PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8686178

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1961

REPORTED LOCATION43 30N134 00WPacific Oregon

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
21 1y 195 43.3011 134.00W Pacifie 0 Was Balison
Oregon 0 Probably Balioon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aireraft
GMT. 20. 081:92 AirVisual 0 Air-Intereept Radar D Possibly Aircrait
S. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yos 0 Probobly Astronomical
C No Military D Passibly Astronomical
7. LENOTH OF OBSERVATION 3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other_ Sotulliba
0 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
7min 1 Southerly Unknown
H. BRIEF sUPHARY OF SIGHTINGROULND silVEr objt like 11. COMMENTS indicate
batellite obsorved in straight flight path Satellite treck, however, this not confm
Missppeared to S after 7 nin observation. Southerly hoading alcne doen not rule out
Temmerafure inversion in ares. sotellite and all I other indications
point to satellite observation. Case
listed os obnervation of Echo I.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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P 231730Z ——
FM 552ND AEW C WG MCCLELLAN AFB B CALIF
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJWZSB/28AIR DIV HAMILTON AFB CALIF
RJEDSO/ATIC WPAFB OHIO
RJEZHG/COFS-WASH DC RJEZHG/COFS
RJEZHO/OSA RJEZHO/OSAR DC
BT
/UNCLAS/520IN 1003. /UNCLAS/520IN 1003.
FOR VOFS PASS TO AFCIN, FOR OSAF PASS TO SAFIS. UFO REPORT. THE
FOLLOWING UFO REPORT SUBMITTED IN AFR 200-2 FORMAT. A (1). OVAL FOLLOWING UFO REPORT (1).OVAL
(SATELLITE); (2), HEAD OF PIN; (3). SILVER; (4). ONE; (5). N/A;
(6). NONE; (7).NONE; (B). NONE; (9). NONE; B (1). MOTION; (2). (6)NONE NONE. -TON.(2).
10 DEGREES ELEVATION 260 DEGREES MAF; (3). 75 DEGREES ELEVATION
180 DEGREES MAG; (4), STRAIGHT; (5). AFT AND ABOVE ACFT; (6). 7
MINUTES; C .AIRBORNE: ISUaL; (2 2). NONE; (3). RC-121, ETHAN 40,
15,000 FT, 340 DEGREES MAG, 204 TAS, MCCLELLAN AFB, CALIF; D (I).
0849Z 61; (2). NIGHT; E.43 30 N, 134 00W; F 1).N/A:(2).

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DEPARTMENT OF THE MR FORCE
STAFF MESS DIVISION
UNCLASSIMED MESSAGE
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AF IN : 1430 (23 May 61) Page of 2
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COOK, HAROLD L.35952A, MAJOR, 963 AEW&C S0, NAVIGATOR, 4000 HRS;
MCCALLISTER, FRANK E, A03040627, 1/LT, 963 AEW&C S0, PILOT, 1500 HRS;
G (1).1 :)3-4 -?9VE EXCEPT FOR SCATTERED CLOUDS ON NW HORIZON; (2).
300/15, 290/20, 260/25, 270/65, 270/90, 260/45, UNK; (3), NONE; (4).
UNLIMTED; (5). 1/10TH NW HORIZON; (6). NONE; (7). TEMP INVERSION
18,000 - 22,000 FT; H. NONE; I. NONE; J. NO TRAFFIC; K. NOTE: THE
NAVIGATOR STATED THE OVJECT WAS MOVING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AT A
VERY HIGH RATE OF SPEED - TOO FAST TO GET A VIEW OF IT WITH THE
SEXTANT. THE 7 MINUTE TIME SPAN OF THE SIGHTING MAKES IT DIFFICULT SEATANT• THE 7 MINUTE TIME SPAN OF THE SIGMTING MARES IT DIFF TCOLT
TO MAKE A F TO MAKE A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS, ANALYSIS, I INTELLIGENCE OFFICER 552 AEW&C WG; INTELLIGENCE E OFFICER 552 AEV&C WG;
L. NONE. L. NONE.
BT
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