PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6970718

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1968

REPORTED LOCATIONGastonia North Carolina

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
DATE - TIME CROUP 2 LOCATION
16 Apr 68 17/02162 Gastonia, North Carolina (1 Witness)
3. SOURCE : CONCLUSION "
Civilian Satellite (ECHO I) I
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
At 2107(L), Echo 1 was at 83 deg long., 35 deg lat., traveling
One in a Nc direction.
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5. LENGTH OF OBSEI 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
:
7 Minutes 7 Minutes The observer sighted The observer sighted a blue light that was as bright as the blue light that was as bright as the
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION . brightest star. . brightest star. The light silently traveled toward the NE. The light silently traveled toward the NE.
Ground-Visual - 7
I Director
7. COURSE 2
NE Maxwall AFE, Aic ATTN: Archives B Aerospace Studies 30 30
8. Maxwall AFB, Aicbama ATTN: Archives Branch Aerospcce Studies Inst RETURN
PHOTOS
E RETURN TO:
Yes Yes
AXNo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Ys SMC
AXNo
FORM
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5. 7 Certain of teme, determined by
watch object μ 1 continualy, hut
dined 3 brigltined.
6 isibality unliinted.
7.
8, Dheir evere rmom etere,
9. clean sky oniy weather
10, Agpeared a light,
w 11 11 Dright brigltent star,
1à Ihe adqer 12 Ake dais were sligllly fuggy
13,2 stood still maeral m
6, dihn't pd up wohed away
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4 didn'I slang shape
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15. Di't move behind any obgents
16.12 move in front. of
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27, about 35 6 when first
abt 30 when lost
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