PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8630434

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1961

REPORTED LOCATION2543N4822W ATLANTIC

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE ‘12. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS ©

0 Wes Boll
_ ag gana | kN BOW (ATLANTIC) |C Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

Possibly Bolioon
Local.0612 2WGround- Vi sual D Ground-Redor

ge OC 0 Air Visual oO Air-Intercep? Rador

5. PHOTOS

Wos Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aireroft

Was Astronomical
Probobly Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

en
Insufficient Dete for Evaluction
Unknown

O Yes
XI Ne Military
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE

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1

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Object traveling very 11. COMMENTSTt is possible that the object

fast heading 130° true. "Apparently satellite.|"was an artificial satellite, but the

Crosses in line with star Vega, same magnitude.report contains insufficient data to
determine this. Could also have been a
meteor. Reported by a ship, but desti-
nation was not reported, preventing a
follow-up investigation.

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HEADING 132 DEG TRUE VERY FAST x GENTLE ELY SWELLS CLEAR SKY X
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