PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION

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12. CONCLUSIONS

0 Was Beolloon
_ 28 September 1960 29.32N 1235W (Pacific) o Probably Balteon
3. OATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION eee ne een
; Wos Aj ft
Locol 0D Ground- Vi sucl O Ground-Rodor — Probably Aircraft
GMT 29/05522 XM Air Vi sucl O Air-Intercept Rodor O Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE CO Wes Astronomical
0 Probably Astronomical
O Yes ;
Ro Milit 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other
0 Insufficient Doto for Evaluation
O Unknown
2-3 minutes one North
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

Fast moving brilliant object believed
to be a/c at 11,000 ft heading 090 dgr

observed fm a/c “heading 090 dgr. Obj
moved fm O90 dgr to dgr magnetic.

Observers believed obj to be a/c,
Light phenomena reason for rpt,
Case evaluated as a/c. Possibly

Obsrvrs a/c eoeed 215 kts. Obj traveling landing light turned on to

S to N descending fm initial obsvation
at 40 i. to ng alee Sele at 20 dgr.

92 aga" it suatex? eT ncrexaed I. Ag obj.

to ten times original paenitade: Retain-

ed brightness for 10 seconds. Shut off
& then reappeared after 20 seconds,

retained brilliance until disappearance

over horizon, Total sighting 2-3 mins,

create effect reported,

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ATIC FPORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

0 ats DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE.
( STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION

UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE

AF IN: 7954 (29 Sep 60) PNcGCOMING

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INFO : CIN-14, ARMY-30, NAVY-50;-3CS-28, OSD-15, NSA-7, CIA-11,

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INFO RJWFALB/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLO
RBWPPG/COMWESTSEAFRON TREASURE ISLAND CALIF
RJEZHQ/COFS USAF WASH DC

RF EMUB/CONAIRDEF ST HUBERT MONT CANADA
RCWNC/CONFLAGPAC ESQUIMALT CANADA

AF GRNC

BT

CMC-6, OOP-3, OOP-CP-I, SAFS-3 (162)

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/UNCLAS/5200A-0 1575. CIRVIS LANDING REPORT. CORRECTED COPY.

le AIRCRAFT IDENTIFICATION: ETHAN 32.

2 DESCRIPTION: FAST MOVING BRILLIANT OBJECT.
Se AIRCRAFT:

Ao POSITION: 39 DEGREES 42 MINUTES NORTH, 125 DEGREES WEST.

Bo TIME: 29/0552Z.
Ce ALTITUDE: 11,000

Ve HEADING: 298 DEGREES MAGNETIC.

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SPEED: 215 KNOTS GROUND SPEED.
4. METHOD:

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OBSERVED BY FOUR COMPETENT CREW MEMBERS,

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

( STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION (
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE

INCOMING
AF IN: 7954 (29 Sep 60) |
PAGE TWO RJWZSBA 10

Ae OBSERVED FROM APPROXIMATELY 992 DEGREES TO @20 DEGREES MAGNETIC,
48 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORION,
B. DIRECTION: OBJECT TRAVELING SOUTH TO NORTH.
Co. SPEED: AS FAST OR FASTER THAN A F-104.
De ADDITIONAL DATA: WEATHER CLEAR, MOON NOT IN AREA VIEWED. COLOR
- BRILLIANT WHITE STEADY LIGHT. WHEN OBSERVED FIRST TIME IT WAS
APPROXIMATLEY MAGNITUDE OF ECHO ONE AND AS IT DADED OUT IT SEEMED TO
APPROACH WITHIN 20 DEGREES OF THE HORIZON. IT THEN REAPPEARED
APPROXIMATELY 108 SECONDS LATER WITH A VERY BRILLIANT LIGHT APPROX-~
IMATELY TEN TIMES THE MAGNITUDE OF ECHO ONE, THEN SHUT OFF ABRUPTLY
AFGER APPROXIMATELY 2@ SECONDS. AGAIN IT REAPPEARED AS BRIGHT AS IT
WAS THE SECOND TIME REMAINING ON UNTIL IT DISAPPEARED IN THE NORTH.
THE TOTAL TIME OBSERVED WAS FROM 2 TO 3 MINUTES,
BT
29/2025Z SEP RJWZSBA

NOTE : ADVANCE COPY DELIVERED TO CIN AND OOP-CP.
ORIGINAL MESSAGE NOT IDENTIFIED IN SMD.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR PORCE |
STAFF MESSAGS DIVISION / !
_ - UNCLASSIFIED: MESSAGE

INCOMING lari

AF IN: 7078 (29 Sep 60) F/Z/rvp
ACTION: CIN-14
Papen Hat.
INFO :/ ee OOP-3, ARMY-30, NAVY-50, CMC-6, JCS-28, OSD-15,
“—-NSA=7, .CIA-11, OOP-CP-1 (169)
HSMD A @74
ZCZCHQB528ZCQJC399

serer"YY RJEZHO

DE ROWZAW 27

FM ETHAN 30/AFI2

TO RFEMVS/CANAIRDEF
RCWNC/CANFLAGPAC |
RBWPPG/ COMWESTSE AF RON .

RJWFALB/CINCNORAD

RJWZSB/COMDR 28TH ADIV

RJEZHO/COFS USAF |
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CIRVISREPORT |

SIGHTED UFO MY PSN WAS 2932N 125W @552Z OBJECT TRAVWLING ON A NORTHERLY
COURSE IT WAS BRIGHT THEN IT TURNED DIM AND THEN WENT OFF ALL OF A SUDDEN

IT PLASHED EXTREMELY BRIGHT THE OBJECT TRAVELING AT TERRIFIC RATE OF

SPEED X OBJECT DISAPERED IN THE NORTHERLY COURSE SHORTLY AFTER THE
SIGHTING

BT
29/O0618Z SEP ROWZ
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NOTE. : Advance copies delivered to CIN & nnP-rpPp