PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7820291

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1960

REPORTED LOCATIONTaboga Islandand Fort Clayton C Z

FRAMES4

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MULTIPLE SIGHTING PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
14 Aug 60 Taboga Island & Fort Clayton,C.Z. o Was Balloon
o Probably Balloon
3. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP
Local Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aiscraft
a Ground-Visual 00 Probably Aireraft Probably Aircraft
GMT_ GMT. 15/0245Z 15/02452 AirVisual AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Air-Intereept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes Ys 00 Probably Astronomical
No Military Military Possibly Astronomieal Arcturis PossiblyAstronomieal Arcturus
7. 7. OF.OBSERVATION F.OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS OBJECTS COURSE COURSE Other Other.
000 Insufficient Insufficient Data Dato for Evaluation valuation
2 hrs NW Unknown Unkno wn
one
1Q. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1Q. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Star-shaped object, size of a nickel, changing Star-shaped object. size of a nickel. changinz The elevation of the object when it was The elevation of the ohiect when
completely from red to white to green. Appeared first and last seen was not reported,
to be rotating. Continued in a northwesterly precluding valid conclusion. Star
direction and disappeared. Arcturus would disappear over horizon at
aprox time of diapppearance of this ob-
ject. All other characteristics of
astronomical observation present.
ATIC fOrM 329 (REV 26 $EP 52)
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RECE RECE EIVED VED
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ZCSQH125ZCJYC542 1959 AUG 30 22 35 1959 AUG 30 22 35 4E2
RR RJEDSQ 6 14E26
DE RJEZNF 31A min UX2H
R 2918072 ZEX ALBREOK AFB 3
FM COMDR 572OTH SGP
A5B-62
TO RJWFAL/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO 1920 AU3
INFO RJWFAL/COMDR 12DSTH AISS ENT AFB COLO
RJEDSU/CONDR AIR INTELLIGENCE CNTR WPAFS OHIO ADIM SERVICES WPAFR
RJEZHO/ACS INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASHDC atie
RJEZHQ/OFI INFOMATION SVCS HQ USAF WASHDC
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LFO REPORT SUSBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 2DZ-2.
A. (1) STAR-SHAPED (2) NICKEL (3) CHANGING* COMPLETELY FROM
RED TO WHITE TO GREEN APPEARED TO BE ROTATING (4) ONE
(5) N/A (5) NONE (7) NONE (8) NONE (9) NONE B. (1) CHANGING
OF COLORS (2) ANGLE OR ELEVATION UNKNOWN-AZIMUTH: 310 DEGREES
FROM TABOGA ISLAND AND 320 DEGREES FROM BUILDING NO. 56, AADCP,
FORT CLAYTON, C.2. (3) SAME AS (2) ABOVE (4) CONTINUED IN A
NORTH-WESTERLY DIRECTION AND DISAPPEARED (5) GRADUALLY TO
THE NORTHWEST (S) TWO HOURS C. (1) GROUND-VISUAL (SEARCH
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RADARS WERE CONCENTRATED ON AREA WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS,
OBJECT BELIEVED TO SE SEYOND RANGE) RADAR: AN/FPS-SS (2)
PERSOMNEL ON TABOGA ISLAND (RADAR SITE) USED AN "AIMING
CIRCLE" (3) N/A D• (1) 22452 15 AUGUST 1952 (2) NIGHT
E. (1) BUILDING NO. 55, FORT CLAYTON, C.Z. (AADCP) 09 DEGREES
23 FT N 79 DEGREES 32 FT N, GGLK 2823 TABOGA ISLAND 2347N
7937N GGLJ23
CLIABLE;
VERY
RELIABLE;
(3) TADOGA ISLA

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EXTREMELY CLEAR (2)ALTITUDE DEGREES KNOTS
5,00ZFT 22.0 20 -
12,220FT 340 25
15,220FT 320 28
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22,022FT 112 09
32,220FT 072 14
50,222FT 50,28EFT 290 090 23
82,22ZFT 082 35
(3) 3,20BFT (4) TWELVE MILES (5) BROKEN 3,220 (5) NONE
(7) NONE H. NONE I. NONE J. NONE K. INTELLIGENCE OFFICER
NO COMMENT L. NONE
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