SE of Alutian Isles/50.00N 172.25W, September 1959September 1959

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Summary

On September 7, 1959, a military pilot reported a sighting south of the Aleutian Islands over the Pacific, near 52 degrees north and 172 degrees west. The pilot first saw a bright blue-white flash low in the sky.

The object left a trail of particles that stayed visible for over 30 seconds. It appeared to be at a great range from the aircraft and disappeared about 3 degrees above the horizon. The whole sighting lasted about 30 seconds.

The Air Force noted that the flash and trail indicated a meteor. The record card lists the case as astronomical, a meteor. This was part of Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports.

Reported location

SE of Alutian Isles/50.00N 172.25W, September 1959

Date of incident

September 1959

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 36

Original case file scans

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ie PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD (
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS E
; 0 Was Balloon :
7 Sep. 69 5 of Alutian Isles/50.001 172.298 Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Bl BERsIEly bUllSon
: O Was Aircraft
Sp oe 0 Ground- Visual 0 Ground-Radar a Probably Aivaoats |
CMT __2/ 0901Z ‘B%Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircroft |
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0% Was Astronomicalllctbcor
O Yes O Probably Astronomical
ONo Military O Possibly Astronomical i
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE EE Othe isdn Sheil ee ee Tle
O Insufficient Dota for Evaluation |
: O Unknown
30 sec ili not stated
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
CpJ observed to leave trail of particles Very brief info. Flash & trail
; visible for over 30 secs, Initial obsr as indicate meteor observation.
of lash. Appeared to be a great range fm own
position. Disappeared at 30° elev.
} .
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) {if
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