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UFO case file · UFO-30111

Alexandria radar-visual unidentified-object report — April 7, 1958

CE1United States1958-04-07

Alexandria, Louisiana, United States

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Case description

The document includes information about the date, location, weather conditions, and a description of the observed object. The image appears to be a page from an old document related to Project Blue Book, a United States Air Force program that investigated unidentified flying objects (UFOs). Air Force's official program for investigating unidentified flying objects. STRATEGY AIRCOMMAND REPORT NONE KNOWN UNIDENTIFIED INTERPLANETARY OBJECT SUBJECT: As requested by the Director, the following is a report on an unidentified flying object sighted and reported to the USAF on April 7, 1958. The reported sighting occurred at 11:48 p.m. The officers stated that while in level flight at approximately 32,000 feet, they suddenly observed a bright light in their immediate vicinity. When the radar blips suddenly disappeared off the scope, the object suddenly disappeared from view. The incident was not observed on the aircraft's radar and no other aircraft were seen in the area at the time. Text output from OCR: STRATEGY AIRCOMMAND REPORT NONE KNOWN UNIDENTIFIED INTERPLANETARY OBJECT SUBJECT: As requested by the Director, the following is a report on an unidentified flying object sighted and reported to the USAF on April 7, 1958. The reported sighting occurred at 11:48 p.m. The officers stated that while in level flight at approximately 32,000 feet, they suddenly observed a bright light in their immediate vicinity. When the radar blips suddenly disappeared off the scope, the object suddenly disappeared from view.

Recorded details

Local time
11:15 PM
Craft description
Light Formation
Coordinate precision
LOCALITY
Date precision
EXACT_DAY

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