DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8677220
DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1961
REPORTED LOCATIONVicinity Juneau Alaska
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1. DATE I 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
24 Apr 61 Vicinity Juneau, laska o Was Balloon
00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local 2375 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT 25/07152 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical Meteor
Yes DX Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
15 seconds one North Unknown
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Object amearing in the shape of a round bal Cbject conforns to the descriotion of
of fire, comnared size to a baseball, a slow moving meteor. Ubserver aid not
wnite with s tail in triangie ahape hulf the give elevation and azimith when first
aite of the main body and colored red observed and Last seen, only stating that the
moving nortn in constant speed gradual.y object moved North.
tading from aisnt. do sound or namevers
noted.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV
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2' 21/16
16' 26/19
2' 23/23
30 ' 213/32
52' 192/28
ST
28/2 150 2 APR RUKDAG
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I. OBSERVEN TOON NO ACTION TO FURTHER IDENTIFY
THL, UFO EXCEPT TO REPORT THIS TION AT B
NOURE THIS DATE.
J. OBCERVER NOTICED NO AIR TRAFFIC IH THE
VICIRITY.FAA FLIGHT PLANS OFFICE AT JUNEAU STATED
THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY AIR TRAFFIC O OVER JUNEAU
AT THZ TIHE OF THE UFO OBSERVATION. -
K. POSITION TITLE AND COMMANT: REPORT
PREPARED BY NSGT EDWARD L. RICHMOND, RA1S145235,
ACTING STATION COMMANDER, US ARMY ALASKA
COMMUNICATION SYSTEN, JUNEAU, ALASKA. PRELIMINARY
PAGE 7IVS RJXDAS 47 PaGE vIVS RJXDAS 47
INVEETIGATION K HOT COFFICIENTLY CONCLUSIVE TO BASE INVEETIGATION I HOT COFFICIENTLY CONCLUCIVE TO BASE
AN AMALYAIS. THI HULEALD OF THE OBCERVER REPORTED An AMALYLIE. THI HULBALD OF THE OBCERVER REPORTED
MD CALLED THE FHA FLIGHT PLANS CAllED THE OFFICE AT
JUMEAU AIRPORT PRIOR TO BEOZ HCURS THIS DATE INQUIRING THIS DATE INOUIRING
IF ALYONE ELSE HAD REPORTED THIS CBJECT. HE WAS
TOLD AT 111S PM, 24 APRIL COMEONE NAD REPORTED D SEZ-
LLG WHAT COULD HAVE E BEEN A METEORITE. INVESTIGA-
TION VITH FAA OFFICIALS REVEALED NO ENTRY IN THE
LOG TO SUBETANTIATE THIE REPORT. ANY EXISTANCE OF
PHYEICAL EVIDENCE IATE THIS UFO IS D
UMOK.
ALBITIOMAL I. FCRMATICN FRCM AAC/ACS/I: NEAREET ALTITUDE WINDS
MEME FOA 25/123Z FRON YARUTAT, ALACKA:
245/35
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S.CCEE
C. MAMMER OF OBCERVATION:
(:) CLJECT WAS CBLERVED
MAM FROM GELERVER'S HOME.
(2) NO OPTICAL AIDS WERE USED IN WITNEASING THE UFO.
D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING.
(:) OBJECT WAS SIGHTED AT APPROMIMATELY 2507157 HOURS.
(Z) LIGHT CONDITIONS - NIGHT.
E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER:
(1) EXACT LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE IS UNKNOWN.
OBJECT WAS SICHED 1/4 MILE NORTH JUNEau DOUGLAS BRIDGE
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ON THE N NORTH DOUGLAS ROAD.
F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF OBSERVER:
(E) OBSERVER IS A CIVILIAN, FEMALE, HANE 1
AGS 34, MAILING ADDRESS -4 , JUNEAU, ALASKA.
C. WEATHER AMD WIDS - ALOFT AT TIME OF SIGHTING.
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(D) CLSERVER REPORTED WEATHER WAS CLEAR, OBJECT SIGHTED AT
MICHT AND FEW O CLOUDE.
(2) CEILING AS REPORTED FROM US WEATHER
BUREAU WAS 23,ESD FEET, VISIBILITY 30 MILES, WITH FIVE TENTHS
CF THE EKY COVERED DY CIRRIS CLOUD FORMATIONS.
(3) 1.C TORMS WERE WITHIN THE JUNEAU
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i. 10 OTHER UNUSUAL ACTIVITY WAS NCTICED DY
TIL CiLEaVER.
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PACZ The RUKDAC 47
DLLAY DETVEER CITING G AND RECEIPT OF UFO AT THIS OFFICE.
A. DECCHIPTION OF THE OBJECT:
(1) OBJECT APPEARED IN THE SHAPE OF A ROUND BALL OF FIRE.
(2) CBJECT COMPARED IN SIZE AS TO BASEBALL NELD AT
ARNE LENGTH.
(3) UFC WAS WHITE IN COLOR.
(4) ONE OBJECT WAS SIGHTED.
(5) NC FORMATION OF OBJECTS S Was INVOLVED.
(6) THE OBSERVER REPORTING INCIDENT STATED NO
DISCERNIBLE FEATURES OR DETAILS WERE NOTICED.
(7) OBJECT HAD A RED TRIANGLE TAIL REPORTEDLY
MALF THE SIZE OF THE MAIN ZODY OF THE UFO.
(t) NO SOUND L wat keaSD.
(5) NO OTHEH PERTINENT OR CNLSUAL FEATURES
LELL REFORTED OR CBJENVED. LELL REFORTED OR C3SEAVED.
DESCRIPTICH OF COURLE OF ORJECT: DESCRIPTICH OF COURLE OF OBJECT:
(1) MITELE RLPORTED IER ATTELTICN WAL (1) WITELE ALPONTED IER ATTELTION WAE
DIRECTED TO CBUECT BY ITE BRIGNTIEES. TO CBUECT EY ITE BRIGHTIEEZ.
(2) ANGLE OF ELEVATION AND AZINUTH OF OBJECT (2) ANGLE OF ELEVATION AND D AZINUTH OF ORJECT
WILN FIRST OBLERVED AMS AC IT DISAPPEARED HEN FIRST CBLENVED AD Ac IT DISAPPEARED D IS UNKMOWK. D Is UNKNOWR.
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(3) FLIGHT PATH WAS IN A STRAICHT NORTHERLY
LIRLCTICN. THE ODJECT PERFORNED NO MANEUVERE.
(4) CIJECT MAL CBCERUED FOR APPRCNIMATELY 15
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