PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
PACIFIC
8 Mar 61 13320W and 431lN 13404w 0 Was Balloon
3920N Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local 0352 & 0354 Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aircraft
081252Z & 081254Z 000 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar PossiblyAircraft
5. 'PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical Me 7coz
Yes 80 Probably Astronomical
No Military PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other.
1 which broke intb 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
5-8 B sec 4 NE Unknown
I
10. BRIEF SUMMARY oF sIGHTINGThin, penCil-like objt, COMmEnTsCrews of 2 a/c separated by
red and white, with red tail. Observed for about l00 mi apparently witnessed same
5 sec, then broke into 4 pieces and disinter- 5 sec, then broke into 4 pieces an disinter- objt. Description and objt. Description and duration are char duration are char-
gared. Appeared to be in level flight. acteristic of a bolide, which is acteristic of a bolide, which is seen seen
to explode.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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NAVAL MESSAGE UNCLASSIFIED NAVY DEPARTMENT
PRECEDENCE (ACTION) RELEASED BY DRAFTED BY EXT. NO.
OPERATIONAL IMMEDIATE
OPERATIONAL IMMOTEPATE
AF IN: 40555 (8 MAr 61) HO/Wg
0 081709Z
FM COMWESTSEAFRON
TO CINCPACFLT
INFO CINCPAC
PACMISRAN PT M UGU PACMISRAN PT MUGU
COMFIRSTFLT
SECNAV AF DIST: OOP-2 QOP-2 CT21}4, 00P-CP-1 CT21}4, 00P-CP-1
CNO SAFS-3
UNCLAS
CIRV IS UFO AMPLIFY
A. MY 081559Z
1 AMPLIFICATION AND CORRELATION OF REF A RECEIVED FRCM AIR FORCE
ETHAN 42 AND AEW ACFT.
DISAPPEARED 081252Z. COURSE WAS
NE 060. ENTIRE SURFACE APPEARED BURNING.
AND 42 AND IN V IC OF 41-00N 134-00W. DISTANCE AND ANGLE OF SIGHTING
COULD ACCOUNT FOR COURSE DISCREPANCY. COULD ACCOUNT FOR COURSE DISCREPANCY.
33/92/SECNAV C0G
NSECNAV 00 09 09B 03 31 34 35 05 06 60 07 001 94(4) IP LNSECNAV 00 09 09B 03 31 34 35 05 06 60 07 001 94(4) IP
CIA MRCC COGARD DIRN CIA MRCC COGARD DIRNSA NAVAIDE FLAGPLOT NSA NAV AIDE FLAGPLOT BFR JCS(J2) NIC BFR JCS( NIC CEAF OSD CSAF OSD
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PRECEDENCE (ACTIONI RELEASED BY DRAFTED BY EXT. NO.
EMERGENCY
IMERGENCY (INFO)
\ AF IN 40559 (8 Mar 61) H/cem
Y 081559Z
FM COMWESTSEAFRON AF
DIST:
CIN-14 CIN-14
INFO CNO 00P-2
SECNAV OOP-CP-1 OOP-CP-1
CINCPAC SAFS-2 SAFS-2
COMFIRSTFLT CCMFIRSTFLT
COM PACMISRAN COM PACM ISRAN
r -20- -20-
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INCLAS
CIRV IS REPORT
10 FROM AIR FORCE E25
AT 081254Z E25 VISUALLY OBSERVED A BRIGHT RED AND WHITE OBJECT WITH
RED TAIL PARTS FALLING AWAY FROM TAIL. OBJECT APPEARED FOR
APPROX IMATELY FIVE SECONDS FALLING 30 DEGREE ANGLE HEADING 100
. DEGREES AT A POSITION OF APPROX IMATELY 135-40W 43-30N. SPEED
LNDETERM INED. ALTITUDE 20,000 FEET.
