PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8680956

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONNotgiven PACIFIC

FRAMES3

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2 May 61

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

,

2. LOCATION

Not given [ PACE) C)

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12. CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probobly Bolloon

3. DATE-TIME GROUP

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

Locol 0 Ground. Vi sual 0 Ground-Rodor
GMT 08342 0 Air Vi wol 0 Airintercept Radar
5. PHOTOS “6. SOURCE
O Yes
n [i No Military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

2? min

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9% COURSE

1 NNW

x

to Iiiiw.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Very nigh single white
light-no tail or exhaust. Straight flight path

Possibly Balloon

Was Aircroft
Probobly Aircraft
Possibly Aircroft |

Was Astronomicol
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

Other
Insufficient Dete for Evalvetion
Unknown |

ogp coo ooc oco

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1). COMMENTS Insufficient information upon
which to base

—

conclusion.

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DEPAMIMG’! OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MPSSACE

INCOMING

UNCLASSIFIED

EMERGENCY
AF IN: 39406 (2 May 61) A/dq
INFO : CIN-14, ARMY-30, NAVY-90, CMC-8, JCS-35, OSD-15, NSA-7, CIA-ll, |
OOP-2, OOP-CP-1, SAFS-3 (217)
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FROM : HAW AIR DEF DIV WHEELER AFB HAWAII ~ A /
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TO : CINCPACAF HICKAM AFB HAWAII ‘ ¢
COMHAWSEAFRON PEARL HARBOR HAWAII
INFO : COFS USAF WASH DC ; | l,
CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLO i] f" A- )
CINCPAC CAMP H M SMITH HAWAII me pe
CINCUSARPAC FT SHAFTER HAWAII Ce Ae
CINCPACFLT PEARL HARBOR HAWAII 5

COMUSJAPAN FUCHU AS JAPAN
COMUSKOREA SEOUL KOREA

021435Z May 61

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UNCLAS/CIRVIS REPORT N43195

SIGHTED VERY HIGH SINGLE WHITE LIGHT, PINHEAD SIZE. NO TRAIL
EXHAUST. BIZ 340T 40 DEGREES EVELATION FROM 50-30F 171WMVLFFADED 340T
10 DEGREES ELEVATION TIME 020834Z. FLIGHT PATH STRAIGHT. IN VIEW TWO
MINUTES 5.32/ CAVU. NO EVALUATION.

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NOTE : Advance copy delivered to CIN at 1133 (2 May 61)

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ACTION: CIN-14
TRO. 0O6:)«6UARMY-30, NAVY-90, cmc-8, JCS-35, OSD-15, NSA-7, CIA-1l,
AMB C 165 OOP-CP-1, SAFS-3 (217)

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RJWZFKIST MISSILE DIV VAFB CALIF

ZEN/6565TH TEST WG DEV VAFB CALIF

BT
S$ REPOERT N435199 SIGHTED VERY HIGH SINGLE

0 TRAIL EXHAUST. BIZ 340T
FADED 34071

UNCLAS/CIRVI
WHITE LIGHT, PINHEAD SIZE. N

49 DEGREES ELEVATION FROM 50-SOF 171

[ON TIME 0208542. FLIGHT PATH

1@ DEGREES ELEVAT
NO EVALUATION.

STRAIGHT. IN VIE TWO MINUTES 32/CAVU.

BT

32/1437Z MAY RJHPLA

NOTE =: Advance copy delivered to OOP-CP

& CIN at 0217002

OOP-2,