PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8683936

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1961

REPORTED LOCATION4510N5045WATLANTIC

FRAMES3

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.1 4 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
. i 0 Was Balloon
15 May 61 451ON 5045W ATCANTE 0 Probably Bailoon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Locol2338 Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aireraft
GMT_12387 AirVisual Air-Intercept Rodar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
D No Mlitary 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 2. COURSE Other.__ Satellite
000 Inaufficient Data for Evaluation
8 min ESE Unknown
1
O. BRIEF SUMMARY oF SIGHTINGBriht, WnIte light sizel 11. COMMENTS THiS report contains insufffidient
of Altair. First observed moving in relation to evidence to allow for a reliable corilu-
x stars bearing 110° T 60° elev. Dimned and sion. However, this objt was pnobably
disappeared bearing 120°T 10°elev. a satellite.
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IINGLASSHED
50
HQA297
RR RJEDSQ
DE RJEZHQ 431
R 1618152 3-4Efur)
FM HEDUSAF WASH DC
TO RJVFALB/CONAD 4-44
RJEDSQ/ATIC BF22057802170
BT 2J0L18
CONAD X ATIC FOR INFO X QTE FM BARRIER A/C TO NAS ARCENTIA X CONAD X ATIC FOR I INFO X QTE FM BARRIER A/C TO NAS ARCENTIA X
LOCATING ONE. LOCATING ONE. 160233Z Z cUS 120 SPD 1422. CUS 12C SPD 1422.
VISUAL. LOST CONTACT 82472 UNQTE 0247Z UNQTE
BT
16/2100Z MAY RJEZHQ
* **
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UNCLASSIFIED
ALLY
1200.10

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
AF IN : 54341 (16 May UNCLASSIMIED MESSAGE
6) N/dng 771C
ACTION: CIN-14
INFO : 00P-2, OOP-CP-1, SAFS-3 (21)
SMB A 139
ZCZCHQB013ZCBJA355
PP RJEZHQ
DE RBEPAC 117 4E2P
ZNR mgy e Rletior
P 161642Z
FM COMBARARGENT IA
TO ZEN/CINCLANTFLT
ZEN/CINCONAD
ZEN/25TH NORAD REGION
RJEZHG/HQ USAF
RBEPW/CNO
RBEGUH/COMEASTSEAFRON RBEGUH/COMEASTSEAFRON
INFO ZEN/COMBARLANT
" NAVY GRNC-
BT
UNCLAS.
LOCATING ONE UFO AMPLIFYING
A. COMBARLANT 161220Z
1. ONE WHITE BRIGHT LIGHT T SIZE OF ALTAIR. NO TRAIL
2. FIRST OBERVED MOVING IN RELATION TO STARS BEARING 11OT 60 DEG ELEV.
DIMMED UKD DISAPPEARED BEARING 12OT 10 DEG ELEV, TOTAL EIGHT MIN.
3. VISUAL ONLY. ACFT POSIT 45 1ON 50 45W AT 0238Z ALT 5M/110T 185 KTS.
ACFT ABOVE SCTRD CLDS VIS UNL WIND 310T 54 KTS.
4 F PROBABLE SATELLITE.
BT