Johnson Island AFB, December 1957December 1957

Insufficient Data

Summary

On December 3, 1957, at 12:00 a.m., a military observer at Johnson Island AFB reported sighting one object. The object had the shape of a shooting star and was colored green. It turned brighter green as it moved out of sight. The object was not as fast as a shooting star. The object was first sighted approximately 45 degrees off the horizon. In the southwest, it turned brighter green and continued bright green until out of sight. An Air Force evaluation concluded the sighting was a bolide based on the color and speed of the object.

Reported location

Johnson Island AFB, December 1957

Date of incident

December 1957

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 31

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 3 December 1957
2. LOCATION: Johnson Island AFB
12. CONCLUSIONS: Was Balloon, Probably Balloon, Possibly Balloon, Was Aircraft, Probably Aircraft, Possibly Aircraft, Was Astronomical Meteor, Probably Astronomical, Possibly Astronomical, Other, Insufficient Data for Evaluation, Unknown

3. DATE-TIME GROUP: Local 2400, GMT 04/1100Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground-Visual, Ground-Radar, Air-Visual, Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS: Yes, No
6. SOURCE: Military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: [blank]
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: one
9. COURSE: SW

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: One object, shape of shooting star, color green and turned brighter green until out of sight. Object not as fast as shooting star.

11. COMMENTS: Color and speed of object indicate this sighting was a bolide.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28975679