DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7813789
DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1960
REPORTED LOCATIONWest Indiesvicinity
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MULTIPLE <* os PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
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24 Jun 60 West Indies vicinity B  Pabanty Balleon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 2. Fereay Seeun
Lec! | Ground Visual O Ground-Redor SB brcbaly Rirereh
omTt___25/0500Z, © Air Vi sual 0 Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircroft
S. PHOTOS OUR 0 Was Astronomical
0 Yes 0 Probably Astronomicol
0 Ne 0D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0 Other_Missile
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11, COMMENTS
Seven sources reported object, color yellow, A call was made to Cape Canaveral and it
fairly brilliant, traveling W-E 25-32-35°, was determined that a Titan missile was

brighter than Mars. No sound. Disappeared as launched at 00052. Its trajectory was

it turned in a southerly direction, seeming to| aprox the same as that reported for the
climb at extremely fast speed. object.

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AEROSPACE TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE

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AFC IN-4X2
Extract from Duty Officer's Report 9% JUN 1989
AFCIN-4E2 (Major Friend)

The following, extracted fron Capt QMMEEMN Report dated 24 June 1960,
-is quoted for your information.

This is a UFO Report as received by the ATIC OD at 2140 hours
24 June local time by the ATIC OD.

"This \ seRpEoes erauds at 0500 25 June seven sources
report object, fairly brilliant traveling west to east 25 to
32 to 35 degrees, color yellow, not as yellow as but brighter
than Mars, no sound, dissappeared as it turned in a southerly
direction, no decernable shape or size, halo, UFO observed

three to five minutes, seemed to climb at extremely fast speed.
Complete report to follow by wire."

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NUMBER ONE: UNCLAS CIQVI1% ° ATC EW YORK REPORTS FOLLOWING (
DUOTE EASTERN AIRLINES $6¢ 7 DCS SAN JUAN TO IDLEDWILD AT

99122 POTIT 26.90N $8.30W SIGHTED WHAT APPEASED TO LE TWO ROCKE

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WEST UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT VERY HIGH AND TRAVELLING AT GREAT “PEED
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UNCLAS ERINT ~ FROM FPZG ’ JUNON “UOTE AT 20122 PO-IT 22.6N
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FASTER UN UOTE, MESTAGE NUMBER FOURS UNCLAS * MERINT ~ QUOTE
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27 June 1960
First Message = ATC, New York reports following:

Eastern Airlines 860 DC-6, San Juan, Puerto Rico to Idlewhld at
0012Z, position 2600N 6800W, sighted what appeared to be two rockets;
one with a halo moving west to east, second object started moving west.

The two rockets seemed to be burning up with long red streaks to the
horizone —

Second message <-

MERINT from SO Manchester - "At 0015 GMT, latitude 18N, longitude SLOW,

unidentified object, very high and traveling at great speed, course
approximately 120".

Third message -
MERINT from FPZT JUNON - "at 0012Z, position 22.6N 69.1W, unidentified

flying object, high speed, high altitude, course west to east, decreasing
magnitude about two BI".

Fourth message -

MERINT "Poly Clipper FLASH LEAT, position 2923N 6535W from Curacao
bound Montreal - Weather SW, clear. At OO15 GMT sighted bright body

approximately 260° with course approximately 110°, disappeared approxi-
mately at 0025".

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MERINT "Following received SS Soya, Pacific - "Satellite path over=
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June 25, gaining in height",

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TRUE SPEED 14.9 KNOTS OBSERVED WHAT APPEARED TO BE MISSILE TRAVELLING
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26-000 66.00 SIGHTED WHAT APPEARED TO BE TWO ROCKETS ONE WITH

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"SECOND ROCKET SEEMED TO BE BURNING UP WITH LONG RED STREAK TO THE
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NOTE: Advance copy delivered to CIN & OOP-CP.

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