Eastbourne, England, October 1959October 1959

Insufficient Data

Summary

On a late afternoon in October 1959, a resident of Eastbourne, England saw an object in the sky that changed shape as he watched it. He described it as round when he first spotted it, then transforming into the shape of a kite as it moved toward the west. He estimated it was aluminum-colored and traveling between 2,000 and 5,000 miles per hour at an altitude of 20 to 40 miles. The object disappeared as it moved into the sunset, and the entire sighting lasted about thirty seconds.

The Air Force interviewed the witness using a standard questionnaire designed to gather detailed information about UFO encounters. The witness also provided a sketch of what he observed. However, because the sighting occurred late in the day and took place in a remote location overseas, the Air Force found it impractical to conduct a further investigation. The case file notes that lacking the necessary data, a valid conclusion about the object's nature could not be reached.

The case was eventually forwarded to the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The full case file, as held by the National Archives, spans 24 pages.

Reported location

Eastbourne, England, October 1959

Date of incident

October 1959

State / country

? / XX

Page count

24 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 37

Original case file scans

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hi PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD :

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION [12. CONCLUSIONS
i jo Was Balloon
1) Okt 56 Eastbourne, England 8 Shay Ridiesn

i 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION - Zk bind Bid lado
] 5 g O Was Aircraft - |
i Local a . RE XXGround- Visual 0 Ground-Radar ‘a Probobly Aircrafs :
1 MT [1/7482 0 Air Visuol O Air-Intercept Radar | DJ Possibly Aircroft

4 5. PHOTOS A ETT COST: IF VO 711) 1.) I O Wes Astronomical
: O Yes 10 Probably Astronomical
BN Civilian O Possibly Astronomical /
3 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Oe Other—___________ 1

[BX ai cient Data for Evaluation /
i 0 ink nown
i 30 Secs one West /
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E 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
9 Obj rnd in shape when first seen, changed t Due to lateness of #pt, and loca-

I [shape of kite as it moved to West, size of tion of the sighting, it is impractic
1 ld alumizum color, speed estimated +0 be to investigate this sighting furider
3 betwzen 2000 and 5000 MPH, alt of 20-40 miles. Lack of necessary data Dbrecludes ga
© Disappeared into the sunset. valid conclusion.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28984953