PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8638599

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1961

REPORTED LOCATION3854N7710WArlington Va

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
27 Feb 61 3854N 771OW Arlington, Va. 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local 2101 Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 00 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT. 2802012 AirVi sual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. 'PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical METEOR
Yes D Probably Astronomical
No Civilian D PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
90 sec 1 SW-NE Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Circular objt, size of n. comments Except for duration, descrip-
pinhead. Yellow-red, brightness of 2nd magni. tion is characteristic of a metero.
tude. Had vapor trail, indeterminate length, W/probable over estimation of time.
7°or8° 7° or 8° removed from objt. Appeared 30-35°
above horizon in SW sky; disappeared above horizon in SW sky; disappeared 80° above above
horizon in NE sky.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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HEADQUARTERS
1001ST OPERATIONS GROUP, HqComd
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
ANDREWS AFB. WASHINGTON 2S, D. C.
REPLY TO ATTN OF: OGOT
7 MAR 190
SUBJECT: UFO Reports
TOI Air Technical Intelligence Center
Wright Patter rson AFB, Ohio
The attached UFo Reports received at this headquarters are forwarded
for your information and necessary action.
2 Atch 2 Atch
JAMES W BRYANT UFO Repts (2)
Captain, UCAF Captain, UcAF
Administrative Officer
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200-2 dated 26 August 1953.
ELLOW -RED
BRILHTN F21D MAGNIRDE
(a) Shape:_FYE -CIRCULAR
(b) Size compared to a known object (use one of the follow-
ing terms: head of a pin, pea, dime, nickel, quarter,
half dollar, silver dollar, baseball, grapefruit, or
basketball) held in the hand at about arms lengtha
PINHEAD
(o) COlOr:YELLOW -RFD
(d) Number: ONE
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(1 other pertinent or unusual features: (1) other pe ertinent or unusual features:
(2) (2) Description of course of object(): 2Iol E 5  N OF RiGFL, Description of course of object(: 2IOlE 5 N OF RiGFL,
. TO APPROX 5 N OF ZND STAR LN HANDIE OE BI6 DIPTER T0 APPROX 5oN OF 21
a) What first called the attention of observer() to the
object(x)?._..
MAVEMENT IUHILE OBSERVING STAVS

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THEN INTD N.E. SKY
NO BEVIATON - A STEAIGHT ARL FROM
(e)
FAOED FRM UIEW

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(4) Time and date of sighting: 2101 E 27 FE6 61
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