PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6971284

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1960

REPORTED LOCATIONGulf Of Mexico

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COAST GUARD CUTTER, CAHONE PROJECT I0073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
9 March, 1960 Was Bulloon
Culf of Nexico 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME CROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodor Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT 10/023l2 Air Visual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE D Was Astronomical Meteor
Yes 0.0 Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
No DNo Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE COURSE Other Other_
D0D D00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Flash One South Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Flash of bright light with trail travellink Discoverer VtII reentered on March Discoverer VtIl reentered on Mareh
from North to South. Described as Meteor 8. No reentries fcr this date. In 8. No reentries for this date. In
or Satellite reenbry. view of this,Skxxk objoct is assumed view of this,bkxxk objoct is assumed
to be a meteor, although the data
submitted in very limited.
ATIC FCRM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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ATIC
RAC49 RECEIVED
MCZCSQCS4ZZCVYA043 10MARSO 0736
PP RJEDSQ 31910C5 30
ATIC
DE ROESBJ 2D
P 1 1204002
FROM COMDR 2047TH AACS SQ MAXWELL AFB ALA. in 482
TO/RJWFAL/COMDR AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB COLO.
RJESKB/COMDR 32 AIR DIVISION /DEFENSE/ DOBBINS AFB GA.
CENTER WPAFB DAYTON OHIOL
RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE
RJEZHQ/HQ USAF /AFCIN/ WASHINGTON D.C. RJEZHQ/HQ USAF 7AFCIN/ WASHINGTON D.C.
RJEZHQ/SECRE RJEZHQ/SEC OF THE AIR FORCE /SAFIS/ WASHINGTON D.C. WASHINGTON D.C.
BT
UFO COAST GUARD CUTTER CAHONE REPORTED SIGHTING POSSIBLE MISSILE UFO COAST GUARD CUTTER CAHONE REPORTED SIGHTING G POSSIBLE MISSILE
REENTRY COULD HAVE BEEN METEOR BUT DID D NOT LOOK LIKE USUAL METEORS.
BRIGHT LIGHT FLASH WITH TRAIL 1S DEGREES IN AZIMUTH TRAVELING NORTH BRIGHT LIGHT FLASH WITH TRAIL 16 EES AZIMUTH TRAVELING NORTH TO
8E DEGREES TRUE FRON SHIP POSITION VIS WAS 20 MI SEA CALM BRIGHT
MOON THREE PERSONS OBSERVED OBJECT. MXFFS CHECKED WITH EGLIN FOR ANY
ACTIVITY FROM THEIR BASE. NEGATIVE ACTIVITY TO COINSIDE WITH SIGHTING
ALL INFO AVEL FROM NEW COAST I GUARD
BT
13/24377 MAR ROESBJ