PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8674749

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1961

REPORTED LOCATION3434N13215WPACIFIC

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
2 Apr 61 3434N 13215W PAciFie o Was Balloon
00 Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT 03/02302 Aor 61 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
OY.s 00 Probably Astronomical
BNN Militar Possibly Astranomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATICN 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
- - - one NE 0 Unknown
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Source reported that an elongated ebject Information reported is very limited
oresumed to be a rissile, bearing 259 deg in nature preciuding a conclusion.
heading N3 at a hid rate of speed was observed Case listed as insuf ici nt data.
at 34.34N 13:215W.

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SIGHTED ELONGATED OBJECT PRESUMED TO BE MISSILE BEARING 299 DEGREES
FPOM 3 HEADING IN A NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION AT HIGH
RATE OF SPEED. SIGHTED ALSO SURFACE CRAFT BEARING 252 DEGREES FRCM
PREVIOUS POSITION MILES TANCE.
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025/.3053 025.305
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