PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7820629

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1960

REPORTED LOCATIONNome Alaska

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2. LOCATION

12. CONCLUSIONS

Nome, Alaska O Wes Balloon
O Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Belleon
O Was Aivcroft
“nr - DB Ground: Viovgl sedi Q Probably Aircraft
GMT 20/08437 0 Air Visual © Air-Intereep? Rodor | 7 Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 0 Was Astronomical
0 Yes 0D Probably Astronomical
Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
WU Ne
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE §] OthetOss Satellite
CO Insufficient Date for Evaluction
O Unknown
4 min one
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

Pound white object, read at base. brilliant,
size of a dime; nai straight flight path.
Disappeared over horizon. Appeared azimith
120, elevation 15; disappeared O04, elevation
15. Revort identical sighting 2 hrs later.

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ATIC FORM 329 (RFV 26 SEP $2)

Additional reports from same area with
identical characteristics. Object appearef
in orbit. No data available at this time
to correlate with satellite track. Howeve
report carried as possible satellite due
to orbital characteristics and mitiple
reports from area.

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