PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8682679

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONJueau Alaska

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

. DATE

2. LOCATION

12. CONCLUSIONS

- a 0 Was Balloon
10 May 61 Jueau, Alaska O Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Bolloon
9320 O Was Aircroft
Local ad Q Ground-Vi sual O Ground-Reodor G Probebly Aircraft
GMT 1] 0720 A O Aire Visual O Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
O Yes 0 Probebly Astronomical
‘0 Ne Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION $. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9 COURSE % Orher___satellite
D Insufficient Dete for Evaluation
10 min 1 SE & Sen

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | bright objt size of st
appearing to be in orbit moving fm NW to SE at
high constant

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#7. COMMENTS Request for satellite “yee
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info sent but no reply to message recei
However, since all characteristics of
satellite including speed and direction
are present it is assumed that this is
Echo lI. |

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REPORT OF UFO SIGHTING BY CCGD17 AT 1197202 —
‘A. AFR 202-2, OPNAVINST 5328.9
1. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT
“A. STAR
B. STAR SIZE
“C. BRIGHT
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“E. NONE
F. NONE
‘=H, NONE ;
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NAVAL MESSAGE UNCLASSIFIED = NAVY DEPARTIIENT|

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, PRECEDENCE ‘ACTION! | RELEASED BY | ORAFTED BY EXT. NO.

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32. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF O3SJECT
A. WATCHING THE SKY
B. 15 DEGREES ELEVATION 225 DEGREES TRUC

| °2° Ce DISAPPEARED AT ELEVATION OF 45 DEGREES ON AZIMUTH OF
1S3 DEGREES TRUE AT 110750Z OVER MT ROBERTS. WHEN OBJECT
APPEARED, IT WAS LINED UP WITH THE FIRST TWO STAR ON THE HANDLE
~ OF THE BIG DIPPER |

D. NEARLY EAST, RISING 68 DEGREES TO HORIZON. RAPID FLIGHT
E. BEHIND MT ROBERTS
19 MINS |

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5. MANNER OF OBSERVATION
Ae GROUND VISUAL

B. 2 PWR ZEISS BINOCUCARS |
C. NONE |
4. DATE AND TIME OF SIGHTING
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| 5. NIGHT
2- 2 AND 1/2 MILES OUT GLACIER KWY FROM JUNEAU
6. INFORYATION ON OBSERVER

Maggies, 25> YRS OLD - GLACIER HIGHWAY

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