33/92/SECNAV COG 33/92/$ECNAV COG
LNSECNAV 00 09 09B 03 31 34 35 05 06 60 07 001 94(4) IP C.IA
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.4 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
... STAFT MESEACE DIVISION
UNCLASSINED MESSAGE
' INC
AF IN: 41067 (9 Mar 61) K/cgd
ACTION: CIN-14
INFO : SAFS-3, 00P-2, 0OP-CP-1 (21)
SMD A 042
AFB CALIF
TO RJWFAL/AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFO COLO
RJWZSB/28 AIR DIV HAMILTON AFB CALIF
RJEDSQ/ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO KJEDSQ/ATIC WRTGhT PATTERSON AFB UhIO
RJEZHQ/COFS WASHINGTON D C RJEZHQ/COFS WASHINGTON D C
RJEZHQ/OSAF WASHINGTON D C RJEZHQ/OSAF WASHINGTON D C
RJEDSQ/COSMATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEZBH/PROJECT SPACE TRACK L G HANSCOM FLD BEDFORD MASS RJEZBH/PROJECT SPACE TRACK L ANSCOM FLD BEDFORD MASS
INFO RJWZBH/25AIR DIV MCCHORD AFB WASH
RJWZKP/PORTLAND DEFENSE SECTOR ADAIR AFS ORE
BT
UNCLASSIFIED/520IN 0445.
FOR COSMATIC PASS TO AFCIN-4A. MOON DUST IS SUBMITTED
IN AFR 200-2 2 FORMAT.
A(1ROUND
(2) MARBLE
(3) WHITE AND RED
(4) 1 (ONE)
(5) N/A
(6) APPEARANCE OF FIREBALL WITH A TAIL (6) APPEARANCE E OF FIREBALL WITH A TAIL

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: UNCLASSIPIED MESSAGE
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(7) TAIL APPEARED TO BE 50 TIMES LONGER THAN DIAMETER OF OBJECT
(8) N/A
(9) N/A
BCI LOOKED BACK TO OBSERVE ROUGH ENGINE - SIGHTED OBJECT
FROM NOSE OF ACFT. INCREASED FROM NOSE OF ACFT. INCREASED IN AZIMUTH AZIMI AND AND CROSSED TO
210 DEGREES. 210 DEGREES.
(3) 25 DEGREES ABOVE THAT (3) 25 DEGREES ABOVE THAT OF ORIGIONAL SIGHTING - AZIMUTH, ORIGIONAL SIGHTING - AZIMUTH,
210 DEGREES.
(4) SLIGHT ARC - FAIRLY CURVED TRATECTORY
(5) OBSCURED BY CLOUDS
(6) 5 SECONDS
C(1) VISUAL
(2NONE
(3) RC-121, ETH 25, 1300 FT, 335 DEGREES MAG.Ho, 165 K IND,
MCCLELLAN
D(1) 08/1254Z
(2NIGHT
E 43 DEGREE 11' N X 134 DEGREE 04'W
F ( JOHN D. THOMPSON, CAPT 965TH JOHN D. THOMPSON, CAPT 965TH AEW/C AEW/C C SQ, ACFT SQ, ACFT COMDR. COMDR.

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MATURE INDIVIDUAL WITH 5 - 6000 PILOT HOURS
G(I) CUMULOUS AND STRATUS BROKEN DECK BASE TOPS 18000
(2) SURFACE 300 DEGREE 15K TEMP. 1 EST
6,000 270 DEGREE 27K T TEMP. -6
Y16,000 250 DEGREE 60K TEMP. -25
20,000 20,000 250 DEGREE 80K TEMP. -30 250 DEGREE 80K 1 TEMP. -30
30,000 30,000 250 DEGREE 95K T 250 DEGREE E 95K 1 TEMP. -51
50,000 250 DEGREE 95K1 95K1 TEMP. UNK
80,000 UNK TEMP. UNK
(3) BROKEN BASE (3) BROKEN N BASE E THIN SCATTERED 30,000 THIN SCATTERED 30,000
(4) 0 -UNLIMITED
(5) 8/10 BELOW 5/10 ABOVE
(6) NONE
(7) SEE E G(2)
H. NONE
I. REPORTED TO MCCHORD AFB RADIO SHORE STATION AND THEN TO
PORTLAND D AIR DEFENSE SECTOR
J. NONE
K. CHIEF, INTELLIGENCE DIVISION COMMENTS: APPEARS TO BE THE
