PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8238228

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1960

REPORTED LOCATIONMaraciabo Venezuela

FRAMES6

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
12 Nov 60 Maraciabo, Venezuela 0 Wes Balloon
0 Prabobly Bolloon
3. DATE-TINE GROUP 4. TYPE OF O3SERVATION D Possibly Bolioon
Lacal 1900 GrundVisuol Ground-Rodor D Was Anscroht
0 Probably Aircrolt
GMT. 13/2330Z AiV Alr-Intereep? Rudor D Posaibly Aircroft
5. PloTos SouacE D Wos Astronomiedl
OYes 0 Probubly Astrnomieol
N Civilian D Possibly Astronamienl
7. LENGTH OF ONSHRYATION 9. NUNBER OF ONJECTS COURSE Other Satellibe Echo_T
Ingulficient Data for Evaluntion
5 nin one N-KE Unknow
HO.DRIEF SUMHARY OF SIGHTING I. COMMENTS
Boight Botgie object in sky traveling H-NE. Its object V traveling Ji-lE, Its It has been definitely estebliahed that It has I been definitely estebliahed thu.t
elevation could not be detarmined, howaver elevabion could not be detarmined, howaver Echo I was over Venezuela at 19o0 on 12 Echo I was over Venezuela at 19oo on 12
it was fairly close to earth in comparison it was fairly close to comparison Hov 6o. The reletive direction of motion
to the moon or stars. was the sone as reported for the Uvo. The sonve as reported for the Uvo. Tha
UPO was UPO was : probably the satellite Echo I.
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ATIC PORM 329 (RZV 2 SEP 52)

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. Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center
Wright-Patterson Air Foi ce Base, Ohio
1. Attached is a letter describing 10 pparently an
unidentified flying object.
to the writer thanking him for his report and advising that it to the writer thanking him for his report and advising that it
will be passed on to the appropriate Air will be passed on to the appropria e Agency. Agency.
FOR FOR THE
B.Hhep B.Hup
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1 Atch 1 Atch HARRIS B. HULL
Ltr, 13 Nov 60, Ltr, 13 Nov 60, Brigadier General, USAF
Maracaibo, Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence
enezuela

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FRAME 004 / 006POOR LEGIBILITY — PENDING RE-EXAMINATION

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2. e deseribed tie objuet as brigit and moving lind ab a hoight
rolativoly close to the earth whan dampared to astroncsieal objoots.
3. (t has been dr 3. It hos been duflnitely finitaly eotablishod that Lhs eotablishod thit Lle Unibed St Unibed States satellite
Eoho was over Vonezuala at l9Xg on 12 Novorber l960. Tne relative The relabive
direction of sotion of the satellite was the sane as roported for the direction of sotion of satellito was the sane a3 for the
UFS,
h. Sugnost you forward a leitar to Hr indorming hia that the Informing hia that the
object he doserved object le doserved was very probably ths sotallite. was very probably tls sotallite.
Lata addross:
San Jacinto Venesolana onesolana
Vanexuela
FOR THE CONANDER:
PHCLDP G. EVANS
Colonal, USAF
Depusy fer Scionce and Components

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Vonasnela on 12 IoverLer 1960 oceurred roportod
unidentifted bjeet slghting.
3. descriotion of the objeot, though sketely, is alallar to deserioticn of the objeot, though Sketoly, is alallar to
deseriotions of Leho recoived at deseriptluns of Leho recoivod at this Conter fron lay vitnessus. The
reporiad diredcfon of travel of thu unidantlfied objuet matehes the reportad diredcfon of travel of thu unidantlfiod objuet matehes the
dlrgctln of motion of tho oatollito, as seon fron Voneduels, ot the direcalun of motion of the oatollito, as seon fron Voneduela, at the
tLae of tho slgiting. tLae of tho slgiting-
1so hus been hos been infored that tho objoot oighted by hls on the objoot oighted by hls on
12 1960 vas probably 1960 193 1 probably Echo.