PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
ATCANTIC 5625W 0 Was Balloon
24 Jan 61 2914N 4957W, 2355N 5825W, 2415N 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION o Possibly Balloon
Local 1908, 1805, 1905 Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT 2208Z, 2205Z, 2205Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. 'PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
No Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION OBJECTS 9. COURSE ZX Other Missile
0 Insufficient Date for Evaluation
4-5 min 0 Unknown
1 NW-SE
10. BRIEF S sUMMARY oF sigHTINGRptd by 3 ships in same 11. COMMENTSObjt probably a missile fired
general area. lst Rpt: general area. lst Rpt: illuminated illuminated body obser- fm Cape Canaveral. body obser- fm Cape Canaveral. Firing schedule Firing schedule fm Cape fm Cape
ved to 300° ved to 300 at at aprox altitude aprox altitude 60°. Started fall-indicates that an Atlas was fired a fey Started fall-indicates that an Atlas was fired a few
ing at 13 ing at disappeared 125, disappeared 125 approx altitude minutes before this sighting. The AZimuth
25°. 25°. Surrounded by cloud of smoke. 2nd Surrounded by cloud of smoke. 2nd report (firing)of (firing) of the Atlas coincides with the the Atlas coincides with the
irregular flying object, glowing and smoking. irregular lying object, glowing and smoking. directions reported by witnesses. It is directions reported by witnesses. It is
Ship position 2415N, 5625W. 3rd report: strangeconcluded that object was probably the
brilliant object like a moon with big blue-whipe Atlas fired from Cape Canaveral. brilliant object like a moon with big blue-white Atlas fired from Cape Canaveral.
luminiscence. Running speedy in sky 265° to luminiscence. Running speedy in sky 265° to
230°, 20° over horizon.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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STIme (ouSNrN) RArmER cavG)
Radar Analysis(AFCIN-LEl)%A.
Natural Phenomena (Ball Lightning, etc)
Other Possecy MessreE
Evaluation of Source Rellability Unkvewn
Analysis and Conclusions:
THe OBJEET 0F THES SHONTINE wAS
7ROMABLY A MISsICE FIRED FRam Cane lannear. -
Tite freane SCOMOUCE FRIM THE Car INerEs
Tore Fiemd
THAT AN AnAS ATAS wrs ws FIRED FIRED A FEW
MINUTES BEFRE BEARE THIS SOGHTING. THIS SEGHTING. Tie AIMUT THtE AIMUT
(FRINC) 02 02 1 TE HE ATeMs ATeNS COINCODSS COINCOOSS WOH WOTH
THE TIONS RSPIRTSO REPIRTSO BY THE WITUESSES. THE WITTVESSES.
15 15 CONCCHPED THAT THE 08uter 30
THIS SIGNTING as PROBABLY THE ATAS
FIRGO FRDM CAE (ANVERRC. Jrein

NNNN. TELEPHONED
RB056 TO
-CEIVED NO.
ZCSQA201 ZCJYC762 TIME
JJAN6I 00 057 Date
PP RJEDSQ 02 48 5y:
ATIC 1961 JAN 25
DE RJEZHQ 811
P 250150Z
FM HQUSAF F WASHDC U1FO
INFO ATIC WPAFB OHIO i
JF3
ZNR 3
Y 2500072 1 asaxoz
1X2
FM COMEASTAREA 4 4 I 4OV9 0 833 64 31 49 2I 5-508 b
TO RJWFALB/CINCNORAD
RJEZHQ/COFS USAF 1N415 3N1 A9 *21N4 5-5O8 004
RBEKHC/COMASDEFORLANT RBEKHC/COMAS DEFORLANT
RBEGUH/COMEASTSEAFRON
RJESKB/32ND NORAD DIV
INFO RBEPJD/COMDT I COGARD
RBEKDW/CCGD FIVE
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UNCLAS X MERINT X MSG SS ANDALIEN/CBAR 24 2335GMT CK13
COAST GUARD NEW YORK
WE HAVE OBSERVED FOR FIVE MINUTES A STRANGE BRILLIANT OBJECT
LIKE A MOON WITH BIG BLUE/WHITE LUMINISCENCE RUNNING SPEEDY ,
IN THE SKY PT0 265 T0 230 DEGREES 20 DEGREES IN THE SKY PT0 265 T0 230 DEGREES 20 DEGREES OVER HORIZON AT OVER HORIZON AT
22.28 GMT IN LAT 29.1 LONG 49.57W
MASTER
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25/01512 JAN RJEZHQ 25/0151Z JAN RJEZHQ
5-909 WHOT
-1
.

