PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8683850

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1961

REPORTED LOCATION3526N14155EFAREAST

FRAMES2

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD -
I. DATS LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
15 My 61 3526N 14155E FAR CAST 0 Probably Balloon
3. t DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Bolinon
Locol Ground-Visual Ground-Radar D Was Aireraft
Probobly Aireraft
GMT 151554Z AirVisud Air-Intercept Radar a Possibly Aircroft
S. PHOTOS SOURCE D Was Astronomical
Yes o Probably Astranomical
No MILITARY D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other
o Insufficient Date for Evaluotion
T 0 Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING OOJT leaving long blue 11. COMMENTS Insufficient 1 Data received
witte Ps Liistlllelent Data recelved
wiitte streaks. Not similar to meteor. Appeared streaks. Not similar to meteor. Appeared to form valid conclusion. to form valid conclusion.
to be to be missile or other space vehicle burning missile or other space vehicle burning
uion ugion reentry. No duration given, no direction reentry. No duration given, no direction
of movement of objt, no speed of objt. No info movement of objt, no speed of 'objt. No info
ujon which to base conclusion. Due to time lag
in in receipt of receipt report no follow-up message sent. report no follow-up message sent.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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FRAME 002 / 002paddle-gpu-200dpi

AF IN : 53632 (16 May 61) PE/do0
CIN-14 SAFS-3 (21)
. DE RJWPKA 115
ZNR
0 160654Z
FM HAW AIR DEF DIV WHEELER AFB HAWAII
TO RJHPKM/CINCPACAF AFB HAWAII
RBHPQ/COM ARBOR HAWAII
INFO RJEZH LAS
RJWFALB/CINCNORAD RJWPALB/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLORADO B COLORADO
RBHPA/CINCPAC CAMP RBHPA/CINCPAC CAMF SMITH HAWAII
RUHPFS/CINCUSARPAO RUHPFS/CINCUSARPAC FT HAFTER FTER HAVALI HAVAII
RBHPB/CINCPACFLT RBHPB/CINCPACFLT PEARL , HARBOR HAWAII
RJAPAZ/COMUSJAPAN RJAPAZ/CCMUSJAPAN FUCHU AS JAPAN
RUAMCR/CCMUSKOREA RUAMCR/COMUSKOREA SECUL SECUL KOREA
AF GRNC
BT
- I
AFB, JAPAN APP. 15/1530Z. AT 15/1554Z AT 35DEG, AFB, JAPAN APP. 1 35DEG,
25MIN. N. 141DEG. 55MIN, E, A/C HEADING 120DEG. AT
WAS SITED, OBJECT BEARING 330 DEG.R RELATIVE FROM
AIRCRAFT. LIGHT WAS NOT SIMILIAR IN APPEARANCE TO
SHOOTING STAR OR METEOR. OBJECT APPEARED TO BE
MISSILE OR OTHER SPACE VEHICLE BURNING UP UPON
RE-ENTRY INTO AMOSPHERE, VISUAL SIGHTING ON PORT
BOW OR AIRCRAFT, EXTRENELY HIGH AND FAST, A/C
WAS IN THE CLEAR R WITH A SOLID UNDERCAST.STHIS
SIGHTINVOREPORT WAS RECEIVED 16/043IZ. DUE TO
TIME LAG IN RECEIVING THIS REPORT AND LOCATION OF
SIGHTING NO EVALUATIO THIS HDOTRS.
NOTE : Corrected portior nderlined.
Ad. cpy del to CIN