PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8233461

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1960

REPORTED LOCATION500Mi WOf California

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L. DATE |2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
6 Oet 60 500 mi W of California 0 Wos Balloon
00 Probably Bolloon
DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OSSERVATION Possibly Bollonn
3.
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodor Was Alserat
a Pcobobly Aireralr
GMT. 07/0606z AlnVisual Air-Intercupt Rador 0 Possibly Aireraht
5. PHOTOS 3. SOURCE 0 Was Astronamical
OYes Probobly Astrenomiculeteor
Mlitary D Possibly Astmonmieol
No
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUNBER OF OBJECYS 9. COURSE Other.
000 InsuifictontI Date for Evaluarion
3-5 sec one descending Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMHARY OF SICHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Brilliant whitish-yellow object, resembling Brilliant whitish-yellow object, resembling Information reported is limited in
fireworks with dripping and flaking off effect nature; however, the description is nature; however, the description is
on after portion of tail which was estimated similar to a meteor.
to be 6oo yds in length. Observer lost sight to be 6oo yds in length. Observer lost sight
of object after it entered a eloud. Slow
movetent and extreme brilliance as compared movement and extreme brilliance as compared
to rocket to rocket or meteor.
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ATIC FORM 329 (RZV 26 5EP 52)

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AF CINCPAC//C 2//COMSUBFLOT 1//CTG 31.2//CNO//SECNAV//
DISTR: ACFLT//COMCRUDESPAC//CINCONAD//COM2&NORADRGN//
CEN-14 COM25NORADRGN//CTG31.5//COMFIRSTFLT//COMSUBPAG//COMNAVAIRPAC//
00P-3 COMWESTAREACOGARD//CINCSAC//CCG-12//CANAVHED//CANCOMARPAC// ANAVHED//CANCOMARPAC//
SAFS-3 FOGC PAC FOGC PAC
SAFS-3
(21) (21) QUEBEO 34 X MY PURPLE 20
OCT X AMPLIFICATION DEBRIEF CREW AS FOLLOVS
X EILOT, COPILOT, 2 CREWMEN SIGHTED - I UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT 43-BON
134-28V AT 070605Z X A/C CUS 240 AT 2500 FT ALT X A/C FLYING IN AND 134-23V C FLYING IN AND
1-MILE EXTENDING SLIGHTLY ABOVE A/C ALT X OPJECT APPEARED FORWARD I-MILE EXTENDING LICHTLY ABOVE A/C ALT X OPJECT APPEARED FORWARD
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ABOVE AND TO PORT OF A/C MOVING LEFT TO RIGHT DOWNWARD APPROX 45
DEGREES X DESCRIBED AS BRILLIANT T WHITISH YELLOW RESENBLING FIREWORKS
MITH ORIPPING AND FLAKING OFFEFFECT ON AETER PORTION OF TAIL WHICH
VAS ESTIMATED TO BE 6OZL YDSREPEAT YDS IN LENGTH AND 3 TO 5 MI
EMATE THIS ESTIMATE
CLOUD AHEAD SING SIGHT REHIND
03...31...34...35...5...6...7...7..94(460)..651
(When rilled in) 1S60
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4 URCLASSIFED
CLOUD X A/C ENTERED CLOUD BRIEFLY APPROX 20 TO 30 SECONDS AFTER
SIGHTING AND DID NOT REGAIN CONTACT AFTER CLEARING CLOUD X ALL
OBSERVERS REMARKED ON APPARENTSLON MOVEMENT AND EXTREME BRILLIANCE
COMPARED TO ROCKET OR FALLING STAR ACTION X PILOT CDR WITH EXTENSIVE
FLIGHT AND AIRBORNE PYROTECHNICS EXPERIENCE
A90 90
QOTGRANT GOTTMGPAZT
NOTE : Advance coDy delivered to CIN
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