PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8682949

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1961

REPORTED LOCATION3742N0042E MEDSEA

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

; 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS |
, -/ = ; , 0 Was Beolloon
| ll May 61 3742n OOk%2E (Mep Gal] lo Probably Bolloon
j 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION © Possibly Belleon
2056 O Was Aircraft
j Lecal 2 , 0 Ground- Vi sual D0 Ground-Rodor Q Probobly Aircraft
GMT. sae 050Z Air Vi suol C Air-intercept Roeder |9 Possibly Aircrofs
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE ty Wee Astresonted
O Yes O Probably Astronomical
© Ne Military O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE © Other
0D insufficient Dote fer Eveluction
. - 0 Unknown |
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10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Very brignt fast moving |!). COMMENTSTt is possible that objt sightda
Obst, intensity of star Sirius measured by aircrew was either a satellite, metedr,
altitude 59° 49 min 15 sec. Moving W-E True orana/c. Info reported is very limitdd
bearing 202°. Objt as bright as star Sirius. | in nature precluding a conclusion as to
nature of ob,jt.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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NOTE : Advance cy del to OOP-CP at 1122182