PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8674662

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONGuantanamo Bay Cuba

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

DATE |? LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
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1 Apr 4&1 Guantanamo Bay, Cuba O Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Pessibly Bolloon
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om Pi/10347 nr Gi D Air Vi sual O Air-Intercept Rader |2 Possibly Aircrafts
5. PHOTOS ¢. SOURCE DO Wes Astronomical
0 Yes O Probably Astronomico
| BiNe military O Possibly Astronomical
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THAN ANY STAR FALLING FOR TWO MINUTES FROM 30 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON
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PPEARING AT HORIZON. FALL WAS PERPENDICULAR TO LINE OF SIGHT. ORJECT

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LEFT TRAIL OF SLACK SMOKE. DISTANCE VERY DIFFICULT TO JUDGE BUT

ALTITUDE THOUGHT TO BE VERY HIGH. SMOKE TRAIL RAPIDLY DISSIPATED

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