PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
14 Mar 61 West Hollywood, Florida Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local1925 Ground-Visual Ground-Rodur Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT 150025z AirVisual Air-Intercsp? Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. 'PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
10 min 1 N-SSE
10. BRIEF sUMMARY oF SIGHTING Objt lOCated 30° SE of I1. coMMents Investigating svlgacing olllcel Ieporcs officer reports
star Sirius. Moved very rapidly. Letter re- that after that t after investigating incident, info investigating incident, info
questing additional questing additional info received indicating info received indicating indicated that objt was a balloon.
report sent in with conclusion that objt was
weather balloon. Repcrt not received in FTD.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE ATIC
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN: 46991 (15 Mar 61) N/scc
ACTION : CIN-14
INFO: OOP-2, OOP-CP-1, SAFS-3 (21)
DE RJWXBRB 6
0 150324Z
FM SAC
TO HQ USAF 2MAR 1961
0 150059Z
FM 19BW HOMESTEAD AFB FLA
TO RJWXBRB/SAC OFFUTT
RJEXAD/8AF WESTOVER
BT
S E C R E T ZIPPO 03-144/UNIDENTIFIED FLYING 03JECT
REPORT. TIME OF SIGHTING 15/0025Z. LOCATION WAS 30
DEGREES SOUTH EAST OF STAR SIRIUS MOVING FROM NORTH
TO SOUTH SOUTHEAST. OBSERVED FOR A PERIOD OF APPROXI- TO SOUIT
MATELY 10 MINUTES BY A CAPT GAGLIANI (7) OF FLORIDA
HIGHWAY PATROL LOCATED IN WEST HOLLYWOCD FLORIDA OBJECT
WAS MOVING RAPIDLY.
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BT
Classification Cancelled.
(or chagged toij ASSIFIED
Auth.Paes
Date 1989
AFR 2057, Pan2-17a
2Jan68 2Jan68
NOTE NOTE : .. Advance copy delivered to OoP-CP delivered to OoP-CP Mar 61
DOVNGRADT LAR ITERVAIS: AR ITPRVALS:
DECLA. 1Z YEARS.
IH 680M.10 IR 6804.10
(Reproduction of this mesmage in whols or in part is-prohibited without appronal THE OFFICE OF PRIMARY INTEREST.)
UNCLA
FORM COPY NO.
AFHQ MAY 59 0-309b
THIS FORM MAY BE USED. PREVIOUS EDITIONS OF
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SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
JOINT MESSAGEFORM 11
UNCLASSIFIND
SPACE BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER
PRECEDENCE TYPE M6G (Check) ACCOUNTING ORIG. TO CLASSIFICATION
SYMBOL OF REFERENCE
ACTION BOOK MULTI SINGLE
ROUTINE
INFO AP ZIPPO 03-144 SECRET
FROM: SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
ATIC W-P AFB
TO:
MCIAS/ARCIR-IZR 3-1419 MCIAS/ArCIRNR 3-1419
9BA/rOUR M3G Z1 9BM/rOUR M3G Z1
QF A UFO AP WEST HOLLYWOOD, FLA. RBQ THB SIGHTING BE FURTHKER .
NVESTIGATED AND BPTD I -
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1402
DATE DATE TIME
MONTH MNTH
MAR LAR
6YMBOL SYMBOL SIGNATURE SIGNATURE
APCIN-4E2x AFCIN-4E2x
TYPED TITLE (Signature, if required) TYPED (or stamped) NAME AND TITLE TYPED (or stamped) NAME AND TITLE
30--w 30--W RWWANWE RWWANN
PRONE PHOTK PAGE AGE NR. OF
NR. PAGES 1
SECUR FICATION
FHILIP G. VAMS
Colonel, , USAP
UNCLASSIFIED Deputy for Sciences and Components
DD FORM  173 REPLACES DD FORM 173, I OCT 49, WHICH WILL BE USED UNTIL EXHAUSTED

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RAISE
CZCSQE256ZCVYC227 4UFO)
361 APR
MM RJEDSQ 23 22
DE RJESAK 60 16
ZNR 34X2A 1961 APR
M 042259Z M 042259Z 1
FM 19BOMBWG HOMESTEAD AFB FLA SERVICES
TO ATIC WPAFB OHIO OHIO 2 ERVICES
TO ATIC WPAFB
BT BT
UNCLAS FROM 19DCOI 3202 FOR AFCIN 4E2X. SUBJECT: UNCLAS FROM 19DC0I 3202 FO 7 Treand 7Trand
FLYING OBJECT. REFERENCE YOUR MESSAGE AFCIN 4E2X, 3-1419. C
INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 200-2 AND ~
ALL AVAILABLE EVIDENCE INDICATED OBJECT WAS WEATHER BALLOON.
THIS WAS REPORTED IN OUR MESSAGE 19DCOI 2634, DATED 17 MARCH, L
SUBJECT AS ABOVE, TO SAME ADDRESSEES AS OUR ZIPP0 03-144.
BT
04/21122 APR RJESAK U
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