DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8683303
DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1961
REPORTED LOCATIONEASTINDIES041405N1061805E
FRAMES4
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
12. CONCLUSIONS
1. DATE % LOCATION Aer yaises
ae i ih cat 0 Woes Bolloon
13 May 61 OLi405N 1061805E Q Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP & TYPE OF OBSERVATION po Feeeee aaron
1850 0 Was Aircraft
Locel —_ 2 Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Rodor ;o Probobl y Aircraft
GMT__.2! L502 O Air Vi sol 0 Air-intercept Radar GO Pessity Aircrett
5. PHOTOS ; SOURCE DO Was Astronomicel
0 Yes © Probebly Astronomicol
Ne _ Military O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other
© Insufficient Dota for Evaluction
0 Unknown
1 1/e min _ 1
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTINGROound, white objt size |!) COMMENTSSpeed of ob jt was too fast for
of second magnitude star. Traveled at high rate satellite in orbit and too slow for
of speed across sky. At sighting 60° dezring | meteor. It is possible that objt was
080. At disappearance 15 ° bearing 020. Head) light on an a/e fm one of several
ing 000. Lost in clouds on horizon.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
countries in the area. However, due to
lack of pertinent info a valid conclusi
‘annot be made.
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