PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8686452

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1961

REPORTED LOCATION[ILLEGIBLE]

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
1. DATE
Was Balloon
a 100 Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME CROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Cround-Rador 0 Was Aircraft
Local 0 Ground-Visual 0 Probobly Aircralt
61 AirVisual D Air-Intercepi Rodar 0 Possibly Airerait
CMT. Was Astronomical
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE D
DY 00 Probably Astronomical
1 Possibly Astronomieal
O No
LENGTH OF CBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
7. 000 Insulticiant Data for Evaluation
Unknown
01e
10. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
LER
,TLits Objocts only fo 10 Mhts
the rod flashing. Chce on with iX.
Mti-1 ohsar Mlan buring M Henvy air treflic in arca. Duration is
out on hosdin; or l95 dot. consistant wilh normal aircraft gpecds
and fading could be attributed to a hazd
layer or light clonds. Cbjoct considered
to be a/c.
ATIC FORU ATIC FORM 329 329
+
.
+

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TELEPHONED
OPERATIONAL NO.
NNNN TME
IMMEDIATE
RE079
CZCSQA178ZCJYC661 1311M 2 07 CO
.
00 RJEDSQ 1
DE RJEZBL . 3 -4E(uFO)
ZNR
0 230603Z -4x2α
FM BASE OPERATIONS BOLLING AFB DC 8
4
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJEZKN/26AIRDIV SYRACUSE AF STN NY
RJEDSQ/COMDR ATIC WPAFB OHIO
RJEZHQ/ASST CHIEF OF STAFF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASHDC
RJEZHQ/OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICE HQ USAF VASHDC
INFO RUEPWL/ICOS AISS FORT BELVOIR VA 1
ZEN/HQCOMD USAF BOLLING AFB DC
ZEN/COMDR 110OTH ABWG ABWG BOLLING BOLLING AFB DC
-
BT
UNCLAS OG OO11E UFO REFERENCE AFR 200-2 200-2 PAR 15 PAR 15
A. (1) UNDETERMINED A. (1) UNDETERMINED
(2) SMALL AIRCRAFT (2) SMALL AIRCRAFT LARGE LARGE
(3) UNDETERMINED (3) UNDETERMINED
(4) ONE
(5) N/A
LIGHTS (YELLOWISH WHITE) AND ONE FLASHING
(6) TWO BRIGHT -
RED LIGHT
(7) 1 NONE
(8) NO SOUND HEARD 1
(9) NONE

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PAGE TWO RJEZBL 3
B. (1) LIGHTS FADING OUT AND REAPPEARING
(2) 140 DEGREES FROM DAVISON AAF 5000 TO 6000 FT
(3) 195 DEGREES FROM DAVISON AAF
(4) UNDETERMINED
(5) FADED OUT
(6) ONE MINUTE (
C. (1) GROUND VISUAL
(2) BINOCULARS
(3) AIRCRAFT, L-20, ARNY 1981, 3500FT, HEADING UNDETERMINED,
85 KNOTS, DAVIS AAF,
D D. (1) 23702572 (1) 23/0257Z
(2) 1 (2) NIGHT
E. (1) DAVISON CONTROL TOWER
$F (1) N/A
"(2) SFC (2) SFC RONALD RONALD D K. PAROL RA13299175 DK. PAROL RA13299175 TOWER OPERATOR
PROBABLY RELIABLE
G. (1) HIGH THIN BROKEN 1 TO 5 MILES GROUND VIS. HIGH THIN BROKEN 1 TO 5 MILES GROUND VIS.
(2) SURFACE CALM, 6000-330/12, 10,000-290/20, 1 16,000-290/32,
/114, 50,00 30/03
20,000-250/6
(3) NONE

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PAGE THREE RJEZBL
(4) UNDETERMINED
(S) HIGH THIN BROKEN
(6) NONE
(7) UNDETERMINED 2
H. NONE
I. NO RADIO OR RADAR CONTACT
" UNDETERMINED
K. AIRDROME OFFICER MAJ JAMES. BUCK--SAME SIGHTING MADE BY
TWO ARMY L-2O ILOTS, LT. COL W. P. CRADDOCK AND LT. COL.
R. W. HANEY. GCA OPERATOR SPC L. B. MASSEY, RAI9531777
SAU LIGHTS AND CHECKED RADAR. NO RETURN SHOWN IN AREA OF
SIGHT. SAME TYPE OF SIGHTING NOTED NIGHT OF 10 MARCH 1961
BY DAVISON TOWER OPERATOR AND PILOT OF CIVILIAN AIRLINER.
CAUSE IS CAUSE IS PROBABLE PROBABLE REFLECTION REFLECTION N OFF OFF OF HIGH THIN CLOUDS. HIGH THIN CLOUDS.
L. NONE
BT
23/0626Z 23/0626Z MAY RJEZBL RJEZBL
NNOIN