PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8677155

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1961

REPORTED LOCATION4250N13411WPacific

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
24 Apr 61 4250N 13411W Pacific o Was Balloon
00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYRE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
NO Was Aircraft
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 00 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 25/0540Z A 61 AirViswal Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical Meteor
Yes Probably Astronomical
No Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE Other.
000 insufficient Data for Evaluation
1-2 seconds one falling Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Briht white object with tail seven times Meteor sighting in allprobability.
length of object, faling v etically. In Color and duration rule out reentry.
slight Tor l-, seconds.air sightinr.
ATIC FORM 329 26 3EP 52)
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE -
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
AF IN : 32487 (26 Apr ths
NNNN ACTION: CIN-14
SMD B040
INFO : 00P-2, 00P-CP-1, DSD-4, SAFS-3 (25)
ZCZCHQA565ZCQJC4 6453 TO: ATIC
PP RJEZHQ
DE RJWZSBA 3 AHhi: MAT.FRIENS
ZNR
P 260058Z
FM 552AEWCONWG MCCLELLAN AFB CALIF
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJWZSB/28AIRDIV HAMILTON AFB CALIF
RJEDSQ/ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEZHO/COFS WASHINGTON DC WASHINGTON DC
RJEZHO/OSAF WASHINGTON DC
RJEDSO/COSMATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEZDK/PROJECT SPACE TRACK HANSC BEDFORD FORD MASS
BT
/UNCLAS/520IN 0817. /UNCLAS/520IN 0817.
FOR COFS PASS TO AFCIN AND AFCIN-IBI, FOR OSAF PASS TO SAFIS, FOR COFS PASS TO AFCIN AND AFCIN-IB1, FOR PASS TO SAFIS,
FOR COSMATIC PASS TO AFCIN-4A. MOON DUST REPORT. THE FOLLOWING
MOON DUST REPORT IS SUBMITTED IN AFR 200-2 FORMAT. A(1).
LIGHTED STREAK. (2). COMMON PIN. (3). BRIGHT WHITE. (4). ONE.
(5). NONE. (6). NONE. (7). TRAIL OF FLAME AND SPARKS SEVEN
TIMES LENGTH OF OBJECT. (3). NONE. (9). NONE. B(1). BRIGHTNESS
( BRIGHTER THAN METERORITE). (2), FIFTEEN DEGREES ELEVATION,
TWENTY DEGREES RIGHT OF NOSE OF ACFT. (3). FIVE DEGREES ELEV,
TWENTY DEGREES RIGHT OF NOSE OF ACFT.(4) APPEARED TO BE

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFP MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFED MESSAGS
INCOMING
AF IN : 32487 (26 5 Apr 61) Page 2
PAGE 1 TWO RJWZSBA 3
FALLING VERTICALLY. (5). BURNED OUT. (6). ONE AND ONE HALF SECONDS.
C(1). AIR VISUAL. (2). NONE. (3). RC 121D, ETHAN 25, 10,000 FT,
HEADING 160 DEGREES, 170 KTS, MCCLELLAN AFB, CALIF. D(1). 25/0540Z.
(2). NIGHT. E. 42 50 NORTH 134 11 WEST. F(1). NA. (2). BARBAR,
GERALD R., CAPT., 963D AEW&C SQ, PILOT, 16 YEARS, 3,000 HOURS PILOT
TIME. G (1). 315/08. (2). 360/05, 240/20, LIGHT AND VARIABLE, 330/15,
330/20, 320/15, NOT AVAILABLE. (3). NONE. (4). CLEAR 15 PLUS. (5).
UNDERCAST TOPS 5,020 FT. (6). NONE. (7). MINOR INVERSION ON SURFACE,
TROPHOUSE INVERSION 38,000 FT. H. NONE. I. NONE. J. UNKNOWN. K. TROPHOUSE INVERSION 38,200 FT. H. NONE. I. NONE. J. UNKNOWN. K.
PILOT - POSS PILOT - IBLE BLE REENTRY' OF SA REENTRY Y OF ELLITE. L. NONE. L. NONE.
BT
26/0100Z APR 26/0100Z APR RJWZSBA
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