Freiburg, Germany, March 1959March 1959

Insufficient Data

Summary

On May 5, 1959, civilian witnesses near Freiburg, Germany, reported a bright object in the night sky. The sighting was about 10:29 p.m. (2229 GMT) and the duration was not given. The information was reported through naval intelligence channels.

A weather station observer saw a shining yellow ball surrounded by a greenish halo, moving at about 600 to 800 km per hour from north-northwest to south-southeast. Two other people also saw it. About the same time, a young American couple in Freiburg saw a disklike object that appeared like a shooting star, then changed direction and went out of sight at high speed. They described it as shining white with a slight yellow shimmer.

The Air Force record card noted that, due to the limited information, the report could not be properly evaluated.

Reported location

Freiburg, Germany, March 1959

Date of incident

March 1959

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 35

Original case file scans

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pi? PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD :
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1. DATE { 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Bolloon ?
5 May 59 Freibure, Germany 0 Probebly Balloon
ee ee ee eee eee eee dei [Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
v v y 0 Was Aircraft
Local SA ———— -0°Ground- Visual O Ground-Radar 0 Probably Aircraft
CMT 08 [22297 0 AirVisual DO Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS - SOURCE DO Was Astronomical
O Yes O Probably Astronomical
G.No O4erd 3 4an 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE CE
Ll insufficient Date for Evaluation
0 Unknown
not given one Sa
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Shining yellow ball surrcunded by & Lue to limited information,
‘1 greenich hale, Speed est at about €00-890 this rept comnot be properly evaluated.
KM PH, 2 other cbservers stated the diseclike
cb crpeared ag a shooting star, then
changed direction. They described it =c¢
shining white w/slight yellow shi:mer.
ATIC FORM 229 (REV 28 SEP 52)
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