PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8672605

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONCounty Darmstadtnear Frankfurt Germany

FRAMES10

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1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
March 61 County Darmstadt near o Was Balloon
20-25 Germany D Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Bolloon
Local_1100 Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aircraft
Binoc 000 Probobly Aircraft
GMT 1000 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Ys 00 Probably Astronomical
X.OkNo Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown 1 1 Rreg 0 Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTINGVITIESS while looking 11. COMMENTs It is possible that objt viewed
generally E or W observed an objt which was by witness was either a Wx balloon, moon
generally round and changing color as it move. or planet Jupiter. Additional L info was
jObjt was lst bright white but changed to red, requested fm witness but to date he has
orange and back to white. Objt was reported to not replied. There is no evidence to
have moved path s to observers right. Then indicate this ob,jt presents a threat
up. Then to observers left. Witness observed to security of U.S.
objt through 12 x 50 binoculars. Duration of
sighting and length of path taken by objt was
not reported.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 EP 53) ATIC FORM 329 (REV / 26 EP 52)
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objects has been received. I have forwarded it to the Air Force
Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center for evaluntion of the
facts you present therein.
For your information and possible use, I am enclosing a
questicnnaire which we use in gatheringinformation on UFO sightings.
If you should have more detail than that presented in your letter,
you may complete this form and forward it to me.
Your interest thia matter and rest
D. not be pul ned.
Sincerely, Sincerely,
WILLIAM WILLLAM
Major, USAP
Public Inforwatia Inforwation DH vision ision
Office of In mation ration
- ,Germany
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01-3
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
Apri.1 20, 1961
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
MEMORANDUM FOR DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION, USAF
SUBJECT: Referral of ce
The inclosed correspondence is forwarded for consideration and
appropriate action to include direct reply to the writer who has
not been notified of this referral. Information copy your reply
is not requested.
Incl: Ltr dtd April 4 Staff Assistant
Directorate for Special Activities Directorate for Special Activities
Room 2D 776, The Pentagon
U.S. Zone Germany LIberty 5-6700, Ext. 76462 LIberty 5-6700, Ext. 76462
H33878
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wasfrom woslrom. ound to oval and had a
milly owing.I followed it move
couplt of seconds, then it gained speed .
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U.S.Zone U.S.Zone Germany
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Vanished?
speed reryveryfast.
g~Turned again
inreases speed inreases spe
Coloris white Coloriswhite frentup frentup C
color changed color changsd
Speed increased Speed incre
where I first seen it with my Eye. furned sudden ly
Woods
Village Population apout 10x Small Fow
I sat here
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U.S.A U.S.A

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UFO ANALYSIS SHEET
DATE 20-25 MARCH NEAE FRANKEURT
LOCATION CERMANT
DATE TIME GROUP LOCAL 1100 GMT 20-25/1000
PHOTOYESNO PHYSICAL SPECIMEN YES NO
SOURCE MILITARY CIVILIAN TYPE OF OBSERVATIONVISHAL (B.NOC)
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION UNK NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE ∠RCEG.
SATELLITE: IN ORBIT: VERIFY YES: NO: DECAY:
ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA
METEOR
STAR OR PLANET Poss.By Jue.rtR 2
OTHER Poss.RlY NOON.
AIRCRAFT
BALLOON P6551BL4.
INSUFFICIENT DATA
OTHER
REFLECTION INVERSION PRESENT PHOTO ANALYSIS
SUN DOG LENTICULAR CLOUD PHYSICAL SPECIMEN ANALYSIS
BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: THE WITNESS WHILE LOOICINC
GENERACCY EASTOR WES OSSERUCO AN
OBJECT wHticrt WAS GENERACCY ANO
OHANENG coLoe As MOJED. THE OSJEC1
was FuRsr SCIGHT WRITE Bur CHANCED
TO REO, ORANGE AND BACKC TO wtNE
TitE OBUECT WAS REPOCTEO TO NAE
moseo IN A PATH To THE
THAT
TH5 W,TNESS EITACR wx BrcLoN
THTE MooN Or THE PEpEr:Jup,TER 2
Appin. INFIRMATUON was REOUES
FRuM THE W2TNE 55 Cur TO DATE 1E
μAS NoT REPLrEO Titene 1s No EJROENCE
FTD FORM 0.5 (TDE)
TAN 62 SE THE U.S