DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7812674
DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1960
REPORTED LOCATIONSouthwestern Canada
FRAMES11
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
.MILITARY AIR aNd GROUND
DATE 2LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
24 May 60 Southwestern Canada o Was Balloon
000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local_ 2140 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 250540Z May 60 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was AstronomicalMeteor
Yes Military B00 Probably Astronomical
No PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION . NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 00 Insufficient Data for Insufficient Data for Evaluation Evaluation
5-15 sec 5-15 sec one E-W Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round, green, size of an orange. an orange. Orange tail Orange e tail There is no information in this report There is no information in this report
emitting sparks. Appeared to be losing alti- which indicates that the object of this
tude, descended below horizon. tude, descended below horizon. sighting was not a meteor. The report
contains information of a meteor seen in
the area at the time of the incident.
The description of the object tends to
bear out this conclusion.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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UFO ANALYSIS SHEET
Location Southwestern Canada
Date (Local)24May 60 Hour (Local)2110
Hour (2 Time Group) 205hoz May_60
Satellite: (Det 5 ATIC, Ext 3279)_------ -
Astronomical Phenomena (Meteor, Comet, Planet, etc) Prob meteor
Natural Phenomena (Ball Lightning, etc)
Aircraft, Balloons, Airships, etc.------.- Aircraft. Balloons, Airships, etc.
Other
Evaluation of Source Reliability_ Prob reliable
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RECEIVED
25May59 0949
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PART I 3 (
(1) ROUND 4-4x2a
2) SIZE OF AN ORANGE (
(3) GREEN NLOOMENS
1 2
4) ONE =
5) NEGATIVE 5) NEGATIVE ( J 0p
(G) NEGATIVE 6) NEGATIVE
7) ORANGE TAIL EMITTING SPARKS TAIL EMITTING SPARKS
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(8) NEGATIVE CSDE C1 YOA
(9) NEGATIVE
PART II C
(1) BRIGHTNESS
2 AIRBORNE SIGHTINGS OBJECT DIRECTLY ABOVE
C
C 8N1A14 03 H7S39
HUGHES CANADA S SIGHTING,
45 DEGREE ANGLE ON 9 DEGREE HEADING. 45 DEGREE ANGLE ON 090 DEGREE HEADING.
(3) DESCENDED BELOW HORIZON (3) DESCENDED BELOW HORIZON ( H DYYCHTIS J4CA4 GOLME44 D9YCHIS J4CA4 G0LE44
4) OBJECT WAS 4) OBJECT WAS EAST TO WEST AND APPEARED TO BE LOSEING EAST TO WEST AND APPEARED TO BE LOSEING
ÁLTITUDE U
(5) DESCENDED BELOW HORIZON (5) DESCENDED BELOW HORIZON 2 300 2104
SECONDS SECONDS (
S AIRBORNE S HUGHES TES.
PART III (
(1) VISUAL, ONE AIRBORNE SIGHTING AND TWO GROUND SIGHTINGS
2) NONE
DEGREE HEADING.
PART IV
(1) AIRBORNE SIGHTING, 25 0548Z; SASKATOON MOUNTAIN SIGHTING, 2505452;
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BALDY HUGHES SIGHTING, 250540Z. 2T0MX 08 2325026481
(2) NIGHT E3ROUH YdAaTRO9
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SQUADRON SASKATOON MOUNTAIN CANADA, VERY RELIABLE; (
SIGHTING, 918 SQUADRON, BALDY HUGHES B.C.
CANADA RELEABILITY UNKNOWN.
PART VII PART VII 1334
(1) AIRBORNE SIGHTING, SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS; SASKATOON (1) AIRBORNE SIGHTING, SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS; SASKATOON ( THA THA
RAIN SHOWERS IN SHOWERS A4
(2) WIND REPORT COMOX: (2 WIND REPORT COMOX: 2 C
23,300 FT 140 DEGREES 10 KNOTS 5·900
mad
40, 2 FT i10 DEGREES 25 KNOTS
CLASTT JIR MN0
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PAGE FOUR RJWZBH 3B PAGE FOUR RJWZBH 3B
50,929 FT 130 DEGREES 15 KNOTS 50,900 FT 130 DEGREES 15 KNOTS
WIND REPORT SASKATOON MOUNTAIN WIND REPORT SASKATOON I
20,000 FT 160 DEGREES 20 KNOTS
30,009 FT 160 DEGREES 49 KNOTS.
40,900 FT 180 DEGREES 20 KNOTS C
59, 995 FT 189 DEGREES 20 KNOTS 320514 6-509 0
WIND REPORT BALDY HUGHES C
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SXCURITY CLASSIPICAY
JOINT MESSAGEFORM UNCLASSIFIED 7
SPACR BELO RESXRVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER
1960 JUN 10 21
PRECEDENCR $ MsG (Coei) ACCOUNTING ORIG. OR REFERS TO CLABSIFICATION
ROUTINE RYHHOL Or REFERENCE
ACTION BOCK MULY BINGLK AF 25 OIN X1O1 UNCLAS
INPO
FROM: SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
ATIC W-P AFB 2
TO: RJU2DM
McCHOrd AFB, WASH
HEADING DIRECTIONS AN INDICATION OF THE VECTOR OF THE OBJ, OR HEADING DIRECTIONS AN INDICATION OF THE VECTOR OF THE OBJ, OR
AZIMUTH FROM THE POSITIONS OF THE WITNESSES? IF THE STATED AZIMUTH FROM THE POSITIONS OF THE WITNESSES? IF THE STATED
HEADINGS ARE VECTORS, IT IS REQUESTED THAT THE AZIMUTH OF THE
OBJ FR EACH WITNESS BE FWD TO THIS CTR.
