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Case FileNARA NAID 28973309 · T1206 Roll 29

Project Blue Book Case File

Monmouth Beach, N.J., November 1957November 1957

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 Monmouth Beach, N.J., November 1957 in November 1957. The case file consists of a single scanned page 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 29.

Reported location

Monmouth Beach, N.J., November 1957

Date of incident

November 1957

State / country

? / XX

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 29

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 1
Transcribed text
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE                          2. LOCATION                    12. CONCLUSIONS
6 November 1957                 Monmouth Beach, N.J.           □ Was Balloon
                                                               □ Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME, GROUP            4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION         □ Possibly Balloon
Local     0110 Z             □ Ground-Visual              □ Was Aircraft
GMT ✓ 0110 Z                  □ Ground-Radar               □ Probably Aircraft
5. PHOTOS?                     □ Air-Visual                 □ Possibly Aircraft
□ Yes                          □ Air-Intercept Radar        □ Was Astronomical
                               □ SOURC:                      □ Probably Astronomical
                               Coast Guard Station         □ Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION       8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS        9. COURSE
1 hour.                        N/A                         N/A            □ Other
                                                                          □ Insufficient Data for Evaluation
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING  11. COMMENTS                  □ Unknown
Ly Lights sighted in sky and illuminated   Aurora Borealis.
sky for approx 1 hour. Lights were in
layers and varying shades of red and
yellow.

ATC FORM 173 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28973309

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