PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8229819

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1960

REPORTED LOCATIONFort Knox Kentucky

FRAMES2

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GROUND OBSERVER PROJECT
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
19 Sep 60 Fort Knox, Kentucky 0 Was Balloon
D Prabobly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Boiloon
Local 2044 Ground-Visual Ground-Rodu 0 Was Alcroft
20/02442 a Probably Aireruft
GMT AirVisual Air-intereapt Radae D Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 5. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomicol
a Yes CK Probably Astronoraica!leteor
0 No Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3. HUMBER OF OBJEC 9 COURSE Other.
not given one SE-NW DDO Inxulficlent Data for Evaluation
Unkenown
O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING I
IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Object was seen to travel aprox 5o° of the Objeot was seen to travel aprox 5o of the There was no satellite reentry reported There was no satellite reentry reported
celestial dome. At about 45 elev object appeafed at this time. The description is that about 45° elev object appeafed at this time. The description is that
as a shooting star as a shooting star but vas very bright. It but vas very bright. It of a meteor.
was trailing was trailing sparks sparks as a very as a very srall comet would. small comet would.

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REOFIM E D
205 C 51
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3-4X2A
ZCZC53P=34VVCZCSCD73PZCEYA3SE
0O RJEDEA
DE RUZTDW 57 1
ZNR
0 201400Z
EN DETS 1STITMEASR FTKNOY KY -
TO RJEZHD/HQ USAF VASHDC C
RJEUSA/ATIC WPAFB ONIO 12
RJEZDK/SPACE TRACK HANSCOM TLD MASS RJEZDH/SPACE TRACK HANSCOM TLD MASS
INFO RJEDNF/AIR WEATHER WEATHER SERVIGE SERVIOE SCOTTAFB SCOTTAFB ILL
AF GRIC
ET
UNGLAS FR D5ISWS 2O-I-1. FOR HD USAF AFCIN-1B1; UNGLAS FR D5ISMS 20-I-i, FOR HR 1 USAF AFCIN-1B1; UPAFE UPAFB AFCIN-4A;
SCOTTAFD AWSSS, SURJECT NOON DUST SCOTTAFD AWSSS. SUBJECT NOON DUST
THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IS MADE BY A DUTY OBSERVER AT FORT THE FOLLOWING MADE BY A DUTY OBSERVER AT FORT
KNOX, KENTUCKY: OBJECT FIRST SIGNTED AT 344 CST, 19 SEP 1960
(C2442, 28 SEP 1969) MOVING FRON SOUTHEAST TO NORTNVEST, OBJECT
CELESTIAL DOME.
AT ADOUT 45 DECREES ELEVATION OBJECT 7 APPEARED AS A THOOTIIG ETAR
WT WAS VERY BRIGNT. IT WAS TRAILING CPARKS AS I CHOULD THINK A
ANY SHALL COMET I WOULD
VN DO1SUX 20-1-1 2044 19 1950 /2442 20 1950 51 45 A7CIN-181 AFCI1-4A
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