Over SW Libya, January 1958
- Date of account
- 1958-01
- Location
- Over SW Libya
- Source
- uap_archive
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.
Published source text
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Source text · mention onlyPROJECT 10U/3 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 4January 58 Over Sw Libya 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Vi sual 口 Was Aireraft Local Ground-Radar 口 Probably Aircraf? GMG4/0003Z XxAirVi suol /Air-lntercopt Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft. 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE Was Astronomical Meteor Ys 口 Probably Astronomical DNo Military 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE Othor 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluotion 口 Unkno wn 5secs ore NE 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS bright orange light obsorved stronk+ Possible this could be satellite ing across the sky. An extremely brightportion of Sputnik I, which is the cockpit of the A/C. Simultaneously about 4 Jan 58.However the dura very high acceleration was noted.A/C tion of the sighting is only navigator observed a jamming on his 5 secs.
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