

REPORTED LOCATIONWOf Hawaiian Islands

FRAMES4

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FRAME 001 / 004tesseract-200dpi

_ USN PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION ? 12. CONCLUSIONS

o Ane ) 7 P Hay ia Slonds OM Was Bolloon
if APE &X W of awadian Isl X CY Probably Bolloon
a a a — Geena ° t
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION J Possibly Balloon
sitions CX Ground: Vi sual OD Ground-Rodor rm FeCUs Riecais
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é cmT___© 07392 Apr 60 = O Aix Visual O Air-lntercop? Rader | Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE O Was Astronomtecct ae. |
O Yos “| Probobly Astronomical /2&teor
CoN, MiLIt ary QO Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION |8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS To COURSE 16 Ger ie
O Insuffictent Dore for Evaluation
Not given one SE-NE 3) Rehaein
selene beeihine — : ~—. tiie cial —_— ——
iQ, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

Bright blue and red odject with blue tail Probably a meteor. hany i
approximately 10 long; body appeared to in this area curing this
OS about the sice Of a dime, Disappeared

Over clouds,

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FRAME 002 / 004POOR LEGIBILITY — PENDING RE-EXAMINATION

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FRAME 003 / 004tesseract-200dpi

Fit CTU 326204

STCHTED OBJECT TRAVELLING ACROSS THE SKY Fil SE TO NE &
DISAPPEARED OVER CLOUDS BEARING 35% DEGREES TRUE ALT 25 DEGREKS 4
SRIGHT BLUE AND RED BODY X TAIL WAS BLUE APPROX 19 DEGREES LONG A

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FRAME 004 / 004POOR LEGIBILITY — PENDING RE-EXAMINATION

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Location__West of Hawailen Islonds.

Date 8 April 1960 Hour (4) 07302

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