PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8682033

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONMeridian Jackson Mississippi

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD -
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
4 May 1961 0 Was Balloon
Meridian-Jackson, Mississippi 0 Probably Balloon
TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT 04/0740Z Ain Visual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astranomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronomicol
XD No Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other Satellite
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
SE 0 Unknown
10. BRIEF sUMMARY oF sIgHTING InItIal report not 11. COMMENTS Considered to be satellite by
received. Additional rpt state that 1 pilot had pilot of a/c. no duration given. Case
previously observed xxakk satellite and con- considered satellite.
sidered this as one. Brightness 2 & 3
mag star. Observed at 32 elev in N. Desappeared
heading 080-085 horizon. N given.
L
ATIC FORM 329 (RE V 26 SP 52) V 26 SKP 52)
B
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SMB C130
ZCZCHQB663ZCVJB683
RR RJEZHQ
ZNR ZDK
CZCHNA975
RR RJESAK RJWFLA RJEDSQ RJEZHQ
DE RJESHN 20B
R 050800Z
FM 2 BOMBWG HUNTER AFB GA
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJESAK/823AIRDIV HOMESTEAD AFB FLA
RJEDSQ/ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON RJEDSQ/ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO N AFB OHIO -
RJEZHQ/OSAF WASH DC
RJEZHQ/COFS RJEZHQ/COFS S USAF USAF
BT BT
UNCLASEFTODCOI 5-0013..
FOR OSAF (SAFIS)AND COFS (AFCIN). UFO. THIS MSG IN THREE FOR OSAF (SAFIS)AND COFS (AFCIN). UFO. THIS MSG IN THREE PARTS.
2 BOMBWG DCOI 4-0073. PART I. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED 2 BOMBWG DCOI 4-007 PART I. ADDITIONAL INF I RECEIVED
FROM MAJOR HARRY D. WHYE, 14865A, THIS ORGANIZATION, INDICATES FROM MAJJOR HARRY D WHYE. INDICATES THAT THAT
UFO PREVIOUSLY REPORTED WAS IN FACT A SATELLITE. MAJOR WHYE HAS
SEEN OTHER SATELLITES IN FLIGHT. HE OBSERVED OBJECT IN QUESTION AT
APPROX 040740Z MAY 61 BETWEEN MERIDIAN AND JACKSON MISSISSIPPI I WHILE
ON NORMAL TRANING FLIGHT. 2. OBJECT HAD BRIGHTNESS OF BETWEEN
SECOND AND THIRD MAGNITUDE STAR. 3. OBJECT WAS ABOUT 32 DEGREES
ABOVE HORIZON AT BEARING OF 000 DEGREES TRUE AND DISAPPEARED ON
8800 TO 085 DEGREE HEADING.

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AF IN : 44392 (6 May 61)
PAGE TWO RJESHN 20B
PART II: 1. COPILOT LT M.J. MICHAUD WHO INITIALLY REPORTED UFO
IS ON LEAVE AT PRESENT AND IS NOT EXPECTED BACK UNTIL 21-23 MAY.
AIRCRAFT COMMANDER WAS QUESTIONED ON AZIMUTH OF OBJECT AND STATED
THAT COPILOT HAD SAID THAT IT WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 32 T0 33
DEGREES IN ELEVATION AND DISAPPEARED BELOW HORIZON. 2. QUERY
OF LOCAL WEATHER STATION INDICATES THAT I NO WEATHER BALLONS S WERE
IN AREA AT TIME OF EITHER SIGHTING.
PART III: FOR R ATIC. PART II ANSWERS YOUR
BT
06/0200Z MAY RJESHN RJESHN
NOTE: Reference is not identif1 SMB.
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