DATE TIME
10 0750
MONTH YEAR
JUNE 1960
GYMNOL GYMNOL SIGNA
AFCIN-LE2 Li
TYPED NAME. TYPED NAMNAL tofeit hfrei TYPED (O HAMD) NAMAW AND TITLZ TYPED (O MAMP) NAMAW AND TITLE
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30-FM0 Major Major Robert . Robert . Friend
PHONR PHONR 69216 69216 WARZ wARZ 1492. 1 WR.OP NANZS KR.OP 1 PHILIP G. EVANS
142.
JKCUNITY CLASPIYICATION Colonel-USAF 1
AFCIN-LE
UNCLASSIFIED
DD, PO M 173 REPLACES DD FONN 17B, 1 OCT 49, WHICH WILL EX U66D UM IXHAUSTED
MAY 08
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20, 009 FT 140 DEGREES 10 KNOTS
30, 300 FT 140 DEGREES 25 KNOTS
40, 000 FT 110 DEGREES 25 KNOTS (
50, 992 FT 139 DEGREES 15 KNOTS
(3) NEGATIVE
4) VISABILITY: COMOX, 15; SASKATOON MOUNTAIN, 20; BALDY HUGHES 60 . -
HUGHES, HUGHES,
SCATTERED. SCATTERED.
PART VIII THROUGH XII NEGATIVE. END OF TEXT. PART VIII THROUGH XII NEGATIVE. END OF TEXT. IORITOK ORIEO8
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ATIC MESSAGE AFCIN2RE2 6-1772/E 10 JUN AND 25 NOIN 6 4433 PD
OVER STN COMOX AT 25EAE FEET CMM REPORT TRUE HEADING FROM THEIR
POSITION TO OBJECT AS 225 ON INITIAL SIGHTING PD OBJECT MOVED
DOWNWARDS THRU A 30 DEGREE ARC IN 5 TO 6 SECONDS AND DISAPPEARED
ON HEADING 055 FROM ON HEADING 055 FROM OBSERVERS M OBSERVERS
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FM COMDR 918TH IAIRCRAFT CONTROL AND WARNING SQ BALDY HUGHES AFS
TO RJEDSQ/AIR
5 NORAD DIV SAGE MCCHORD AFB ( C
BT
UNCLAS 91800P 59F UNCLAS 9180OP 59F
REFERENCE ATIC MSG AFCIN-RE 2-1772/E 10 JUNE 1960 AND 25TH NORAD
DIVISION MSG. 25 NOIN 6 4433. SUBJECT: FLYING OBJECT SIGHTING.
OBSERVERS AT THIS STATION OF SUBJECT SIGHTING UNABLE TO FIX EXACTLY
OBJECT BY AZIMUTH OR VECTOR. APPROXIMATELY DIRECTLY OVERHEAD
INITIALLY AND ESE OR 11C DEGREES TO 12Z DEGREES MAGNETIC BEARING
FROM BALDY HUGHES AF STATION WHEN DISAPPERARED. THIS ORGANIZATION
RECEIVED INFO FROM RCAF HDQTS OTTAWA ONTARIO THAT A METERORITE FELL
THESE
SIGHTINGS ON 25 SIGHTINGS ON 25 5 MAY 1950. MAY 1950. C1N2 80A9 00 3513 90 38 631
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CSOE19OZCOYAS16 1960 JUN 18 1023
RR RJEDSO
DE RJUZBH 5A arha
R 1723352 ZEX 74E2
FM 25NORAD DIV WUMVO
TO RJWZDNO/915 SO TO RJWZDNO/915 SO 391
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ADMIN. SERVICES WPAFB WPAFB
INFO RJEDSO/ATIC INFO RJEDSQ/ATIC fueud eul
BT ET 0f
UNCLAS/25NOIN 6 4433
ATIC NESSAGE AFCIN-RE2 6-1772/E, 10 JUN 5-509 m09
SO. ALSO REFER EHCE FLYING ODJECT SIGHTING MADE 25 HAY AT
0548Z
918 S0, BALDY HUGKES AFS; 25MAY AT
05452 DY SASKATCON MT.
WERE THE HEADING DIRECTIONS REPORTED AN INDICATION OF
THE VECTOR OF THE OBJECT OR AZINUTH OF THE ODJECT FROM
THE POSITIONS OF THE WITNESS. IF THE REPORTED HEADINGS
VERE VECTORS, IT IS REQUESTED THAT THE AZINUTH OF THE OBJECT UERE VECTORS, IT IS REOUESTED THAT THE AZINUTH OF THE OBJECT 2
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