PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8604233

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1960

REPORTED LOCATIONVirginia Minnesota

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
DATE DATE 2. LOCATION LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
10 Dee 60 10 Dec 60 Virginia, Mimesota Virginia, Mimnesota o o Was Balloon
0 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 3. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 0 Possibly Bolioon Possibly Bolioon
Local. Local . 2000 2000 U Ground-Visual D Ground-Rodor D Ground-Rodor D 0 Was Alcraft Was Al.craft
Probably Aircroft Probably Aircroft
GMT. 11/0200Z 11/02007 AirVisud AinVisud Air-lntercept Rador 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 3. BOURCE tX Was Astronomicol Was Astronomicol Vege. Vege
CY CY. 00 0 Probobly Astronomical Probobly Astronomical
ClNo Civilian D Possibly Astronomicol Possibly Astronomicol
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other
0 Insufficient Data For Evaluation
20min one stationary n Unknown
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SICHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round, size of tennis ball, white to red. The position of Vega corresponds to that
5000 ft high in the NW. Faded out rapidly. given for the object by the witness. The
lack of motion and duration of the sighting
tend to substantiate this conclusion.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 28 BEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 (REV 28 BEP 52)
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ATIC
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RJEDAN/COMDR 3ETH ADIV TRUAY FLD WISC
RJEDSO/AIR TECH INTELL CENTER WPAFB ONIO
RJEZKO/ASST CHIEF OF STAFF INELL NR USAF WASHDC
RJEZHO/OFFICI OF INFO SERVICES NR USAF WASHDC
RUEPUL/COMDR ADDS AISS FORT BELVOIR VA
AF CRNC
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UNCLASSIFIED DU-OIN UNCLASSIFIED DU-OIN 23. REFERENCE AFR 2C8-2, PARA 23. REFERENCE AFR 208-2, PARA 15, THE
FOLLOWING REPORT FOLLOWING REPORT IS IS SUBMITTED: SUBHITTED:
A (1) ROUND -
(2) TEMNIS BALL (2) TENNIS EALL
(3) WHITE TO RED
(4) ONE
(TNA
(5) 1ONE
(7) 203
(C) NONT
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(E) NONE
PAGE TWO RJEDDU 19
(9)NO (9) NO
B. (1) NOTICED BRICHT B. (1) NOTICED BRICHT LICHT LICHT
(2) FIVE THOUSAND FEET, NORTH WEST
(3) FIVE THOUSAND (3) FIVE THOUSAND PEET, NORTH WEST PEET, NORTH WEST
(4) NO NOVETENT (4) NO NOVENENT
(E) FADED OUT RAPIDLY
(S) TWENTY MINUTES
C. (1) VISUAL
(2) NONE
(3) NONE
D."(1) 2800 (L) 17 DEC SE
(E) NIGHT
E. (1) 47 DEGREES S 43 MIN NORTH, B2DEGREES, 43 MIN WEST
(2Y LAKE FOURTEEN, 14 MILES NW OF VIRGINIA, MINN
F. MR F. MR BUKL, MINN BUKL, MINN
G. (1) VERY CLEAR G. (1) VERY Y CLEAR
(2) NNW 7 KIOTS
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320 DEG 20 KNOTS
330 DEG 35 KNOTS
318 DEG 75 KNOTS
PAGZ TMREE RJEDDU 19
3131 DIG OS KNOTE
31 DEC 89 KNCTS
DEC 55 KNOTS

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3131 DEG 85 KNOTS -
316 DEG 8D KNOTS -
321 DEG 55 KNOTS
NOT AVAIL ( -
(3) M 178S FEET BROKEN (3) M 17ES FEET BROKEN (
−
(4) 15 MILES PLUS
(5) 1783 FEET (5) 1783 FEET BRCKEN
(G) NONE -
H. NONE
I. NONE
J. NONE
K. COMBAT INTELL OFFICER, REPORTER SOUNDED SINCERE.
L. CELESTIAL BODY
M. NONE .
N. NO MOVEMENT OF OBJECT WAS OBSERVED.
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