Bitburg, Germany, April 1959April 1959

Insufficient Data

Summary

On April 1, 1959, near Bitburg, an unidentified object was observed. The witness reported a large object of papparently brilliant white, with a brilliant white, extending white material turning to brilliant blue at it disappeared. Sides of object very large. No sparks or pieces falling from object. The observation lasted 2 to 3 seconds. One object was sighted traveling southeast to northwest. The Air Force evaluation is listed as unknown.

Reported location

Bitburg, Germany, April 1959

Date of incident

April 1959

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 36

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 01 Apr 59

2. LOCATION: Bitburg, Germany

12. CONCLUSIONS: [checkbox options include: Was Balloon, Probably Balloon, Possibly Balloon, Was Aircraft, Probably Aircraft, Possibly Aircraft, Was Astronomical, Probably Astronomical, Possibly Astronomical, Other, Insufficient Data for Evaluation, Unknown]

3. DATE-TIME GROUP: Local [illegible]
GMT 03/2315Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: [checkboxes for Ground-Visual, Ground-Radar, Air-Visual, Air-Intercept Radar]

5. PHOTOS: Yes [checked]

6. SOURCE: Military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: 2-3 secs

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: One

9. COURSE: SE to NW

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Large obj, size of grapefruit, brilliant white material turning to brilliant blue, extending white above becoming to brilliant blue at it disappeared. Sides of obj very large. No sparks or pieces falling from obj.

11. COMMENTS: [illegible text about description, flight path and time duration are all symbols on a very large object.]

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 28 SEP 52)

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