PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8616545

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONLexington Kentucky

FRAMES6

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. 12. CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon Was Balloon
9 Jan 61 9 Jan 61 Lexington, Kentucky 00 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon Possibly Balloon
Local 1800 Local 1800 Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar D Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT._. GMT 09/23002 AirVisual Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 3. SOURCE SOURCE 0 0 Was Astronomical
Yes Yes 00 Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF CBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Othe_..
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Approx 20 min. Unknown
1. Generally West
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
A small white streak was observed for probably
approx 20 min. by 2 witnesses in Lexington, and a/c with non-persistent con-
Ky, Streak was watched unt l if faded out densation trail. Trail was probably
in W. When last viewed by witnesses it illuminated by sun due to its height
appeared as ; a speck Object was reported to and location to the W of the witnesses
be moving generally toward the W. location. Sun set at l7o7 exact.
Deseription given by these witnesses
parallels that given by others of
this same phenomenon.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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4E2x. 1) Lixington Kertucay
-Jan 10, 1961
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is lhim this my COTCERN;
In the eveing of Jan 9, 1961,
wotheo Purty and mysel were
driuing At dues. In the
distance I T spotted spotted D smale smale
whits StrEAK the the far distanes C. dit
REAlizing that WE WErE Not
OlsERoing a get trail, WE
stop And watched theis ofject
. 90 omuns- 1 The STrEAK
did Not q2T smaller a2 hORGR
Gut Remained the Sume lengtth
after 10 mins it started Tiud .
01 ouzoutally oruioutally MO
u ue
that t16w Rou Rou to to mims. mins.
wh En We gat to the got te Kousl RousL
whicho 0 took about 3 min's

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(2)
WE couldd stell 28E the object,
Stell horjintal, 5 moiing slowtby
Toward the Wast one slightly
Southowest untL i wnt
besou -Thes Tookl 15 mims
atd Was Guly A speck like
A stan. showed senal
pegple, pAs SSER.BUUER thes objits
and they also watched.
of what WE saw. called
the Newp pper hater ow to DEE
CnyonE had celled in, but they
dednt SEEM
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was away from the or or
Supper Supper whew, We whew, We saw Daw
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5 5 Pm
This obyzet This obyeet started Turing
5 mins - PicTure shews took about
phasts it winT through
It stayed in A hoxizenal position far lo men, dnd
whin started mouing shouinig mORE T the WEsT wleh
it was cimpletely sut t of. Range of eyt sight

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UeRticel siveak in fox dislance, thal Remained in dhot UERticel siveak in fax distance, thal Remnined tn dhot
position foR lo muns.
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