PROJECT BLUE BOOK

MILITARY AIR PROJEC? 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
19 Apr 60 NW of Azores (Atlantic) - D Was Balloon
0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visuel Ground-Redar o Was Aireraft
00 Probably Aircraft
2320z to 2324z C[ Air-Visual Air-Intercept Rader Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes Civilian and Military 80 Probably Astronomical Meteor
M No PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENOTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
5 sec one E Unknown
10. BRIEF SU GHTING 11. COMMENTS
Burning Burning object object which which glowed very bright glowed very bright white white Probably a meteor. Probably a meteor.
before disintegrating before disintegrating into trailing pieces.
Two bright streaks of streaks of light, green in color about light, green in color about
3 to 5 seconds apart were observed. seconds apart were observed.
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Y 200024Z Y 200024Z S02 N01 102 N01
FM COMEASTAREA NEW YORK NEW YORK
TO RJWFAL/CINCNORAD
RJEZHQ/COFS USAF
RBEKHC/COMASDEFORLANT
RBEGUH/COMEASTSEAFRON
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TO CANADIAN COAST GUARD HALIFAX 2324 GMT POSITION 512ON SUDONVIT TUEONVE
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PRIOT Y A 131 20 APR 60
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FM COMBARLANT
TO RBEKHC/COMASDEFOPLANT
INFO RBEPW/CNC
RREKHC/CINCLANTFLT
RBEGUH/COMEASTSEAFRON
RREGHF/COMEASTAREA CG
RCEHC/CANFLAGLANT
NAVY GRI36
BT
THE FOLLOWING RECEIVED FROM BAPRIER AIRCRAFT X QUOTE X
SIGHTED BURNING OPJECT AT 2321Z AT 4329N 3755W BEARING
32CT X CCURSE FAST TRAVELING WORIZONTALLY 10 DEGREES
ABCVE HORIZON Y ABCVE HORIZON OPJECT GLOWED VFRY PRIGUT WHITE REFORE PJECT LOWED VFRY PRIGUT WHITE PEFORE
DISINTEGRATING INTO TRAILING PIECES X ORSFRVED FOR DISINTEGRATING INTO TRAILING PIECES Y ORSERVED FOR
APPROX 5 SECONDS X UNQUOTE X AT SAME TIME THE FOLLOWING
RECEIVED FROM GANDER CAC X QUOTE X VC 7517 PILOT REPORTS PILOT REPORTS
TWO BRIGHT STREAKS OF LIGHT CMM BRIGHT GREEN CMM ABOUT
3 TO 5 SECONDS APART AT 2320Z CMM TRACKING 285T CMM
POSITION 4522N 472CW X UNQUOTE X DEBRIEF OF BARRIER
PILOT INDICATES OBJECT VERY BRIGHT CMM PROBABLY ROUND
AND MOVING VERY SWIFTLY CMM CROSSING AN ARC OF 45 DEGREES
IN THE 5 SECONDS VIEWED PUT DEFINITELY MOVING
HORIZONTALLY  APOVE INFO PASSED TO 641 AC AND W SQDN
GOOSE EAY CNM LAPRADOR
BT
DIST 92 COG DIST 92 COG
NAVRESDE 09 09M 03 33 09 09M 03 33 34 35 05 06 94 07 70 07D(74) 34 35 05 06 94 07 70 07D(74)
73 76 JCS NAVAIDE CSA CSAF NIC CIA 73 76 JCS NAVAIDE CSA CSAF CIA COGARD ARD CMC IP CMC IP FLAGPLOT BFR OOD
FLAGPLOT BFR OOD
DLVY NR 128/MCGILL/DM DLVY NR 128/MCGILL/DM
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