DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8237956
DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1960
REPORTED LOCATIONThule AB Greenland
FRAMES5
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ECORD CARD
PROJECT 10973
1. DATE 2. LOCATION “Th. CONCLUSIONS —~S#
t) Balloon
@ November '450 Thule AL. Greenland ae Probcbly Lolloon
3. DATE THAE GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION “|G Pos sity Botloon
Locol ee ZY GONE ‘ ENGround- Vi sual O Ground Redar QO Was Aircraft
0 Probobly Aircraft
CMT LE i}i 5/ e. i ada nm Air Vi suol c) Alr- intercep" Padar oO Pos si bly Aiverait |
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE = a. ee 143 Was Astronomical
| GC Yes Qo Probobly Astranomic ol
ey ee J Civi i ian > ae 0D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF SSSERVATION 8. HUMBER OF OBIT cts. 9. COURSE [ Other. _ . r
0 fnculbietenet Deto for Evale alien
o 1a Unknown
— a ” Hit 35 Les _—_- ae one 7 Vv: aried
169. BRICF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1). COMMENTS
Orange und yellow object sighted al Possibility of rawinsonds ba
300 der azimuth w/fairiy
tion moving ona a heading
high eleva-
of 20 dgr
was considered by the
officer. Objec
roporting
t confirmed in
Loon |
|
are
sound o
Intensity of Light did not
ay omens tad 10
change. No
9 cloud
lultiple witnesses w/relinbils
~ s
~ 4
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at
3@930d as good.
Balloon released
& would have bo
en at 40,600
Object traveled in straight line but Suns rays possibly on balicon at
sloved down & stopped % speeded up. 40,000 ft. Probably balloon sight-
Would also move at 95 dgr angles. | ings ;
Disappeared at 45 dgr clevation.
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—— - ae -o-- oe <
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_ ATIC PORM 329 (RKV 24 5h 52)
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DEPAPTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
SAFE MESSAGE DIVISION
UMECLASSIFV®D MESSeGe
PIN: 46620 (3 Wov 60) JNCOMING
ACTION: CIN-1.4
INFO : O0P-3, SAFS~3 (21)
SB C 284
SUBJECT TO CORRECTION
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Fil ASSSAIRDEFWG THULE AB GRNLD
TO RJEZHO/HAUSAF WASHINGTON DC
INFO RJWFALB/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLO
RJEZKN/COMOR GAADIV STEWART AFB NY
RJEDSO/COMSR AIR TECH INTELLIGENCE CENTER WPAFE OHIO
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UNCLAS TWOOIP 6275. SUBJECT: UFO. REFERENCE MESSAGE
AFCIN-24i. THIS MESSAGE IN ELEVEN PARTS.» PART ONE
UNKNOWN IN SHAPE, APPEARED TO BE ABOUT ONE HALF THE SI
COLORED ORANGE. ONLY ONE UFO SIGHTED, NO SOUND APPEARED
FROM OBJECT. PART TWO. AHTENTION WAS FIRST CALLED TO <
UNUSUAL OCLURANCE OF LIGHT IN SKY. FIRST OBSERVED OBJECT
HUNDRED DES=EES MAGNETIC MOVING ON A HEADING OF TW
MAGNETIC. OSJECT WOULD TRAVEL IN A STRAIGHT LINE
SPEED UP. OBJECT WOULD MOVE NINETY DEGREES OFF CO
RIGHT
AT TIMES.
LAST SAW OBJECT AT FORTY FIVE DEGREES MAG
OBJECT SIGHTED
mae.
GE OF hy
TO BE e OF _
DIME,
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