Codroy, Newfoundland, March 1960March 1960

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 Codroy, Newfoundland, March 1960 in March 1960. 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 37.

Reported location

Codroy, Newfoundland, March 1960

Date of incident

March 1960

State / country

? / XX

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 37

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 4

Transcribed text

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SRE PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS
: ) ge CE Sl i 0 Was Bolloon | 1
19 Mar 60 Codroy, Newfoundlond O Probably Bollsen |
3. DATE-TINE GROUP |'4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ti EoasEly. Baitpon |
{ ks 1 Was Aircraft
rr ee ER {1 Ground- Visual 0 Ground-Rodor 0 Probobly Aircraft
GMT 16107 p12 0 AirVisual 0 Air-lntarcept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
3 PLC LL ee CT Fre SAA Konto BRISA GUN hood obi dodo Ach stab
\ 5. PHOTOS §. SOURCE BD Was Astronomical
0 Yos i : 0 Probably Astronomical
Civilian fl Possibly Astronomical
SR 1 TEE AAI FR Ee NS ENN SAR)
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2. MUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Be pce ER
{ Insufficient Data for Evaluation
1 min Che Descending 0 Unknown |
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Dark, barrel-shaped object, six to eight feet | Since there was but one witness, this
long, black at one end, trail of flane six sighting classed as "insufficient data."
feet long, no sound, appeared to fall straight | it ic quite possible that this was a
cown to east. balloon or other instrument for upper
air research falling. Description and
duration of fall corresponds to a collapsdd
] balloon. cbhreer er Qeceve Ped |
ATIC FORM 329 (RY 26 AZP 52) 3
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28986225

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Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

1960 1960-03-01