REENTREE OF A SPACE VEHICLE. THIS REPORT IS COMPLIMENTED REENTREE OF A SPACE VEHICLE. THIS S REPORT IS COMPLIMENTED
BY A REPORT BY AI REPORT FROM FROM ETHAN 42. REPORT FROM ETHAN 42. REPORT ETHAN 42 ETHAN FOLLOWS. FOLLOWS.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
AF IN 41193(9 Mar 61) UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGD
ACTION: CIN-14 IP/CO MING
INFO : SAFS-3, O0P-2 P-CP-1, DSD-4 (25)
NNNNSMD A 063
ZCHQA 905ZCQJA510
PP RJEZHQ
ZNR ZOV ZFH 1
ZCSUB842ZCSBA152
PP RJWZBH RJWFAL RJEDSQ RJEMVB RJEZBH RJEZHQ RBWPPG
DE RJWZSBA A5
ZNR ZNR
PR 090200Z
FM 552 AEW C WING MCCLELLAN AFB CALIF
TO RJWFAL/AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB COLO
RJWZSB/28 AIR DIV HAMILTON AFB CALIF RJWZSB/28 8 AIR DIV HAMILTON AFB CALIF
RJEDSQ/ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEZHQ/COFS WASHINGTON DC
RJEZHQ/OSAF WASHINGTON DC
RJEDSQ/COSMATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEZBH/PROJECT SPACE TRACK L G HANSCOM BEDFORD MASS
RJWFAL/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLO
RBWPPG/COMWESTSEAFRON SAN FRANCISCO CALIF
RJEMVB/CANAIRDEF ST HUBERT MONTREAL CAN
INFO RJWZBH/SAN FRANC ISCO AIR DEFENSE SECTOR BEALE AFB CALIF
AF GRNC
BT BT
UNCLASSIFIED/520IN 0448.
PASS TO SAFIS
FOR DUST
REPORT T IS SUBMITTED IN AFR 200-2 FORMAT.

DEPARTMENT OF THE ATR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION ,,
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MING
AF IN : 41193 (9 Mar 61) Page 2 of 3
A(1 PENCIL
(2) THAT OF STANDARD SIZE CIGARETTE (POSSIBLY SMALLER)
(3) WHITE - BRIGHTER THAN THE STARE
(4) 1 (ONE)
(5) N/A
NONE NONE
(7)
SEPERATED INTC SEPERATED IN Y DISINTEGRATED
(8) NONE
(9) NONE
B(1) I IF LOOKING OUT OF COCKPIT IT COULDN'T BE MISSED
(2) APPEARED TO BE SLIGI HIGHER OUR FT)
DEAD AHEAD
(3)
SIGHTING - TRAVELED HEN BURN OUT
OCCURRED
(4) OBJECT APPEARED TO BE IN LEVEL FLIGHT
(5) APPEARED TO DISINTE ERGRATE
(6) 5 - 8 SECONFS
C(1) VISUAL
(2) NONE (2) NONE
(3) ETHAN 42; 8,000 DEGREE MAG; 170 K IND; MCCLELLAN
D(1) 08/1252Z D(1) 08/1252Z
(2)NIGHT TCUT
E(1) 3920N X 13320W
F(I) PUREZO, JACK S. 1/LT 963RD AEW/C SQ PIL0T MATURE 1500 HRS

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PAETTE, DONALD R. TSGT 963RD AEW/C SQ ENGINEER MATURE
6500 HRS AGE 31 6500 HRS AGE 31
G(1 CUMULUS 4/10 1 CUMULUS 4/10 TOPS 12,000' 12,000'
(2)NONE
(3) NONE
(4) ZERO TO UNLTD
(5) 4/10
(6) NONE
(7) -1 DEGREE C TRUE
H NONE
T NONE
P NONE
K CHIEF INTELLIGENCE DIVISION COMMENTS: THIS REPORT TENDS
TO CONFIRM EARLIER REPORT BY ETHAN 25. IT APPSARS THAT
A SPACE VEHICLE DID BURN OUT A SPACE VEHICLE DID BURN OUT WITHIN THE AREA BETWEEN WITHIN THE AREA BETWEEN
ETHAN 25 AND ETHAN 25 ETHAN 42. HAN 42.
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09/0210Z MAR RJWZSBA
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