PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9737327

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1963

REPORTED LOCATIONPhoenix Arizona

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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|} 1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
50 Navarkav 2024 oe ; ‘ond O Was Bolloon
19 November it Phoenix. Arison:
. v eI oJ rnoenix, AMLZoONA O Probably Solioon
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Loco + Ground-Visuel Sx =O Ground-Rodar Probably Aireroft
19/13377 0D Possibly Ai ft
EE 2 Ain Visual O Air-Intercept Radar Seay Swit
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| 0 Yes O Probobly Astronomicol
i No civilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTM CF OCBSE@VATION 3. MUMBER OF OBJECTS | % COURSE O Other sae eos
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Round spherical object witl 9Lden orange SrICA at about 20-25 deg elev, 120 deg
yellow color 50-100 4 larger n morning az, Venus, iy Yuplter anc tae moon
star. Object at 22~2) dese elev. 135 deg mot in area. Case evaluated as SPIidi
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KILES SOUTHEAST, 31,000 TO 67,000 FEET ELEVATION COBSERVER LOCATED

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