govweird/archive
Case FileNARA NAID 28976146 · T1206 Roll 31

Project Blue Book Case File

Catalgazi-Kimli Turkey, December 1957December 1957

Insufficient Data

Summary

On December 13 to 14, 1957, observers near Catalgazi-Kimli, Turkey reported a large, bright object leaving a bluish trail behind it. The object moved downward in a westerly direction at great speed. A second object was also noted. The Air Force recorded the case under Project 10073, its official record for unidentified flying object reports. The card notes that the characteristics, description, and time in sight indicated the object was a meteor.

Reported location

Catalgazi-Kimli Turkey, December 1957

Date of incident

December 1957

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 31

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 2
View transcribed text
reas 41 & PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD PTY JG
: 1. DATE ; . LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS |
O Wos Balloon
| 1.13-14 December 1957 Catalgazi-Kimli Turkey O Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Balleen |
Local re XXGround- Visual O Ground-Radar 0 Probably Airer oft |
GM [Bosal ei miata 0 bi 2s FT 0 Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft |
5. PHOTOS : - SOURCE Was Astronomical .
: 0 Yes O Probably Astronomical
3 XXNo 5-6 fishermen DO Possibly Astronomical
{| 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 6. Otherside ys voici
OD Insufficient Data for Evaluation
few seconds two West B (Unaan |
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS :
| | Large, bright object, leaving a The characteristics, description, |
; blueish trail behind it was seen time in sight and other informatign |
roving downward in a westerly direction indicate that the object was :
at great speed, A second somewhat apparently a meteor, The press &
: similar object was noticed later, radio in that area also stated
Observers first believed object was a that the object was of meteoric
; guided missile, origin,
|
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 32) | :
| | 9,
| | : | 3
/ 2

Use ← → keys to navigate · scans hosted by the U.S. National Archives

Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28976146