DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8233405
DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1960
REPORTED LOCATIONThule AB Greenland
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I PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
6 October, 1960 Thile AB, Greenland Vos Bolloon
0 Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP A. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Bolloon
Local n-Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Wos Ancroft
Sextart 0 Probably Aireraly
GMT. 06/1155Z AiVisuo Air-intereep! Radar D Possibly Aircraht
5. PHOTOS B. SOURCE 1 Was Astronomical
OYos 0 Probably Astranomical
No Givilian D Possibly Astronomieol
7. LENGTH 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION CBSERVATION a. 3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS I 9. COURSZ NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE D Other Othar
0bo Insulficlent Dote for Evaluation Insufficlent Date for Evaluation
5 minutes One Erratic Erratic 0 Unknown
io. io. BRISF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |11. |11. COMMENTS
Unknown shaped Unknown shaped object observed as orange in Object was observed in tho northuest.
color, Sigited at 200 deg az and 20 dog elevaltion color, Sigited at 200 deg az and 20 dog elevation There was a There was a visibility of lo mi in visibility of lo mi in
moved to 45 deg alevation, azimuth not given. moved to 45 deg alevation, azimuth not givan, light snow with . id cover, The
Object would move in a straight line and azimith of disappearanc azimuth of disappearane was not given,
slow down and speed up. Also moved at right A balloon was launched at A ballocn was launched at L100Z it is L100z it is
angles back and forth. Light intensity did pos ible that pos ible that this balloen remained in Lh
not change. the area long enough for assoclation
as a cause of this sight ing, however
evidence is not conclusive, There is
insufficient data available for a valid
conclusion to the sighting.
ATIC PORM 26 SEP 52)
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EIVED CELEPHONED
OPERATIONAL MMEDAIE 10
0515 NO. 2
TIME
TIC 1960 NOV 7 Uie
05 54
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CZCS0A225ZCJYF252
00 RJEDSQ"
DE RJEZHO 802 N
0 0705157 48
FN HQUSAF WASH DC
TO RJEOKG/4683RD AIRDEFWC THULE GREENLAND TO RJEOKG/4683RD AIRDEFWC THULE GREENLAND
INFO RJWFALE/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLO INFO RJWFALE/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLO
RJEZKN/CONDR GATH AIR DIV STEWART AFB NY
RJEDSO/COMDR AIR TECH AIR TECH INTELLIGENCE INTELLIGENCE CENTER WPAFB CENTER WPAFB
ST BT
UNCLAS FRON AFCIN-2A1 99531 UNCLAS FRON AFCIN-2A1 99531
REF YOUR CIRVIS, ZGABS-BO 994, SIGHTINGS SNOULD HAVE BEEN
REPORTED AS A UFO REPEAT UFO IN ACCORDANCE WITH AF REG 200-2.
REQUEST AN ELECTRICAL , REPORT BE SUBNITTED WITHOUT DELAY IN
ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPHS 14 AND 15 OF AFR 200-2.
BT
07/C518Z NOV RJEZHO
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(48aw A2?)
LoO TOELEV
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0801 1960 NOV ?
DORRECTED COPY OF MESSAGE 3 Noy 60 (
PREVIOUSLY RELEASED 4E
ATIC
TELEPHONED I
NANNCSCA73057CJYD539 TO
OQELEDIG NO,
TIME
7EL RJEOKG .
