PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7812554

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1960

REPORTED LOCATIONSWof Albans West Virginia

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
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DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
17 May 60 SW of Albans, West Virginia Was Balloon
00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local ¤ Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
Binoculars 000 Probably Aireraft
GMT_ 180030Z May 60 Air Visual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircralt
5. PHOTOS( SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
45 min one W Unknown
I0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING I1. COMMENTS
Red or orange object came over horizon moving Report does not contain sufficient infor-
E to W at about 500-600 feet. Faded into dark- mation for analysis. The object is probably
ness. a star or planet, however without the
location and total movement it cannot be
determined which one.
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(A) WEATHER WAS CLEAR
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(8) NO UNUSAL ACTIVITY
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HER ANALYSIS OF THE SIGHTING, SICNCE THERE WERE NO OTHER REPORTS
DURING THE 45 MINUTES SIGHTING PERIOD. ALSO, MOON RISE WAS AT 127Z
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