PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8637689

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1961

REPORTED LOCATION2815N7741W Eof Cape Canaveral

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon -
20 Feb 61 2815N 774lW (E of Cape Canaveral) 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local 2005 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT 210105Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. 'PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes Probably Astronomical
No MCIVILIAN 0 PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other_Prob Missile
800 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
90 Sec 1 SW-NE
10. BRIEF sUMMARY oF sIGHTING Amber-cOlorEd objt, 11. COMMENTsWitnesses were located aprox
l' in diameter, bearing 250° T rising 150 NM E of Cape Canaveral. Flight path
to sky very rapidly and set to O7o T. No of objt is characteristic of missile on
sound heard. Objt was bright and circular soand heard. OoJc was briguc and c its take-off. A check indicates that a lcs Cake-oll. A check ladlcates Chat a
followed by & wings forming l parabola in followed by 2 wings forming l parabola in Titan missile was launched at Olooz on
center of which was main body. Took about day of sighting, and path taken by missile
90 sec to travel celestial arc. was that reported for objt. was that reported for objt.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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STAFF MESSAGE DIMISION
24860 (21 Feb UNCTASSIPTED MERSAGI
AF IN: 67)N CING
ACTION: CIN-14
INFO : ARMY-30, NAVY-90, CMC-6, JCS-35, OSD-15, NSA-7, CIA-11,
SMD B 072 OOP-CP-1, OOP-2, SAFS-3 (215)
KZCHQD788ZCBJA115
YY RJEZHQ
DE RBEKSN 013
ZNR
Y 210351Z Y 210351Z
FM CCGD SEVEN
TO RJWFALB/CINCONORAD
RJWFALB/COMAIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFT COLORADO SPRINGS COLORADO
RJEZHQ/CHIEF OF STAFF USAF RJEZHQ/CHIEF OF STAFF USAF WASHDC
RBEGUH/COMEASTERN SEAFRONTIER
RBEKHC/CINCLANTFLT
INFO RPEPJD/COMDT COGARD
He
RBEGUF/COMEASTAREA
RBEKHC/COMASDEF ORLANT 32NDMORAD DIV
USCG GRNC
BT
MERINT RPORT X FOLLOWING RECVD FROM J S ERIHIO/ODBR X QUOTE SS ERIHIO
ODBR LAT 2815N LONG 7741W COURSE 065 BAR 30.22 AT 0105Z BODY
OF ONE FOOT DIAMETER OF ONE FOOT DIAMETER AMBER COLORED BEARING 250 T RISING TO AMBER COLORED BEARING 250 T RISING TO
SKY VERY RAPIDLY AND SET TO 070 T HO SOUND THE SAID BODY WAS
BRIGHT AND CIRCULAR FOLLOWED BY TWO WINGS FORMING ONE PARABOLA BRIGHT AND CIRCULAR FOLLOWED BY TWO WINGS FORMING ONE PARABOLA
IN THE CENTER OF WHICH WAS THE MAIN BODY X TIME THE BODY TOOK
TO TRAVEL THE CELESTIAL ARC ABOUT 90 SECONDS WITNESSED BY FIVE NESSED FIVE
CREW MEMBERS AND THE MASTER UNQUOTE
BT NOTE: Advance copy delivered to CIN & OOP-CP (210412L) FEB 61.