PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8683487

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1961

REPORTED LOCATION1410N9510WATLANTIC

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
14 May 61 141ON 9510W ATLANTIC 00 Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
0200 Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Local Ground-Visual 0 Probably Aircraft
140800z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
GMT Was Astranomical
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
Military Possibly Astronomical
No Other_
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 9. COURSE Insufficient Data for Evaluation
N then S 0 Unknown
5 min 1
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ObjT with controlled 11. COMMENTS possible that objt was
note shape or size or type an a/c flying at a high altitude. However,
flight too high to this contains very little info
of propulsion. Had neither rocket nor meteor report
trail. Observed altitude a aprox 40°.Ob,jt lst on which to base a valid conclusion.
observed heading N. stopped twice, then made
easy turn and headed S and about l min
disappeared ov southern horizon. Objt as
bright as lst agitude star.
ATIC PORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) atic form :
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1961 MAY 14 23 43 C
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FM AFCIN NQ USAF FM AFCIN HO USAF WASH DC WASH DC ADHHIN SERVICES ADIHIN SERVICES wrAFs wrAF9
INFO RJEDSQ/ATIC WPAFB CHIO INFO RJEDSQ/ATIC WPAFB 2
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0 141930Z
FM COMWESTAREA
TO REWPPG/COMWESTSEAFRON
RJWFAL/CONAD ENT AFB
RJEZHO/CHIEF OF STAFF USAF WASH DC
P 141625Z
FM SS PENNMAR
TO COMWESTAREA (
Faal
INFO NAVY SANFRANCISCO C
BT
UNCLAS NERINT SS PENNIMAR WAUY SINGLE OBJECT WITH CONTROLLED FLIGHT TOO
HIGH TO NOTE SHAPE OR SIZE OR TYPE OF PROPULLSION HAD NEITHER ROCKET
NOR NETEOR TAIL. SHIPS POSITION 14.10 NORTH 95.10 WEST C3OCZ 14
MAY 61. OBSERVED ALTITUDE APPROXIMATELY 40 DEGREES. OBJECT FIRST
OBSERVED HEADING NORTH STOPPED TWICE THEN MADE EASY TURN AND HEADED
SOUTH AND IN ABOUT ONE-MINUTE DISAPPEARED OVER SOUTHERN HORIZON. SOUTH AND IN ABOUT ONE-MINUTE DISAPPEARED OVER SOUTHERN HORIZON.
PERIOD OF OBSERVATION FIVE MINUTES. SEA CALM SKY CLEAR VISIBILITY PERIOD OF OBSERVATION FIVE MINUTES. SEA CALM SKY CLEAR VISIBILITY .
UNLIMITED. UNLIMITED. , OBJECT AS OBJECT AS S BRIGHT AS FIRST MAGNITUDE STAR BRIGHT AS FIRST MAGNITUDE STAR ( (
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