PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8692463

DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONSpringfield Massachusetts

FRAMES6

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BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
10. Object like 3/4 moon, size of a haXf-dollaf in theater and there was no other report
Object llke 3/4 of the object. The object remained in
orange in color. No motion. Ooject would position throughbut the sighting. position throughout the sighting.
diminish in size to disapcearing point diminish in size to disapcearing point one
five minute period and then minute period and then rapidly rapidly The reporting officers indicate that thd
over a five over a cycle object's location was on an azimth that
regain regain it's large size. Repeated it's large size. Repeated would place the object over Westover would slace the object over Westover
during entire observation of 3 l/2 entire observation of 3 1/2 hours, AFB. There were high thin cirrus clouds
at the time, plus a temporature inversion aporature inversion
from 8-9,000 f5.4 from 8-9,000 ft MIiCt light from an SXICt light from an
unlnowm source was probably reflecting
off the inversion layer rather than the
clouds, since it did not move. Case is
evraluated as a reflect evraluated as a raflacti Crom this non. inwere
ATIC PORM 3X7 52)

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JOINT MESSAGEFORM
UNCLASSIFIED
STACS DEUOW RESERVED FUX COMMUNICATION CENTIR
PRECIOENCC Trre HES (0) PYHSOL ACCOURTINOORIEOR NEFERE TO CUANNIFICATION
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CLARIFICATION Ce SIGETING.
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DATE TIMA
0307 1454
MONTH
STHABOL JUL 1961
RIGNATURE
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Major Robert J. Friend.
G5216CATION 111 EDWARD H. WEN
Colonel, USAP
UNCI ASSIPIED Deputy for Seience and Components
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FRAME 006 / 006paddle-gpu-200dpi

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