PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6959073

DATE OF SIGHTINGDate not recorded

REPORTED LOCATION10MWOf Custer S Dakota

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
30 November 0 Probobly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP . TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local X Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar D Was Aircraft
¤ Probably Aircroft
GMT 01/0045Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Rador D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomicol Meteor
Y.s D Probably Astronomi=al
Q No IMilitary 0 Possibly Astmonomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
Unknown
3 seconds one
1O BRIEF SUMMA OF SICHTING 1 COMMENTS
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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200-2, DATED 12 IE FOLLOWING E FOLLOWING REPORT SUEMITTED: SUEMITTED:
DESCRIPTION:
TRAIL (
1 FIREBALL WITH OF SPARKS.
(A) ROUND 4 ( (
() SIZE (B) SIZE E OF BASEBALL AS COMPARED TO MOON. E OF BASEBALL AS COMPARED TO MOON.
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(C) GREENISH WHITE
(D) ONE (
(E) NOT APPLICABLE
(F)NONE —
(G)TAIL, ONE HUNDRED TIMES DIAMETER OF FIREBALL.
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2. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE:

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(H) NONE (
(I)NONE
2. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE:
(A) WATCHING GLOW IN NORTH AND OBJECT ENTERED FIELD OF VISION.
(B) APPROXIMATELY THIRTY DEGREES AND APPROXIMATELY ZERO REES.
(C) ZERO DEGREES AND APPROXIMATLY ZERO DEGREES. Y
(D) STRAIGHT LINE, NO MANEUVERS.
(E) WENT BELOW HORIZONS, CHANGE IN PATTERN OF TAIL AS IT PASSED
BELOW HORIZON.
(F) APPROIMATELY (F) APPROIMATELY Y THREE THREE E SECONDS
3. MANNER OF OBSERVATION: 3. MANNER OF OBSERVATION:
(A) GROUND VISION
( NONE I
(CNOT APPLICABLE (C) NOT APPLICABLE
4TIME AND DATE: 4TIME AND DATE:
(A) 010045Z DECEMBER
(NIGHT
FORTY THREE DEGREES FORTY THREE MINUTES NORTH AND ONE
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(B AIRMAN SECOND CLASS, 2W29TH AIRWARSYS AND AIR
COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE SQUADRON, GROUND CONTROLLED APPROACH OPERATOR,
RELIAELE. DONALD A. NELSON, AIRMAN SECOND CLASS, 2029TH AIRWAYS AND
AIR COMMUNCICATIONS SERVIE SQUADRON, GROUND CONTROLLED APPROACH
OPERATOR, NOT AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW.
7. WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT:
(A) CLEAR, GOOD VISIBILITY
(B) 6000, 290/15; 10,000, 300/35; 16,000, 280/50; 20/000, 280/55; 30,05)
)280/80; NO OTHER AVAILABLE.
(C) UNLIMITED
(DGOOD
(E) NONE
(FNONE (F NONE
8. OBSERVIERS 8.OBSERVIERS REPORT BRIGHT REPORT BRIGHT NORTHERN LIGHTS DISPLAY.
9. NONE 9NONE
1. NONE
11. CHIEF, OPERATIONAL INTELLIGENCE BRANCH, BELIEVE OBSERVERS SAW
METEOR. BOTH INTERVIEWEES WERE CONCIENTIOUS AND DESIRCUS OF BEING METEOR. BOTH II TERVIEWEES WERE CONCIENT BEING
HELPFUL. BELIEVE BOTH WERE UNCONCIOUSLY INFLUENCED BY PUBLISHED
REQUESTS FOR I INFORMATION ON SIGHTINGS OF POSSIBLE MISSILE FRAGMENTS.
12. NONE
BT
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