PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8685668

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1966

REPORTED LOCATIONLong Branch N J

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DA'TE - TIME GROUP LOCATION
31 March 66 01/0030z
Long Branch, N. J.
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Insufficient Data
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Form 164 requested over 30 days, and not received as of this
One date, if form is returned, sighting will be reevaluated.
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS.
Approx. 15 minutes Observer looked to the sky and saw an elliptical object,
darker than the rest of the sky. It was spinning rapidly
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION left to right, or counter-clockwise. Across the front
from
Ground Visual were four alternating blue-white lights. On the top & bottom
were two lights, the top one being g slightly pink. Object
7. COURSE elevation. It was slowly wanning and
was about 50 degrees
West West flying flying into the western sky. into the estern sky.
. PHOTOS . PHOTOS
Yes
No No
. PHYSICAL 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yos Yos
No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Prevlous editione of thie form mey be used. Previous editione of this form mey be used.
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Around 7:30 I went out to look at the stars, since I had d been
I had not been out long when I not- (
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It was slowly waning and lving away into By 7:45
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would also be glad to answer any further
Respectfully yours,
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