PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8632856

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1961

REPORTED LOCATION43 17N37 30W ATLANTIC

FRAMES3

→ Original microfilm scan (PDF) → Return to index

Machine transcription · mean legibility 67.1/100 · engines: tesseract-200dpi

Transcribed Frames

FRAME 001 / 003tesseract-200dpi

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

“ . 0 Was Boll
6 Feb 6p 43.17N 37.300 (ATLANTIC) 0 Probably Bolloon
. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION GB. Posdhy Sateen
Local © Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Reder a Probotle Aivereft
GMT 06 23202 2 AirgVi sual O Air-Intercept Rodar O Possibly Aircraft
PHOTOS SOU “Was Astronomical Vewds
0 Yes O Probably Astronomical
x Ne Military 0 Possibly Astronomicd
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE ae
0 Insufficient Dete for Evaluation
O Unknown
30 min i.

1. COMMENTSObjt moving with ale and at eley of

50. Disappearing below horizon, same
position in about 30 min. Star or planet
would take about this time to set. Initial
observation at 3500N elliptic. Disappear
ance coincided with setting of Venus

8% on elliptic Mag -4.1. Case listed

as astro sighting of Venus.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING White and round or oval
in shape. Air crew sighting through Bx &
octant single. UFO at 06/2320Z fm a/c headi
290°T, altitude 6500. Objt was at a bearing
of 267° w/ elev of 5° 34¥. At 06/2327 objt
had 3° elev and was moving W. Remaind in
sight until 06/2350Z at which time it disappe«
over horizon. Obdjt brighter than any star.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

S rt +
a a a

FRAME 002 / 003POOR LEGIBILITY — PENDING RE-EXAMINATION

“ ee ee ee te es Rhee we eee — es

en py eee er See Sens ~_—— = a ry

—— ae

to RBEXWG/ CINGLANTFLT. oe ~ AF DIST: - CIN-14, OOP-2

Fs all

NAMAL ESSAGE -—«-CUNCLASSIFIED «=-s NAVY DEPARTIIENT.

"OPerat LOANL acted hl ser spacmmeipealis

Ei : i
OPERATIONAL INMED | Poa | A
preceoence (INFO)
= ———— SSS TS KH 7 )
AP IN: 10018°(7 Fed 61) t/q ae 4 ,
0 0708222 eee a eRe Saat as ae: Us saad Bie Capita
“FM COMBARLANT © — Vat SN Se ee nat ae oe eee
‘tats Me “eS + Sat ges + pian eat oo of) Sy

UNE N/ TWENTY: SIX. NORAD: REGION Saar es SE ee Ae
-“" RJEZHO/ HO USAF: . : Sole i ae ieee op eee : es a te ne acid As ies s seit. zi a nF ly We PA

| RBEQUH/ CONEASTSEAFRON

~UNCLAS. eae - n, yp! pes ate ag
LOCATING ONE - uFOB FINAL AMPLIFYING ©
Ae MY 0623522 -

a DEBR IEF OF BARIER CREW |

2. 5 OFFICERS OF WV-2 BARRIER ACFT BUNO 41328 SIGHTED
VISUALLY HRU BINOCULARS AND OCTANT SINGLE UFOB. FIRST

_ SIGHTING AT 0623792. ACFT I0SIT AT 8623202 43-17N 37-39W

“WD@ 29 TRUE ALT 6590 FT. OBJECT BEARING 267 TRUE ANGLE

“OF ELEVATION #5. DEGREES 34 MIN, AT 0623272 ANGLE 03 DEGREES

“95 MIN. APPROX @62359Z OBJECT. MOVING IN A WESTERLY DIRECT 101 |

NOTE : Advance copy delivered to CIN
92 ACT |

SECNAV UNSECNAV ASTSECNAVRESDEV 99 29 @9B 99M 33 33 34 35 BS @S B7 37D

75 74 76 94 JCS NAVAIDE ARMY NIC CIR COGARD CMC IP FLAGPLOT BF

CON BSE, A cer aad NO. OF PAGES TIME OF RECEIPT DATE TIME GROUP
Mom rege Sees poarnt.: 2 1322/97 FEB @79822Z FEB 61

3 22 UNCLASSIFIED

—- = a — —_ —

!

FRAME 003 / 003tesseract-200dpi

| HAVAL MESSAGE UNCLASSIFIED = NAVY DEPARTMENT

'  PRECECENCE (ACTION? - | RELEASED BY DRAFTED BY EXT. NO.
. ;
‘iINFO) ,

DISAPPEARED OVER HORIZON. WEATHER CLEAR ACFT ABOVE OVCST.
| 3. OBJECT DESCRIBED AS WHITE. AND ROUND OR OVAL IN SHAPE. A PPROX |
_ SIZE‘AS LARGE AS MATCH HEAD HELDAT ARMS LENGTH. OBSERVERS |
; “FIRST NOTICED BRIGHTNESS OF O3JERT WHICH WAS BRIGHTER AND Mi :

LARGER THAN ANY VISIBLE STAR. oe

/
CONTROL NO. CIRCUIT NO. [PAGE OF PAGES | TIME OF RECEIPT DATE TIME GROUP
155/ -« Panes (aatane 2 r4 9798222 FEB 6!

UNCLASSIFIED