PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8633015

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1961

REPORTED LOCATION20N134EPhilippine Sea

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. PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
8 Feb 61 2ON 134E 0 Was Balloon
Philippine Sea 00 Prabably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local 2000 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aireraft
GMT 1100 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. 'PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical METEOR
Yes 0:00 Probably Astronomical
No Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other.
D Insufficient Date for Evaluation
Unknown
7 E-W HCN
10. BRIEF 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OI SUMMARY OF SIGHTING F siGHTiNG Huge bright objt like Huge bright objt like 11. COMMENTSThis 11 COMMENTSThis report contains very report contains very little little
shooting shooting star. Seemed star. Seemed to break into 2 pieces to break into 2 pieces info but what info but what t there is of it indicates there is of it indicates
before before burning up in atmosphere. that objt of this sighting was probably
a very bright meteor of "fireball" type.
Witnesses description that objt appeared Witnesses description that objt appeared
to break into 2 pieces tends to sub-
stantiate this conclusion.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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