PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8641918

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONLakenheath England

FRAMES2

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. .LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
4 Mar 61 Lakenheath, England Probably Balloon
3. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aireraft
GMT 4 0350Z AinVisual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. 'PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Q Was Astronomical NETEOR
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
No Military PossiblyAstronomical
LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION NUmBER OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
1 Falling
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Objt falling toward II. COMMENTSNO reentry this date. Color and
earth burning bright blue and giving off general description conform to
sparks, of red color. Sighted at 60° elevation 270 meteoroligal sighting.
as.
ATIC forM 329 (REv V 26 SEP 52)
"
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RECEIVER :
UNGLASSIFIED
SQA002
NBR 2620 6 MAR PRIORITY
PRIORITY/ROUTINE
FM DET 3, 28 WEA SQ AAF LAKENHEATH ENG 061015Z
TO COFS HQUSAF WASHDC
4F3
COMDR ATIC WPAFB
3 44X2A
AFCCD L G HANSCOM FLD MASS
INFO AWS SCOTT INFO AW AFB ILL AFB ILL
DET 3, 28 WS 6-C-2 MOON DUST) ACTION: C .
USAF ATTN: AFC USAF ATTN: AFCIN- ATTN: FO:
AWS ATTN: AWSSS.
A. OBJECT OBSERVED BY AWS OBSERVER.
B TIME: 0353Z-0351Z
C ELEVATION: 60 DEGREES, AZIMUTH 270.
D DESCRIPTION: OBJECT FALLING TOWARD EARTH FROM WEST TO EAST
APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MILES AWAY BURNING BRIGHT BLUE AND C
GIVING OFF RED SPARKS
06/1141Z
Classification_Cancelled
AFR AFROO
DOTNET T 1 yin TsTARS: Tin TARS 3for8 3for
DiC.
D U-10 D1-10 MS
UNCLASSIFIED