KGA613
00 RJEDSORJEZNO RJEZKN RJWFALB
25
DE RJEOKG 101
0 0820327 0 062 952t
FM 46S3AIRDEFNG FM 46S3AIRDEFNG THULE AS GRNLD
TO RJEZHG/HGUSAF TO RJEZHG/HGUSAF WASHINGTON DC WASHINGTON DC
INFO RJWFALE/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLO
RJEZKN/COMDR RJEZKN/COMDR 64ADIV STEWART AFB NY STEWART AFB NY
RJEDSO/COMDR RJEDSO/COMDR AIR AIR TECH INTELLICENCE TECH INTELLIGENCE CENTER WPAFB OHIO CENTER WPAFB OHIO
BT TT
UNCLAS TWOOP 6373. SUBJECT: UFO. REFERENCE MESSAGE
AFCIN-2AI, THIS MESSAGE IN ELEVEN PARTS, PART ONE, OBJECT SICHTED
UNKNOWN IN SHAPE. APPEARED TO BE ABOUT ONE HALF THE SIZE OF A DIME,
COLORED ORANGE, ONLY ONE UFO SICHTED, NO SOUND APPEARED TO BE COMING
FRGM OBJECT. PART TWO. ATTENTION WAS F FIRST CALLED TO OBJECT BY
Unceual C OCCURANCE OF LICHT IN SKY. FIRST OBSERVED OBJECT AT TWO
HUNDRED D DECREES YAGNETIC MOVING ON A HEADING OF TWENTY DEGREES
VACNETIC. OBJECT WOULD TRAVEL IN A STRAICHT LINE, SLOW DOWN THEN
IPEED UP. OBJECT WOULD MOVE NINETY DEGREES OFF COURSE BOTH LEFT AND
RICHT AT TIMES, LAST SAW OBJECT AT FORTY FIVE DECREES MACNETIC
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ELEVATION. LIGHT INTENSITY DID NOT CHANGE AND SIGHTING LASTED FOR
FIVE MINUTES. PART THREE. OBSERVATION WAS MADE VISUALLY AT
G
AT ZERC SIX ONE ONE FIVE FIVE CHT DURING NIGHT CONDITIONS.
OBSERVERS WERE STANDING IN FRONT OF BYEMS BLDG ONE 7ERO SEVEN
MR, g
5A CENERAL ELECTRIC EMPLOYEE ON BMEWS PROJECT, OTHER
PERSONNEL WITNESSING OCCURANCE WERE MR AND MR
ON THE BMEWS PROJECT. OBJECT
WAS STILL VISABLE WHEN "R. CMA MR. AND MR.
J-SITE (BMENS) REPORTED TO WORK. PART FIVE. MR
ENGINEER. ESTIMATE OF
RELIABILITY GO I3 29 YEARS OLD AND ) HI3
ADDRESS 13 ADDRESS I3 Y. OCCUPATION SERVICE
YEARS OLD AND
RELIABILITY
GOOD. PART SIX, WEATHER OBSERVERS REPORT ON WEATHER AT 7ERO
G G 000 0 l
six ONE TWO GYT, VINDS: SIX THOUSAND FEET ONE SIX 7ERO AT ONE
PACE THREE RJEOKC 131
10,008 5 0 0
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FIVE, TWO ZERO
000 1 50 3 0 C
THOUS AND FEET ONE EICHT ZERO AT FIFTY, T ZERO THOUSAND FEET
E 9 5 CO 23
ONE NINE ZERO AT THOUSAND FEET TWO THREE
ZERO AT FOUR ZERO KNOTS, WINDS AT EIGHT 7ERO THOUSAND FEET ARE
72 ,00
UNKNOWN FOR THIS TIME. THE CEILING WAS SEVEN THOUSAND FIE (
10
HUNDRED FEET, WITH THE VISIBILITY BEING G TEN MILES. THE AMOUNT OF
3/10 6 -
CLCUD COVER WAS NINE
3
OKE TEO THREE 7ERO GMT. PART SEVEN. BASE WEATHER SENT 1 UP A BALOON
six ONE ONE 6
AT 7ERO 7ERO ZERO CMT. PART EIGHT. A RCAF C C-118
WAS ESTIMATING THULE AT 7ERO SIX ONE FOUR TWO ZERO ZULU AND WAS (
APPROACHING THULE FROM THE SOUTH. PART T NINE. NO INTERCEPTION
OF THE UFO TOOK PLACE-IPART T
MAJOR SAMUEL M. BRUNSON, AT 361100Z MAJOR SAMUEL M. BRUNSON, AT 3611O0Z THE RAWINSONDE 3ECTION OF THE RAWINSONDE SECTION OF
BASE WEATHER REALEASED A BOLOON AND AT 361155Z IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BASE WEATHER R REALEASED A BOLOON AND AT 361155Z IT WOULD HAVE BEEN
AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELYY 40, O0J FEET. SHOULD THE SUN3 RAYS AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELYY 40, 30J FEET. SHOULD THE SUNS 3 RAYS
HAVE BEEN HITTING THE BALCON IT WOULD GIVE THE APPEARANCE AS HAVE BEEN HITTING THE BALOON IT WOULD GIVE THE APPEARANCE AS
DESCRIBED BYMR. DESCRIBED BY MR. PART ELEVEN. NO PHOROGRAPHS ELEVEN. NO PHOROGRAPHS S AVAILABLE AVAILABLE
OF THE UFO. OF THE UFO.
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