PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8642958

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONSan Bernardino Calif

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
7 Mar 6$ San Bernardino, Calif. Was Balloon
00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION PossiblyBalloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
100 Probably Aircraft
GMT 07/1930Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Ys 000 Probably Astronomical
XD No Civilian Possibly Astronomicel
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION OBJECTS COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
20 min Unknown a
1 Rising
0. BRIEF sUMMARY oF sIGHTING ROund objt size of pinhedd COMMENTS Wx balloon. Concor w/evaluation
at arm's length, white, observed for 20 min. Objt officer submitting report.
remained in about 'same location with movements
of small of small magnitude. magnitude.
√
ATIC FOrM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AR FORCE
AF IN : 39699 (8 Ma AIVISION
UNCLASSIFTED MESSAGE
ACTION: CIN-14 INCOMING
INFO : 0OP-2, OOP-CP-1, SAFS-3 (21)
SMD B 029
ROE108Z
DE RJWZNF 9D
ZNR
R 072200Z
FM SBAMA NORTON AFB CALIF FM SBAMA NORTON AFB CALIF
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJWZJB/LAADS NORTON AFB CALIF RJWZJB/LAADS NORTON AFB CALIF
RJEDSQ/AIR TECH INTELLIGENCE CTR WPAFB RJEDSQ/AIR TECH INTELLIGENCE CTR WPAFB
RJEZHQ/HQ USAF WASHDC
RJEZHQ/SEC OF THE AF WASHDC
BT
HO USAF AFCIN FOR SEC OF THE AF SAFIS.
()ROUND
(2) PINHEAD HELD AT ARV LENGTH
(3) WHITE
(4) ONE
(5) (S) THRU (9) NONE THRU 9)NONE
B B
(1) NOTED WHILE WATCHING COMMERCIAL 707 BOEING
(2) SIXTY DEGREE ANGLE ABOVE NORTHERN HORIZON DEGREE ANGLE E ABOVE NORTHERN HORIZON
(3) SIXTY Y DEGREE DEGREE E ANGLE ABOVE ABOVEN NORTHERN HORIZON NORTHERN HORIZON
TE
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION (
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
AF IN : 39699 (8 Mar 61) N C Oi2
PAGE TWO RJWZNF 9D
(4) MOVEMENTS OF SMALL MAGNITUDE IN ESSENTIALLY ONE POSITION
(5) OBSERVERS STOPPED WATCHING OBJECT
(APPROXIMATELY TWENTY MINUTES
c
(1) GROUND VISUAL
(2NONE (2)NONE
(3)NOT APPLICABLE
D
(1) @7 MARCH 1961 (1) 7 MARCH 1961 1 1930 TO 1950Z 1930 TO 1950Z
() DAY CLEAR (2) DAY CLEAR
E 15 AVE SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF
(1) CIVILIAN SAN BERNARDINO CALIF
(2) CIVILIAN SAN CALIF
G
(1) CLEAR AND VISIBILITY GOOD
H COMMA I COMMA J NONE
K JOHN R FINN MAJOR USAF PD OBJECT BELIEVED TO BE COMMON METRO BALLOON
BY OBSERVERS BY OBSERVERS AND INVESTIGATING OFFICER. AND INVESTIGATING OFFICER.
BT
07/2247Z MAR RJWZNF
1