PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8618035

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1961

REPORTED LOCATION19 48Na73 40W ATLANTIC

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3. DATE-TIME GROUP i. TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Pessibly Balloon
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GMT __ 10/1742 OD Air Vi aval D Air-Intercept Rodor D Possibly Aircraft
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UNCLAS

CINCLANTFLT INST @35360.2C LOCATING 1
1, UNIDENTIFIED AIRBORNE OBJECT
2e LAT 1948N LONG 7540W

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4, COURSE 175 SPEED 3960 KTS RPT 3969 KTS |
96 RADAR

6 ALTITUDE UNKNOWN

7. RADAR SPS 12 TRACK FOR ABOVE ONE MINUTE
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CFN @3363.2C 1948N 7349W 191744Z 175 3969 39608 12 |
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