PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8672289

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1961

REPORTED LOCATION4127N0522W MED SEA

FRAMES2

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
(MED,SEA) 0 Was Bailoon
16 Mar 61 4127N 0522W 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Bolloon
Local 1930 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar o Was Aircraft
0 Prabably Aircroft
GMT. 161830Z Air Vi sual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE D Was Astronomical METEOR
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
No Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 00 Other._..
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknowm
3 min (trail) 1 Descending
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTINGLAIgET meteor-type objt. 11. COMMENTS Although duration was not
Left smoke trail for aprox 3 min. Higher part reported for main objt, characteristics
of smoke trail, dark in color, diifted rapidly. are those of a meteor. Objt was seen
Lower part of trail, light grey in color, in SW which would account for trail being
dirfted slowly. Objt burned brightly upon dark in color, as that part of sky was still
entering atmosphere. slightly light at this time.
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. DEPAREMENT OF THE.AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
AF IN : UNC MESSAGL
ACTION: : CIN-14
INFO : -90. CMC-8,
SAFS-3 (217),
SMD B 250
CZCHQA408ZCPJA670
00 RJEZHQ
ZNR ZOV RJFKSU
UB599ZCAWX773
00 RJFPBW RJDLUA RJFXBN RJFPSD RJDXGW RJWFAL RJEZHQ RBDLL RUFPAE
DE RJFKAW 82
ZNR
0 161930Z
FM A24304/AWYS TORREJON AB SP
TO RJFPBW/HQ USAFE LINDSEY Y AIR STN GERMANY
RJDLUS/RD AF SO RUISLIP NG RJDLUS7RD AF SO RUISLIP NG
RJFXBN/16AF TORREJON AB SP RJFXBN/16AF TORREJON AB SP
RJFPSD/17AF RAMSTEIN AIR BASE GERMANY
1
RJDXGW/7AD HIGH WYCOMBE AIR STN ENG
RJWFAL/COMMANDER ADC ENT AFB USA
RJEZHQ/CHIEF OF STAFF UNITED STATES AF AF WASHINGTON
RBDLL/CINCUSNAVEUR LONDON ENG RBDLL/CINCU ONDON ENG
RUFPAE/CIN HEIDELBRG HEIDELBRG GER GER
BT
CIRVIS RPT A24304 SIGHTED LARGE METEOR-TYPE OBJECT. DESCENDING
DRIFTED SLOWLY, OBJECT BURNED BRIGHTLY UPON ENTERING ATMOSPHERE, OBJECT
WAS HIGH AND SOUTH OF OUR AC. OU AT 13372.
TYPE AC C-47
BT NOTE: Advance (162143Z Mar 61).