PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8642818

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1961

REPORTED LOCATION4938N2026W ATLANTIC

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ae PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
4938N 2026W (ATeAsti« Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION. ‘eae Possibly Balloon

G Ground- Vi sual 0 Ground-Rodar
QO Air Vi sual

Was Aircraft
Probably Aircroft
Possibly Aircraft

O Air-Intercept Radar

Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

Military

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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE OT iN
ooo Data for Evaluation

40 min. 2 sai
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 2 Objts, one on port, OB. COMMENTS Dyration too long for meteors.
on starboard about 160° true. Seemingly Motion too rapid for planet. Report doe}

missiles, one going about 90° the other 110°J not contain sufficient evidence for an
From first observation to abrease took about | analysis.

4 min. Streaks of smoke still visible at

2000Z.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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ACTION: C™=N-14 CeLASERD scSRONCN
INFO 3 S.\FS-3, O0P-2, OOP-CP elt. (Lp oy A | me
SMD C@35)

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DE RBEGUF 047

ZNR:

Y 0521392

FM COMEASTAREA

TO RBEKHC/CINCLANTFLT
RJWF ALB/ CINCNORAD
RJEZHQ/COFS USAF
RBEKHC/ COMASDEFORLANT

INFO RBEPJD/COMDT COGARD

USCG GRNC

BT

UNCLAS

MERINT

SVC M/V PRINS WILLEM VAN ORANJ/PGWB 5/3 2020GMT

COAST GUARD NEWYORK -
OBSERVED 19@0GMT TWO FLYING OBJECTS IN POSITION 49, 53N 20.26W

ONE ON PORT ONE ON STARBOARD ABOUT 16@ DEGREES TRUE ST OP
SEEMINGLY MISSILES ONE GOING ABOUT 98 DEGREES THE OTHER 119
DEGREES STOP FROM FIRST OBSERVATION TO ABREAST TOOK ABOUT
49 MINUTES STREAKS OF SMOKE STILL VISIBLE AT 20G8GMT

MASTER

BT
CFN 5/3 2029GMT 19@0GMT 49.38N 20.26W 160 98 110 40 2002GMT

05/2139Z
NOTE: Advance copy delivered to CIN

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