PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7813902

DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1960

REPORTED LOCATIONVicinity Midway Island

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( PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
MILITARY AIR
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
25 Jun 60 Vicinity Midway Island o Was Balloon
o Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0. Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aireraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 26/0846z Air Visual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE Ca Was Astronomical Meteor
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
No Pilot and Co-pilot Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
5-8 sec one E Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Greenish-yellow ball, extremely brilliant, Description and duration of sighting
leaving impression of trail across sky, compare favorably with similar data
traveling at an extremely high speed. Dis- traveling at an extremely nigh from previous "fireball" sightings. from previous "rireball" sightings.
appeared aprox 15 above horizon separating appeared aprox above horizon separating
into 2 pieces immediately prior to burnout.
Intensity of light increased steadily until Intensity of light increased steadily until
burnout.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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TIME
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RBHPHH/COMHAWSEAFRON OCC RBHPHH/COMHAWSEAFRON OCC S-SC9 E904
RJHPKA/ADCC WHEELER AFB RJHPKA/ADCC WHEEL AFB
RBWPPG/COMWESTSEAYRON RBWPPG/COMWESTSEAYRON!
INFO RJEZHQ/COFS USAF WASH DC (
RJWFALB/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLO RJWFALB/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLO
RBHPA/CINCPAC RBHPA/CINCPAC C
RUHPB/CINCUSARPAC FT SHAFTER
RBHPB/CINCPACFLT
RJAPAA/COMUSJAPAN FUCHU JAPAN
RUAMC/COMUSKOREA SEOUL KOREA Y
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RJEDSQ/ATIC WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO 18OA
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FM DET ALFA AEWBARRONPAC EIGSWT
TO COMBARPAC :160
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CIRVIS REPORT X WV-2 BUNO 143202 X UNIDENTIFIED BALL GREENISH-YELLOW
X SIGHTED AT 32-48N 175-15W X 250846Z X APPEARED 45 DEGREES ABOVE
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HORIZON TRAVELING IN A TRAJECTORY FROM WEST TO EAST EXTREMELY HIGH
IMMED PRIOR TO BURNOUT X INTENSITY OF LIGHT INCREASED a
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STEADILY UNTIL BURNOUT I X OBJECT HELD UNDER VISUAL OBSERVATION 5-8 3
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