PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7812565

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1960

REPORTED LOCATIONTallassee Alabama

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
19 May 60 Tallassee, Alabama 0 Was Balloon
0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local ZGround-Visual Ground-Radar 00 Was Aireraft
Probobly Aireraft
GMT_ 200030z May 60 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE 'Was Astronomical
6Y.s 000 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other.
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
2 min one not given o Unknown
. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Small round object, extremely high, white-clear In view of the very meager information
looking. Sometimes appearing bright and shiny. received, this report cannot be evaluated
Object faded away in a og. with any degree o curacy.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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UNCLAS EFTC
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1960 MAY 21 01 49
RA0 26
ETCSQA788ZCVYB107 JELEPHONED
EKD 22 (
PP RJEDSQ15 IND.
DE RJESSW19/12 NOT5 SIME
P 202348Z5A77ERED 170-50A77E9E 05,009-S
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FM COMAIRU
TO RJWFAL/ENT AFB COLO 4-4420
RJESKBU/COMDR MOADS RJESKBU/COMDR MOADS
RJEDSQ/ATIC WPAFB RJEDSQ/ATIC WPAFB (
RJEZHQ/HP USAF RJEZHQ/HP USAF (
RJEZHQ/SER OF I RJEZHQ/SER OF THE AF
BT BT T.MONE MONE
UNCLAS /E F T OGXFROM AUOIN 1-SO. ACTION ENT AFB, MOADS, ATIC, UNCLAS /E F T OGXFROM AUOIN 1-SO. ACTION ENT AFB, MOADS, ATIC, C
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SUBJECT
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A. ROUND COMMENT
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B. SMALL-EXTREMELY HIGH COMPARED
KNOWN OBJECT. (
C. WHITE-CLEAR LOOKING. SOMETIMES APPEARING BRIGHT AND
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SHINY.
D.ONE(1)
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/32 KC0TS, 50,000-269/43
KNOTS, 80,000-076/12 KNOTS. (
- B. 4503-SCATTERED B. 4500-SCATTERED 17,0 17,000-SCATTERED CATTERED 25,OO0-SCATTERED CATTERED
C. 15 MILES. C. 15 MILES. (
D. 51-4500 .91 17,000 .02 25,000 T0TAL .04 D. .51-4500 .01 17,000 .02 25,030 T0TAL .04 (
E NO THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA. E. NO THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA.
9. 9. ( (
NONE
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NONE
11.
NO AIRCRAFT IN AREA. MILITARY FLIGHT SERVICE AND FAA CENTER IN
ATLANTA NEGATIVE.
12.
DUTY NCOBN AIR UNIVERSITY ALERTING CENTER. NO COMMENT.
13. COULSNIT-BC'COMPARED TO ANY (
NONE NONE
BT AND
21/0007Z MAY RJESSW 21/0007Z MAY RJESSW ( (
UNCI
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E. N/A
F. OBSERVER COULDN'T SAY.
G. STREAM OF FIRE.
H. NO SOUND. ~
I. OBSERVER COULDN'T SAY.
2.
A. OBSERVER WAS CUTTING GRASS AT THE TIME AND HAPPENED TO NOTICE
THE OBJECT IN THE SKY. THE OBJECT IN THE SKY.
N B. OBSERVER COULDN'T SAY. B. OBSERVER COULDN'T SAY
C. OBSERVER COULDN'T SAY.
D. OBSERVER COULDN'T SAY. D. OBSERVER COULDN'T SAY.
E. OBSERVER STATED THAT THE OBJECTED FADED AWAY IN A FOG. E. OBSERVER STATED THAT I THE OBJECTED FADED AWAY IN A FOG.
F.APPROXIMATELY TWO(2) MINUTES. C
3.
A. GROUND-VISUAL.
B. NAKED EYE.
C. N/A
4.
A APPROXIMATELY 0030 ZULU TIME, 20 AY 60. C
B. DUSK. ,
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O A. TALLASSEE, ALABAMA-WEST SIDE.
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