DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8692648
DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1961
REPORTED LOCATIONBunker Hill AFB Indiana
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Butack Bunkoor 0 Wos Balloon
20 June 1961 FAHLAKE 00 Probubly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Rodor a Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT.21/ 1/03052 AirVisual Air-Intarcept Rador Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical Mateor
Yas 0 Probubly Astronomicol
No Iittary a Pessibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other
0 Insulficient Data for Evaluation
SE Unknown UnKnOwn
1-2 2
1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING DO. HDDOTIN I 1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING DO. HDPOTIN I star 11. coMMENTsSpeed and genaral 11. coMMEnTsSpead snd genaral deseription daserimtion
bludish white noving extremely fast. High bludish white moving oxtremely fast. High conform to mmall neteor. Cose listed as conform to amall neteor. Cose listed as
altitude. 2ni objt only blur 5 inin later. altibude. 2nd objt only blur 5 inin later. astro (Meteor) astro (leteor) ) vighting.
=/e honding 40" mng. Objt appeared at 3o elev rng. Objt appeured at bo elev
30° 304 mig passed overhead moving SE. Streight mig passed overhend moving SE. Streight
filght no mneuwors. fiight no mneuvors.
.
ATIC PORM 2s SZP 52)
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AR FORCE
AFF MESSAGE DIVISION
. ICIA D MESSACE
IN : 33500 (23 Jun 61) H/pims 0
ACTION: CIN-14 3
INFO : OOP-2, OOP-CP-1, SAFS-3 (21)
SMB C 083 Fi
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CZCHOD607ZCYJB723
PP RJEZHQ
DE RJEDNJ 88
ZNR
P 222030Z
FM 3 FM 305BOMBWG BUNKER HILL AFB IND 305BOMBWG BUNKER HILL AFB IND
TO RJEDBW/DETROIT ADS CUSTER AF STN MICH
RJEDSQ/AEROSPACE TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE INTELLIGENCE CEN CEN WPAFB OHIO WPAFB OHIO
RJEZHQ/COFS USAF WASH DC
RJEZHO/OSAF WASH DC RJEZHQ/OSAF WASH DC
RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJEBKF/2AF BARKSDALE AFB LA AFB B LA
BT
UNCLAS FROM 305DCOIO 0229, COFS FOR AFCIS, OSAF FOR SAFIS,
2AF FOR DI. REFERENCE AFR 200-2, 1 SUBJ: UFO,
15. A. DESCRIPTION OF THE E OBJECT(S):
(I) LIKE A STAR
(2) PEA
(3) BLUISH- WHITE
(4) ONE
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
- LASSIRIBO MESSAGE
INCOMING
AF IN : 33500 (23 Jun 61) 4
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(5) N/A
(5) NONE
(7NONE
(8) NONE
(9) OBJCT MOVED EXTREMELY FAST.
B, DESCRIPTION OF XOURSE OF OBJECT(S).
(1) SEARCHING FOR FI06 MAKING A PASS ON OUR AIRCRAFT, I PICKED
UP MOVEMENT OF HIGH FLYING, HIGH SPEED OBJECT. SECOND SIGHTING
APPROXIMATELY FOUF APPROXIMATEL MINUTES LATER, OBJECT BJECT WAS A BLUR BLUR PASSING
OVERHEAD. OVERHEAD.
(2) & (3): FIRST SIGHTING, AIRCRAFT WAS ON A HEADING OF 40 WAS ON A HEADING OF 40
DEGREES MAG HEADING WHEN OBJECT T APPEARED AT 80 DEGREES ELEVATION-
30 DEGREES MAG HEADING OBJECT PASSED OVERHEAD DISAPPEARING AT 70 30 DEGREES MAG HEADING OBJECT PASSED OVERHEAD DISAPPEARING AT 70
WAS ON A HEADING OF 40 DEGREES MAG HEADING OBJECT APPEARED DIRECTLY WAS ON A HEADING OF HEADING OBJECT
ELEV AT 35 DEGREES
ABOVE AT 85 DEGREES
MAG HEADING.
STRAIGHT FLIGHT PATH.
THERE WERE NO MANEUVERS.
(5) VERY RAPIBLY AS OUTLINED IN 2 AND 3 ABOVE,
(S) FIRST SIGHTING- SIGHTING-
JUST A BLUR.
G. MANNER OF OBSERVATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE NIR FORCE
STAR ESSACE DIVISION
US JLASCIRED ANSSAOE
INCOMING
AP IN : 33500 (23 Jun 61) Pg 3 of 4
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(1) AIR- VISUAL
(2) NONE
DEGREES MAG HEAD-
IND, 220 KNOTS INDICATED, BUNKER HILL AFB IND
D. 1 TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:
(1) 21/0300Z
(2)NIGHT.
E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER(S): TWO NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE
BML TACAN ILS GATE. BHL TACAN ILS S GATE.
Fo Fo IDENTIYTING INFORMATION ON OBSERVER(S):
(1) HARVEY R. MARTIN- ILT- ILT CBHA PILOT-
RELIABILITY, GOOD,
#2) ROBERT SMITH- CAPTAIN- 319TH FIS (BHAFB) #2) ROBERT SMITH- CAPTAIN- 319TH FIS (BHAFB)
MAINTENANCE- RELIABILITY, GOOD, ,
3 Go 23-5934 -,5 23,5- 23-5934 -,5 23,$- ALOFT AT TIME AND PLACE OF
SIGHTING:
(I) CLEAR AND MOON WAS VISIBLE IN ITS FIRST QUARTER.
(2) SURFACE 45 5 KNOTS
6,000 350 5 KNOTS
10,000 290 10 KNOTS
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIP FORCE
STANF NOGC OIMISION
MESARSENGE
IN : 33500 INCOMING
(23 Jun 61)
pg 4 of 4
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16,000 270 20 KNOTS
20,000 290 25 KNOTS
30,000 280 50 KNOTS
50,000 260 45 KNOTS
80,000 260 10 KNOTS
(3) 6/10
(4) CLEAR
(5) 8,000 FEET, HIGH, THIN, SCATTERED.
(6 RX -NONE
(7) 52 DEGREES (7) 52 DEGREES
Mo NONE
Is NON
Ju NONE
Ka CHIEF OF THE 305 BOMB WING INTELLIGENCE DIVISION. OBERVERS CHIEF OF THE 305 BOMB WING INTELLIGENCE
DIVISION. OBERVERS
MAKING THIS REPORT WERE BERY CONVINCED OF THE VALIDITY OF THEIR
OBSERVATIONS, HOWEVER,. THE EXTENT OF THEIR OBLIGATION VEVER,, THE EXTENT OF THEIR GATION N IS IN-
SUFFICIENT TO WARRENT OR PERMIT EVALUATION.
NONE.
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2/2144Z JUN RJEDNJ