PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8641280

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONAviano AB Italy

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION

3 Mar 61 Aviano AB, Italy

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3 DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

Lo me So) A ee HE) Ground- Vi sual 0 Ground-Rodor

0 Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar

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5. ‘PHOTOS
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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE
, one which broke

12. CONCLUSIONS

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Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

Was Astronomical i) ETEom

Probobly Astronomicol
Possi ely Astronomical

hn
Insufficient Data for Evaluction
Unknown

10-15 sec _ into 5 or 6 part

10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTINGROUNd white objt aprox  [1!!. COMMENTSDescription is characteristic
the size of a silver dollar at arm's length. jof a type of meteor called a bolide, whith
When UFO began to break up, individual pieces [broke up prior to burning up in earth's

were aprox dime size. Trail of objt was about jatmosphere.
width of nickel at arms length. Trail was ve

faint and disappeared at times. Appeared 45°,

280° bearing. Disappeared 300°, 250° bearing.

Pieces seemed to burn up immediately.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP §2)

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31 WEASQ RAMSTEIN AB

ED From 19Wp9001-c. MOON DUST WEATHER

OBSERVATION AT 2338392-. APPARENT FALLING STAR SPLIT INTO APPRIXIMATELY
4 TO 5 PARTS, EACH THE APPROXIMATE SIZE OF SLIVER DOLLAR EACH
PART WITH SLIGHT WHIT= TRAIL. VISIBLE LENGTH OF TRAVEL APPROXIMATELY
5 TO 3@ SECONDS. FIRST VISIBLE AT 289 DEG AT 45 DEG ELEVATION,
LAST VISIBLE AT 259 DEG AT 3 DEG ELEVATION. CONFIDENTIAL CLASSIFICATION

ASSIGNED BY AWS MSG CITE AWSSS321-B.

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| SG 0-4-3-104c. THIs REPORT SUBMITTED IN ACCORD

WITH PAR 15,, AFR 2002, 14 SEP 59.

e” ckob AT FIRST SIGHTING THE UFO WAS CIRCULAR IN SHAPE AND THEN
BEGAN TO BREAK UP AND BURN.

(2) APPROXIMATELY THE SIZE OF A SILVER DOLLAR HELD AT ARMS
LENGHT. WHEN THE UFO BEGAN TO BREAK UP THE INDIVIDUAL PIECES
WERE APPROXIMATELY DIME SIZE.

(3) WHITE

(4) ONE LARGER UFO WHICH BROKE INTO 56 PARTS.

(5) N/Ae (6) NO

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(7) TRAIL OF THE OBJECT WAS ABOUT THE WIDTH OF A FIVE CENT PIECE
HELD AT ARMS LENGTH. THE TRAIL WAS VERY FAINT AND DISAPPERAED AT

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TIMESe V (3) NONE (9) NONEs —
Be (1) FIRST SEEN BY LEATHER OBSERVER IN THE TOWER AND POINTED

OUT TO TOWER OPERATORS. (2) 45 DEGREES/ 28@ DEGREFS BEARING.
(3) 3@@DEGREES/ 258 DEGRREES BEARING. (4) THE OBJECT FOLLOWED AN
ARC 45 DEG 39 DEG ANGLE FROM 289 DEG 259 DEG.

(5) BROKE UP IN 5=6 SMALL PARTS WHICH SEEMED TO BURN UP IMMEDIATELY
(S$) 10°15 SECONDS.

Ce (1) GROUND VISUAL. (2) NONE (3) N/A

De (1) @3/18382 (2) NIGHT

Ee AVIANO AB ITLAY 4556N 1226E

F. (1) TSG BROWN, WILLIAM 1287 AACS TOWER OP

AiC SWANGER, HOWARD Le 31 ST WEARON DET 19.

Ge (1) CLEAR, 7/1@ MILES VISIBILITY.

(2) 3900 METERS DALM, 7008 METERS CALM, 18990 METERS 348/49,

35999 METERS 345/45, 45990 METERS 349/33.

(3) CLEAR (4) 7NM €5) NONE He NONE Ie NONE J NONE

Ke BASE OPERATIONS OFFICER, NO COMMENTS Le NONEs

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