Cartegena, Columbia S.A., October 1959October 1959

Insufficient Data

Summary

On October 19, 1959, a Colombian Navy vessel near Cartagena, Colombia, reported a sighting using a sextant. The position was about 10 degrees north and 75 degrees west. The card notes the message mentioned two sightings but gave full details on only one.

The object was described as a strange luminous body, circular in form, with a brilliant center and slightly darker spots. It was said to be slightly larger than the planet Venus and to appear like an artificial satellite. Visibility was reported as perfect.

The Air Force noted that because the object looked like a satellite, that was probably the cause of the report. With only one sighting fully reported and the data inconclusive, the card lists the case as insufficient data. This was part of Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports.

Reported location

Cartegena, Columbia S.A., October 1959

Date of incident

October 1959

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 37

Original case file scans

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; PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD ; {
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1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS
| lo Wes Balloon
Ee We i) 5 Cartegzesna, Columbia S.A. Q Probably Robo
3. DATE-TIME GROUP i. TYPE OF OBSERVATION [i Rossiply Batioan
‘ | 1X Ground- Visual O Ground-Radar a Heatly Aireref
CMT 19 11582 0 Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS FEE | 1 re TT ER “lg Was Astronomical
OC Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
E sEk No Columbian Na O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE CATR SRL
Ex Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
J ___ not given one ot given |
: 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
3 mio sightings 1) 19/1158z 270 azimuth Since obj appeared as a satellite, 1t
b) not included in TWX. Info on obj "strange is probablm chat this wagwhat caused
uminous body, circular form, center brilliant; the rpt. Tne message indicated that
; spots slightly darker, size slightly larger than thers were two sigatings, yet include
; enus. Appears a5 artificial satellite. only one in the rpt. Probably a sate=:
4 {ita however the data ia inconclusive
i and the case is listed as insufficien
: data.
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