PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7820138

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1960

REPORTED LOCATIONVirginia

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USN PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
13 August, 1960 Virginia Virginia 0 Was Balloon
000 0 Probably Balloon Balloon
3.DATE-TIME GROUP 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 4. 0 PossiblyBalloon Possibly Balloon
TYPE OF OBSERVATION .
Local Ground Visual Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Ground-Radar 0 Was Aiscraft Was Aicraft
Probably Aireroft Probably Aireroft
GMT. - - : - - - AirVisual AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aireraft Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS ysical Speciren SOURCE SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
0 Probobly Astronomical Probobly Astronomical
No Willtary Milltery D PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE 6X 6X Other Other. Water Water Jeacon Jeagon
00 Insufficient Dota for Evqluation sufficiont Data far Evaluatien
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |11. COMMENTS
Pryslcal ioen found by sersonnel and turned Inis oigce of eguioment is celleo a
over to Navy. Found water boreon ind has a smell radio
tegorted i: inloeniried rlv t- to oricin trans-itter center. ine transmitte
Duroose. senis out a signal for trac'ing purgoses.
It wee :n
and w": turred over 2 reore-
Sentat've of their Gorporation.
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MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD:
1 This peice of equipment was originaly reported as unidentified only as to
it's origin and purpose. The equipment was sripped to
found to belong . They requested that it be returned to them,
and when
AllC the equipment was turned over to him.
2. The equipment is called a water beacon,wnich has a small radio transmitter
a sigmal for tracking purposes.
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