3800 N 5430 W In Atlantic Ocean, April 1958April 1958

Insufficient Data

Summary

On April 1, 1958, a cigar-shaped object with a bluish color was sighted in the Atlantic Ocean near Panama. The master of the SS Coole reported seeing the object at a high altitude, heading north around 1:40 p.m. The object was positioned at 3 degrees 20 minutes north, 54 degrees 30 minutes west. Another witness reported a bright unidentified light high in the sky at approximately 2:10 p.m. near his home at 25 degrees 45 minutes north, 82 degrees 00 minutes west. The object approached from the north and made a semi-circular arc toward the southwest before disappearing. Visibility was unlimited. The object did not appear to be an aircraft or a falling star. The Air Force evaluation was listed as insufficient data for evaluation.

Reported location

3800 N 5430 W In Atlantic Ocean, April 1958

Date of incident

April 1958

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 32

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
25 APR 58

2. LOCATION
3800 N 5430 W
In Atlantic Ocean

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local 25/1023Z
GMT 25/2300Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual [checked]
Ground-Radar
Air-Visual
Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS
Yes [checked]
No

6. SOURCE
Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
Not given

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One

9. COURSE
N/A

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Cigar shaped obj bluish color, very high and headed north, did not appear to a/c or falling star.

12. CONCLUSIONS
Unknown [checked]
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Other
Insufficient Data for Evaluation [checked]
Unknown

11. COMMENTS
Insufficient info for evaluation.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28978031