PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8634537

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONUnion Maine

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Ballaon
16 Feb 61 Union, Maine 000 Probably Balloon
3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Bolloon
Local 1735 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT 162235Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. 'PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical MeTeOR
Yes 080 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE 00 Other
Insufficient Dete for Evaluation
0 Unknown
1 E-W
10. BRIEF sUMMARY oF SIGHTING Bal1 of flame with no I1. cOMMENTs One witness reported seeing
smoke or trail. Observer compared brillance objt. However, there were apparently
of objt to burning magnesium. Objt was observedseveral witnesses several parts of
momentarily before mOmentarily before going out of sight behind a going out of sight ; behind a Maine, according to newspaper reports. Maine, according to newspaper reports.
barn and observer could hot extimate size. could hot extimate size. Description of objt is characteristic
Objt was traveling low in a flat trajectory. Objt was traveling low in a flat trajectory. of a fireball, and it was apparently of a fireball, , and it was apparently
large and very high.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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SMD B 028
TQEZCDPA079
RR. RJEZHQ
DE RJEXDP 76
ZNR.
R 172118Z ZEX
FM 4038 STRATWG DOW AFB MAINE
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLORADO TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLORADO
RJEZSN/26 AIRDIV HANCOCK FLD N Y RJEZSN/26 AIRDIV HANCOCK FLD N Y
RJEDSR/ATIC WRIGHT -PATTERSON AFB OHIO RJEDSR/ATIC
RJEZHQ/HQ USAF AFCIN WASH 25 D C
RJEZHQ/SECRETARY THE AIR FORCE SANIS WASH 25 Director
INFO RJEXDHB/8AF DIO ATT Archiv:s B Aerospace "tdies
1961 16-28 Feb
BT RETURN TO: K243.6012-1
UNCLAS FROM DCOL 20119. UFO REPORT. IN ACCORDANCE
uma SF
AFR 200-2 THE FOLLOWING REPORT IS SUBMITTED: A BALL OF FLAMES WAS
OBSERVED BY MR. OF UNION, MAINE. THERE WAS NO SHOKE OR
TRAIL OBSERVED. THE OBSERVER COMPARED THE BRILLANCE OF THE OBJECT TO
BURNING MAGNESIUM. THE OBJECT WAS OBSERVED MOMENTARILY BEF OR
-
THE SIZE. THE OBJECT WAS TRAVELING LOW IN A FLAT TRAJECTORY FROM THE SIZE. THE OBJECT WAS TRAVELING LOW IN A FLAT TRAJECTORY FROM
EAST TO WEST. METHOD OF OBSERVATION WAS GROUND VISUAL. DATE TIME EAST TO WEST. METHOD OF OBSERVATION WAS GROUND VISUAL. DATE TIME
OF GIGHTING WAS 16/2235Z . LIGHT CONDITIONS: DUSK.LOCATIONOF -
OBSERVER : ON MAINE ROUTE 17 1 NM WES UNION, MAINE 44 DEGREES 1003575
1230N 69 1629W. THE OBSERVER: MR , UNION, MAINE,
2, IS AN EX USAF PILOT. ESTIMATE RELIABILITY FAIR
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- DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DMISION |
UNCLASSIRIED MESSAGS
INCO NG
AF IN : 22513 (18 Feb 61) Page 2 of 2
INDS AL0FT 6,000 330/20 10,000 320/30 16,000 320/50 20,000 320/70
30,000 320 /100 50,000 300/50. WEATHER CAVU SURFACE TEMPERATURE
20-25 DEGREES. SLIGHT INVERSION 4-5M 5DEGREES"C" INCREASE IN TEMP
PREPARING OFFICER: CAPT PREPARING OFFICER: CAPT HARRY T. SCHUEREN, JF HARRY T. SCHUEREN, J R., COMBAT - INTELLIGENCE TELLIGENCE
OFFICER, DOW AFB. OFFICER, DOW AFB.
PREPARING OFFICER' S COMMENTS: THE BANGOR DAILY NEWS CARRIED A REOPRT
OF NUMEROUS SIGHTINS ON THE NIGHT OF 16 FEB OF AN OBJECT. THE REPORT
DID NOT GIVE TIME BUT STATED THE E OBJECT WAS VISIBLE E FROM PORTLAND,
MAINE TO BELFAST, MAINE.
BT
17/2139Z FEB RJEXDP
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