PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8682552

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1961

REPORTED LOCATION2222N12400E FAREAST

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD '
t 12. CONCLUSIONS
1. DATE 2 LOCATION Was Balloon
0 Probably Balloon 1
2222N 12400E (FAR EAST) 00 Possibly Bolloon
10 May 61
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Was Aircraft
Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Probably Aircraft
Local 0245 0 Possibly Aircraft
0918452 AirVisual Air-intercept Radar
GMT D Was Astronomical
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 00 Probably Astronomical
Yes Possibly Astronomical
No Military Other.
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS DURSE 08O Insufficient Data for Evaluation
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Unknown
1 Description and heading
SIGHTING Bright white round 11. COMMENTS of an artificial sateflit
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF T. is characteristic
objt size of pin head. Course 120° duration elevation, or Az of
49 min. Speed arc However, and last observe
Altitude 33 objt when it was first
per min. were not reported, precluding a valid
conclusion as ature objt.
√
ATIC PORM
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7 YES.
FM: USS J
TO COMNAVFORJAP
5TH AF_
CNO
COMSEVENTHFLT:
CINCPACFLT m AF DIST: CIN-14, OOP-2, OOP-CP-1 -18-
CTF 77.7
INFO CTU 77.7.2 1961 MAY 10
2
LFO CINCPACFLT 3820.3
28
...I. DESCRIPTION
A. SHAPE-ROUND 4E2 X
Fiurd
B. SIZE-PIN HEAD majte
Classification Cancelled
..COLOR-BRIGHT WHITE (or changed to ukrcs)
Auth
D. NR-12 By
Date/ 1 2 M
MOV EMENT AFR 20 1968WiNgR
120 DEG FRUE DED AT 3 YEAR I
COURSE AFT 12
DOD DIR 5200.10
CSP DEG ARC PER ARC PER MIN MIN
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SECNAV..0O..09 ..CMC..COGARD..CIA..NIC..NAVAIDE..FLAGPLOT..BFR....
PER CR39/12 85/12/61/CJB
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DOWNGEAD EARNINTERVALS:
DECLAL 43.22 YEANS
CIRCUIT NO. PAGE PAGES TIME OF RECEIPT DATE TIME GROUP
CONTROL NO. OF$ 100003ZMAY 61
2 2
3539
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