PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8672255

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1961

REPORTED LOCATION3735N0914W ATLANTIC

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
(ATLANTIC) 0 Was Ballaon
15 Mar 61 3735N 0914W 0 Probably Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local 2042 Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT 1519422 Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes D Probably Astronomical
No Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
090 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
13 min 1
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Objt at high altitude. 11. COMMENTS If brightness of objt was a
Magnitude 1.7 1942z, altitude 27° bearing minus (-) magnitude, it is possible that
263°. 1948z passes 45 mins below Rigel. At objt was satellite Echo I. However, report
1952Z passes 03}$ below Sirius. At 19552 dis- wxxxxhxxxxxtxtritx does not indicate
appeared at altitude 12, bearing 161°. whether the reported magnitude was minus
(or plus (+)1.7. Therefore, a valid
conclusion cannot reached.
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ATIC PORM 329 ATIC PORM 329 (REV 26 SEP S2)
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VEPARTMENT OF THE AIR PORCS
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
INCLAASIPIED MESSAGI
AF IN : 47948 (15 Mar 61) PR/cgd
INFO : CIN-14,O (21)
SMD B258
BCZCHQA180ZCBJA616V
00 RJEZHQ
DE RBEKHC 074
QVZNR
0 1 152228Z
FM CINCLANTFLT
INFO COFS USAF
Y T521282 ZF H2 Y 152128Z ZFH2
MERINT USNS CARD MERINT USNS CARD
BT
AIRBORNE 0BJECT LAT 37.35N 9.14W 1 AIRBORNE 0BJECT LAT 37.35N 9.14W 151942Z ALT HIGH 160 DEGS 151942Z ALT HIGH 160 DEGS UNKNOWN
SEA SMOOTH BARO 30.18 MAGNITUDE 1.7 151942Z ALT 27 DEGS
BEARING 263 DEGS, 151948Z PASSED 45 MINS BELOW RIGEL, 151952Z PASSED
03 DEGS BELOW SIRIUS. 151955Z 03 DEGS BELOW SIRIUS. 151955Z DISAPPEARED AT ALT r 12 DEGS BEARING 161 BEARING 161
DEGS DEGS
BT
15/2130Z