PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8681180

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1961

REPORTED LOCATION3400n17400w PACIFIC

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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l. DATE 2. LOCATION
‘ te @he' wher of My ‘
2 May 61 3400N 17400 TAGEIc |
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Os .
Local ! 7J¥ & Ground- Vi sual © Ground-Rodor
GMT_O tats O Air Vi suol 0 Air-intercept Rodor
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE
O Yes
EI No Military
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE
ll min l NE

12. CONCLUSIONS

Ooo ooo ago aco

Wos Bolloon
Probobly Balloon
Possibly Bolloon

Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

Was Astronomical
Probobly Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

Other__£cho I

Insufficient Deta for Evaluction
Unknown

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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Single bright light sig
45° above horizon, bearing 120° true. Course
minute. Disappeared
bearing 020° true.

NE. Speed five® pe
below horizon at 08097

Jf *4

satellite.

Was the satellite

Gil BACOMMENTS Space Track was queried to
determine if the obdjt sighted was a
They reported the objt
Echo I.

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RUHPFS/CINCUSARPAC FT SHAFTER oH, 4p
RJAPAZ/COMUSJAPAN FUCHU AS JAPAN
RUAMC/COMUSKOREA SEOUL KOREA
RUAGFL/COMUSTDC TAIPEI TAIWAN
RJEDSQ/ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJAPAZ/ATIC DET FOUR TOKYO
RBEPW/SECNAV

NAVY GRNC

BT

UNCLAS. CIRVISe. ‘
NAVY 143225 SIGHTED UFO AT 23975872.

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POSIT ER NORTH 174 SEST. SINGLE BRIGHT LIGHT SIGHTED 45 DEGREES
ABOVE HORIZON. BEARING 129 DEGREES HRUE. COURSE NORTHEAST.

SPEED FIVE DEGREES PER MINUTE. DISAPPEARED BELOW HORIZON AT 28992
BEARING 929 DEGREES TRUE

BT

CFN 145225 9597582 34 174 45 129 98992 929

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