INNN TELEPHONED
B055 71222
CSQA199ZCJYE495 NO. TIMEO
RECEIVED
PP RJEDSQ By:
5 JAMbI 00 007
DE RJEZHQ 808 UE2(UFU)
A T 11 JAN 25 02
P 2501507
M HQUSAF F WASHDC
NFO ATIC WPAFB OHIO
ZNR
4x2a
Y 2500022
FM COMEASTAREA 4 4
TO RJWFALB/CINCNORAD TO RJWFALB/CINCNORAD
RJEZHQ/COFS USAF
RR L EN 2NO R4Y 6L IN 2N10 9 0O
RBEKHC/COMASDEFORLANT BEKHC/COMAS DEFORLANT
BEGUH/COMEASTSEAFRON RBEGUI MEASTSEAFRON
RJESKB/32ND NORAD DIV IECKR NORADDIV T
INFO RBEPJD/COMDT T COGARD
RBEKDW/CCGD FIVE
USCG GRNC
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UNCLAS X MERINT X NOTICE TO US COAST GUARD FROM GERMAN TANKER
MARIE BOETTGER 2205-2210 GMT IN POSITION 24.15N 56.25W
OBSERVED UNIDENTIFIED IRREGULAR FLYING GLOWING AND SMOKING
OBJECT POSSIBLE ROCKET WHICH AFTER ENTERING THE ATMOSPHERE
DISSOLVED LIKE COMET FLYING DIRECTION NW TO SE FLYING DIRECTION NW TO SE A  NCNS 'vs a SO 'I NO2 o 8S54 CT THL
NOJAYS
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25/0151Z JAN RJEZHQ RJEZHQ
8345.534 0740*2A3 TH C32
55.02 4708
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NNNN 70.
TIME
RD058 Dae
Sr
CZCSQA200ZCJ A552 1961 JAN 2503 03
PP RJEDSQ
DE RJEZHQ 810
P 2501502 2-
FM HQUSAF WASHDC 2
WPAFB OHIO (
INFO ATIC 3. 4x2a
ZNR 4 ( V   0INO 'I NO1 0 a3USInEH dHVSNVIS 3HE 19 CRINIE4 S-G09 ENCA
Y 2500682 Y 250008Z. 1 4 -
FM COMEASTAREA
TO RJWFALB/CINCNORAD
RJEZHQ/COFS USAF
RBKHC/COMAYDEFORLANT
5JAMbI 0H RECEIVED
RBEGUH/COMEASTSEAFRON ATIC
RJESKB/32ND NORAD DIV
INFO RBEPJD/COMDT COGARD 070
RBEKDW/CCGD FIVE 7
USCG GRNC
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UNCLAS X MERINT X ILLIMINATED BODY OBSERVED AT 22057 TO 300 ;
DEGREES AT AN APPROX ALTITUDE 6° DEGREES HEADING SOUTHEAST DEGREES AT AN KPT ROK AI LTTYOIE OO DEGREES HEADTNG SOOTHEASY A 'C I N0
STOP AT 2207Z AND TO AN APPROXIMATE BEARING 230 DEGS AND
ALTITUDE OF 70.18 DEGS WAS OBSERVED STOP AT 220830Z WHILE TO
130 DEGS APPROX STARTED FALLING AND DISAPPEARED AT 220850Z TO
125 DEGS AND AN APPROX ALTITUDE 25 DEGS STOP DURING ITS APPEARANCE 125 DEGS AND AN APPROX ALT UDE 25 DEGS ST DURING ITS A ARANCE
15
WAS SURROUNDED BY A CLOUD OR SMOKE BUT NO TRACE WAS LEFT BEHIND
STOP SHIPS POSITION 23.55 NORTH 58.25 WEST AT 2210A
MASTER SS ZEPHYROS/ODEK
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