PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8727458

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1966

REPORTED LOCATION40 30N13 10E

FRAMES2

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
8 Aug 66 08/14027. 40.30N 13.10E
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION 7
Military
4NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF O3SERVATION 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
2 - 3 seconds Pilot was flying at 20,Ooo', when an object came into view.
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION The object was described by the pilot as a red fire ball with The object was described by the pilot as a red fire ball with
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION a blue - green tail. At first appeared to be the size of a blue - green tail. At first appeared to be the size of
Aerial Visual a pin point and grew to be about half the size of the moon.
7. COURSE Pilot stated object was in view for 2 -3 seconds and appeared
to burn out at an alt.itude of lo,ooo'. to burn out at an altitude of lo,ooo'.
West West
s, PHOTOS
Yes
xNo
. PHYSICA VIDENCE
Ys
No
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NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT
PRIORITY
P 080957Z AU0 66 hi AF IN: 31438 (9Aug66) K/rlj
FM USS SARATOGA E
AF DIST: RDC-4, XOP-1, XOPX- ASAFOS-3,
TO CINCUSNAVEUR NIN-7(18)
COMSIXTHFLT
COMFAIRMED
CTF SIX ZERO
USS INDEPENDENCE
CTG SIX ZERO.PY TWO
INFORSECNAV
CNO
CINCLANTFLT
USCINCEUR UNCLAS EFTO
FICEUR
CINCUSAFE
CINC
NAD
DIA
OSD (ISA)
A
45 Di ANGLE.
WITH BE THE
SIZE OF THE MOON
MOON). OR 2n3
SECONDS CTED:IN WATER. TO THE WESTOF ROME
CAPPROX MILES SOUTH OF ROME). UFO APPEARED TO BURN OUT AT ALT
10,000
03/S1..1COG 93/S1.4.COG
MB9 EC8 0333.34 35 55 76 04. IP FP. 8FR, COGARN NIC CLA CSA CSAF M B9.EO8 B3 33.34 35 55 76 04.IP FP. 8FR, COGARN NIO CLA CSA CSAF
CONTROL NO. OF PAGE TIME OF RECEIPT DATE TIME GROUP
C10097/2/ ce 1 08/14522 080957Z AUG 66