PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8676231

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONSWGoose Bay Labrador

FRAMES2

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PROJECT 10073 REC ORD CARD
2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
1. DATE
SW Goose Bay Labrador 0 Was Balloon
11 Apr 61 0 Probably Balloon
0 Possibly Balloon
3. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
-Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar o Was Aircraft
Local Probably Aircraft
12/06152 Apr 61 X Air-Intercept Radar o Possibly Aircraft
GMT. AirVisual Meteor
5. 5. PHOTOS PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Y.. O.Y.s G Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
Military Military Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
O'No Other.
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. 9. COURSE 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Stated One Not Given iiven Unknown Unknown
Not Not
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING T0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |11. 111. COMMENTS all
above sbove the Althoum the the duration was not given all given
Une ob,ject Une object appearint anend of and appearint anend of and other indications are that this was the the
into two parts and other indications are that this was t
observars a/c breaking observers a/c breaking sighting of a bolide tyme meteor and of a bolide tyme meteor and
burning. Viewed by SAC crew of I crew of KC-97. sighting
the case is evaluated as such.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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The following, extracted from Capt Ingholt's Report dated ll Apr 6l,
is quoted for your information:
Air Force Command Post phoned at 0200 local with tue following
UFO report:
flying at 13,000 feet, appeared above and a.ead of aircraft
line of flight. Object split into two parts and burned at
12/06137. Message was relayed . Goard, 4F3, by phone.
MICHAEL J. STROFF, JR.
Major USAF
AFCIN-4X2 444