Central New Jersey, August 1958August 1958

Insufficient Data

Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from Central New Jersey, August 1958 in August 1958. The full case file (4 scanned pages of witness statements, Air Force memoranda, and investigator notes) is reproduced below as held by the National Archives. The Air Force assigned this case to its broader investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena alongside ~12,600 other reports filed between 1947 and 1969. Citation: NARA Record Group 341, Microfilm Publication T1206, Roll 33.

Reported location

Central New Jersey, August 1958

Date of incident

August 1958

State / country

? / XX

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 33

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 4

Transcribed text

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CO«CLUSIONS
O Wes Balloon
\ Aug 1958 Central New Jersey 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Bolloon |
Local Afternoon X3Ground- Visual O Ground-Rador - Bahay Mord ;
GMT QO Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5S. PHOTOS a CE O Was Astronomical i
O Yes DO Probably Astronomical
HE No Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Otherilrol ics io Ruf
O Insufficient Date for Evaluation
0 Unknown
5-7 sec ne =
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING . |1). COMMENTS
Silver obj, shaped like a twisted Sighting was made in Aug 3538
piece of foil, Traveled approx but was not rptd nntil Dec 60,
100-1500 mph, Traveled aprox 300- over 2 years later, The info
700ft; approx 150-3000' high, Followgd rptd is limited in nature, &
curvature of earth--up hill & down, due to the late date of r:.{ an
: investigation is impractical,
T.e witness rptd very little
pertinent info precluding
an evaluation, Case listi2d as
unreliable rit. ©
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) |
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28979156

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Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

1958 1958-08-01