PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8235135

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1960

REPORTED LOCATIONMoody AFB Georgia

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10D73 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
20 Oct 60 Moody AFB, Georgia D Was Bolloon /
0 Probobly Boiloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Δ. TYPE OF OBSERYATION Posaibly Balloon
Local... Ground-Visuol t3 Ground-Roder 0 Was Aleroft
a Probubly Aireroft
GMT 20/1014Z AfsVisual Air-lntereopt Rodor D Possibiy Aireralt
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomicai
OYas D Probobly Astrromiznl
No Militery D Possibly Astronomiedl
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OP ONJECTS ?. COURSE Other_
000 Insullel Dae for Evalaton
24 min one N Unknown
1O. BRIEF SUMNARY OF SICHTING T1. COMMENTS
White, star-shaped object of moderate inten- Probably a/c reflecting sunlight.
sity. Sighted W c Moody AFB moving N, changed
direction to NE
it changed direction to N. Cbject gradually
cisappeared to NNE. No radar contact could be
made.

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RECEIVED 33
1960 OCT 24 21
250c160 08 08
ATIC
HNNNCZCSQA18920VY3089
PP RJEDSQ 4E2X
LE RJESEJ 5
P 242830Z
FM 355E FLYTNGWG MOODY AFB GA YX2A
11
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJESKB/32 AIRDIV DOBBINS AFB GA
EJEDSQ/ATIC WPAFB OHIO
RJEZHO/NQ USAF WASH DC RJEZHO/NQ USAF WASH DC
BT
UNCLAS FROM OB0 1K. FROM OBO 1K.
UFO. ACTION N ADC 32 AIRDIV ADC 32 AIRDIV ATIC AND USAF (AFCIN)(SAFIS). FOLLOWING (AFCIN)(SAFIS). FOLLOWING
SUBMITTED IN COMPLIANCE PARA 15 200-2: A (1)STAR (2) STAR
SHAPED OF MODERATE INTENSITY. (3) VHITE. (4) ONE. (5) NOT T APPLICABLE-
(6) (7) (S) (9) NONE. B. (1) WEATHER OBSERVER WAS TAKING OBSERVATIONS
AFB APPROXIMATELY 270 DEGREES. (3) ELEVATION 15 DEGREES ON DISAPPEARENCE
MOVING N NORTH AT 1314Z. AT 1222Z OBJECT WAS NORTH NORTHNEST OF HOODY
AFB. CHANGED DIRECTION TO NORTHEAST AT 1936Z. WHEN 0 OBJECT WAS NORTHEAST

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PAGE TNO RJESFJ 5 1
OF MOODY AFB IT ;
CHANGED PIRECTION TO NORTH- AT IOSEZ LOST SIGHT OF
IT NORTH NORTHEAST OF MOODY AFB AT 15 DEGREE ELEVATION. (G) GRADUALLY
DISAPPEARED TO NONTH NORTHEAST. (6C TWENTY FOUR MINUTES. C. (1)
-GROUND VISUAL. (2) NONE. (3) NOT APPLICABLE. D- (1) 28/1814Z-
(Q2) NIGHT. E. THIRTY DEGREES S FIFTY EIGHT MINUTES NORTH LATITUDE,
EIGHTY THREE DEOREES S TWELVE MINUTES NORTH LONGITIDE. F. (I) NOT
APPLICABLE. () WILLIAM ARCADIPANE, A3C, DET 28, 8 WEATHER GP.
FOUR OTHER PERSONS OBSERVED THE SAME OBJECT. G. (1) SEE TVO THKU
SEVEN BELON. (2) 6220 FEET- 210/30, 1030 FEET-253/30, 16300 FEET
80.92 FEET- UNKNOVN, (3) 8000 FEET SCATTERED. (4) 10. (5) THREE TENTH.
(6) NONE. (7) UNKNOWN, H. NONE. I. NONE J. UNKNONN Y• ASSISTANT BASE
OPERATIONS OPERATIONS OFFICER. THE LOCAL RAPCON AGENCY WAS OFFICER. THE LOCAL RAPCON AGENCY WAS S CONTACTED AND CONTACTED AND
REPORTED NEGATIVE RADAR REPORTED ADAR CONTACT. NO EXPLANATION CONTACT. NO EXPLANATION AS TO THE POSSIBLE POSSIBLE
CAUSE OR IDENTITY CAUSE OR IDENT THIS HIS OBJECT
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