PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
26 Feb 61 Was Balloon
Tyndal AFB, Florida 000 Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local 1935 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 2700352 AirVi sual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aireraft
5. 'PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical VENUS
Ys 00 Probably Astronomical
No Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other_
000 Insufficient Date for Evaluation
10 Min Unknown
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Elliptical, 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTINGElliptical, Size of size of 11. COMMENTS Objt waS 1. comMEntsObjt was probably probably planet Venus. planet Venus
grapefruit. Color was very was very similar to a star, On day of sighting planet was of magnityed On day of sighting planet was of n magnitued
very bright. Objt wast was traveling traveling on a steady -4.3, as bright as -4.3, as bright as it ever gets. Planet it ever gets. Planet
course, seemed to course, seemed to bounce every five seconds. every five seconds. was low on horizon and in a direction was low on horizon a direction
First observed angle 45 First observed angle 45 and azimuth 295. and azimuth 295°. which coincides wi which coincides with that Ch that reported by
Disappeared an approx approx heading heading of 60. of 60° witness. Objt disappeared with setting of
planet. Description of objt favorably
matches that of objts which are distorted
and given apparent motion by atmospherid i
refraction. refraction
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
1. In accordance with AFR 200-2, paragraph 15, dated 14 September
1959, the attached Report and sketc re submitted.
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2. 2. Rererence previous co Reference previous conversation between Captain Allan E. Aaron- tween Captain Allan E. Aaron-
son, this office, and your headquarters requesting identification of these son, this office, and your he eadquarters requesting identification of these
objects be forwarded, if security permitted; as of this date no information objects be forwarded, if security permitted; as of this date no information
has been recei has been recei ed on any reports suk ed on any reports sub mitted by this headquarters. d by this headquarters.
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DEWIY L. VOYLES a/s
CWO, W-2, USAF SATel
Assistant Administratlve Offlcer
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Report on Unidentified Flying Object (UFO)
1. Description of the Object:
a. Shape - elliptical
b. Size of a grapefruit
c. Color - similar to a star, very bright
d. Number - 1
e. I Formation - N/A
f. Discernible Features: Object was traveling on a steady course,
e seconds.
None observed
h. Unusual bject seemed to stop and bounce.
on an approxi-
mate heading of 60.
d. Description of flight path and d. Description of flight path and maneuvers maneuvers of object: The object object: The object
traveled from west to east.
e. e. Manner in which Manner in which ob ct disappeared - all at once. et disappeared - all at once.
f. I - minutes.
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3. Method Used in Observation:
Ground - visual
b. Optical Aid - None
c. Aircraft used - N/A
4. Time and Date of Sighting:
a. 1935 hours, 26 February 196l
b. Liglt Condrtions. Nigut, Light Conditions: Night, clear and moonlight
5. Location of Observer - Capehart Housing, Tyndall AFB, Florida Location of Observer - Capehart Housing, dall AFB, Florida
6. Identifying Information on Observer:
a. a. Civilian - N/A Civilian - N/A
b. Military - MSGT Henry J. Lacour, 4756 AB Gp (Training Section), b. Military - MSGT Henry J. Lacour, 4756 AB Gp (Training Section),
Tyndall AFB, Fla.
7. Weather and Wind: Fair and clear
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/s/ Henry J. Lacour
/t/ HENRY J. LACOUR
MSGT, USAF
Training Section
Tyndall AFB, Fla
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DIPPER
180
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1. DATE SIGHTED-I93SHRS-2G FEB.G1
2.SIZE-LIKE GRA.PEFRUET
3.SHAPE-ELLIPTICAL-V
L.COMPOSTION-VERY BRIGHILIGHT
5 SPEED- VERY FAST- BOUNCING NCING
.SOUND.NONE .SOUND.NONE
T-OF. TIME O8SERVED=1OMIN. O8SERVED=10MIN.
TUDE-VERY HIGH
Q.SKY
VISIBILITY-VERY-GOOD
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UFO ANALYSIS SHEET
Location Tyndal AFB, Fla
Date (Local) 26 Feb.61 Hour (Local). 1935
Hour (Z Time Group) 270035Z Feb 61
Satellite: (Det 5 ATIC, Ext 3279) ----- N/Nce
Astronomical-Phenomena (Meteor, Comet, Planet, etc) Poss.gcy JENuS.
Radar Analysis(AFCIN-4El)N/A
Natural Phenomena (Ball Lightning, etc)
Other
Evaluation of Source Reliability Unxnow~
Analysis and Conclusionsi Tive OBUACT JIEWEO BY
THe WITNESS OF TMS SIGHTING WAS PROSABLY
THE PLANET VENUS. ON me DnY oF,
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THE OBUKET WOTH THE SETTING of
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