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UFO case file · UFO-30357

Location not stated radar-visual unidentified-object report — November 1958

CE1Location not stated1958-11-01

Location Not Legible, Location not stated

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Case description

On or during November 1958, at or near Location not stated, the source reports the following sequence: RESULT CLASSIFICATION OF REPORTED MSG. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING The text in the "BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING" field describes the details of the observed UFO sighting. COMMENTS There is an "Other" checkbox in the "CONCLUSIONS" section, indicating that the observer could not determine the nature of the observed object. STABLE, MOVED SILENTLY CLASSIFIED BY USAF TECHNICAL INT CE. SEE SUBJECT: UFO DESCRIPTION: (1) ROUND (2) PALE 54 IN ___ DIAMETER (3} METALLIC LIKE (4) BRIGHT (5) STABLE (6) MOVED STRAIGHT (7) SPEED (8) DURATION 1-2 SECONDS ( 9 } DISAPPEARING INTO CLOUD COVER INVESTIGATION OF COURSE PASSED IN FRONT OF 5 F-84'S AT GREAT SPEED. APPROXIMATE ALTITUDE ABOVE 60,000 FT. (11) DESCRIPTION OF FLIGHT: OBJECT PASSED HORIZONTALLY AND SILENTLY IN FRONT OF AIRCRAFT FLIGHT PATH. DID NOT SEEM TO BE AFFECTED BY AIRCRAFT PRESENCE. (12) REMARKS: OBJECT APPARENTLY TRACKED BY RADAR. (13) EVALUATION: INSUFFICIENT DATA. THEY COULD NOT BE CHASED OR FIRED UPON AS JUST ROUTINE AND ALL SATISFACTORY The image appears to be a scanned page from a document related to Project Blue Book, a United States Air Force program to investigate unidentified flying objects (UFOs). ONE ROUND, BRIGHT SILVER OBJECT SAW SLIGHTLY ABOVE HORIZON, MOVED WITH A SLIGHT SWAYING MOTION FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS, THEN DISAPPEARED. NO SOUND NOTICED. NONE PAR B 1. (EXPLOSION) 2. (45 DEGREES AND AZIMUTH OF 323/123 DEGREES) 3/ SMOKE FROM APPARANT EXPLOSION DISAPATED RAPIDLY OTHER OBJECT DISAPPEARED VERY FAST TO SOUTH EAST.

Recorded details

Local time
1330
Craft description
Reported object in Location not stated radar-visual unidentified-object report — November 1958
Coordinate precision
UNKNOWN
Date precision
MONTH_ONLY

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