PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8638425

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONTorrejon Spain

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1. DATE

24 Feb 61

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION

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12. CONCLUSIONS

O Was Balloon
O Probably Balloon
Possibly Bolloon

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1 _Torrejon, Spain

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3. DATE-TIME GROUP

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5. PHOTOS % i
O Yes
% No . Military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

2-3 sec
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
G1 Ground- Vi sual 0 Ground-Rodar

QO Air Vi sual O Air-Intercept Radar

Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircroft

Was Astronomical M tTeoR_

Probobly Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

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8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE En
2 pe teeceigaa Date fer Evaluation
1 _Descendi Tt
t objt sighted 11. COMMENTSA]] characteristics,.present

to ESE at elevation of 40-45° in downward even in this limited information.)
trajectory. Speed fast and objt exploded }

when 10-15° above horizon.

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CS TFC 24-B-227100N DUST /FOLLOWING I A REPORT

OF OBJECT SIGHTING NEAR MADRID, SPAIN ON 19 FEB 1961

BY MSGT ROBERT CLARK AND SSGT GEORGE KAJIMURA OF DET il
21ST WEARON TORREJON AE SPAIN.

1. POSITION OF OBSERVERS ~- 43 DEG 33 MIN NORTH LAT

95 DEG 45 MIN WEST LONG CMA TIME 95142 PLUS OR MINUS
FIVE MIN.

2. OBJECT FIRST SIGHTED AT AN ELEVATION OF 423-45 DEG

IN A DIRECTION EAST TO EAST- SOUTH-EAST OF OBSERVATION _
Classification Cancelled

POSTION “QUOTE$ MOVING DOWN VERY FAST. UNQUOTE™

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OBJECT WAS EXCEPTIONALLY BRIGHT AND LARGE KFIRST IN-
PRESSION SUGGESTED AN AIRCRAFT). :
3. OBJECT EXPLODED AT AN ELEVATION OF 19-29 DEG ABV :
EASTERN HORIZON BRIGHTLY BACK-LIGHTING CLOUDS OVR 3
RIDGES APROX 15 MILED EAST OF MADRID. ESTIMATED DIST
AT TIME OF EXPLOSIN 29-32 MILES. |

4, ONE OBSERVER NOTED A DISTINCT PARTICLE SEPARATION

WHEN OBJECT EXPLODED.

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5. TOTAL SIGHTING TIME ESTIMATED 2-35 SECONDS. END

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