PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8293326

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1961

REPORTED LOCATION3930N12558WPACIFIC

FRAMES4

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FRAME 001 / 004POOR LEGIBILITY — PENDING RE-EXAMINATION

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD —

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS

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Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

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3. DATE-Tilz Group 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local —_ ———" O Ground- Vi sual 0D Ground-Rodar

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Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircroft

Aan

GMT 7 Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS ad 6. SOURCE
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ENs Military

Was Astronomical Nyt ie ci
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

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7. LENGTH 0F OSSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other ,
Insufficient Data fo; Evaluation
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AF IN : 59251 (20 Jul 61) F/au ACTION:  CIN-17 |
INFO :; Anu = NAVY-2, CMC-8, JCS-35, OSD-15, NSA-7, CIA-11, OOP-2, |

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OBSERVED FAST FLYING OBJECT BELEIVE A/C FLYING APPROX 892 DEG
76° EXPLODED AND DISAPPEARED

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JEPARTMENT OF THE AQ FORGE
STAFr MESSAGE DiVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE

NGCOMING

AP IN : 00020 (21 Jul 61) DO/bms

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INFO § CIN-14, ARMY-2, NAVY-2, CMC-8, JCS-35, OSD-15, NSA=7, CIA-11,
OOP=2 , OOP-CP-1,° °° .3- (101)

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FM 552 AEW CON WING MCCLELLAN AFB CALIF

TO RJWZSB/28TH NORAD REGION HAMILTON AFB CALIF
INFO RJWFALB/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLO
RBWDC/COMWESTSEAFRON TREASURE IS CALIF
RIEZHQ/COFS USAF WASH DC

rEMVB/CANAIRDEF ST HUBERT MONT CANADA
RCWNC/CONFLAGPAC ESQUIMALT 8C

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UNCLAS/520IN 1345. POST LANDING CIRVIS REPORT,

REFERENCSCIRVIS REPORT SUBMITTED BY MCCLELLAN AIRWAYS AT 2010292
AIRCRAFT ETHAN 26 SIGHTED AN OBJECT WHICH WAS BELIEVED TO BE 4A
FAST MOVING AIRCRAFT EXPLODE AT 393QN 12558W AT 200930Z. OBJECT
WAS ON HEADING OF 898 AT ALTITUDE SLIGHTLY LESS THAN 7629 FEET,
ETHAN 2 WAS EN ROUTE TO STATION 3 ON HEADING 288 AT 7090 FEET.

A LIGHT APPROACHED THE ETHAN AIRCRAFT FROM THE FRONT AT A CLOSURE
SPEED DESCRIBED AS FASTER THAN THAT EXPECTED FROM & PISTON ACFT
BUT NORMAL FOR JET AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT COMMANDER AND PILOT OF E-26
STATED THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE ANY OUTLINE OF OBJECT DECAUSE OF

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AR ASRGE

STAFR MESSAGE OfVISi@R
UNCLASSIFIED J\ESSAGE

INCOMING

AF IN : 00020 (21 Jul 61) ? pg 2 of 2

PAGE TWO RJWZSBA 1

DARKNESS BUT HAD ASSUMED IT WAS A JET AIRCRAFT. THE OBJECT EXPLOD-
ED AT A DISTANCE OF 3 TO 5 MILES OFF THE LEFT WING AND SLIGHTLY

LOWER THAN £ THAN 26 AIRCRAFT. EXPLOSION WAS DESCRIBED AS A WHITE
FLASH WITH A REDDISH WHITE CENTER. THE OBJECT WAS NOT TRACKED

BY THE: RADAR OPERATOR. AIRCRAFT COMMANDER IS CAPT LOWELL CALL,

964 AEW&C SQDN, COMMAND PILOT, 7006 HOURS. OTHER OBSERVER WAS
THE PILOTQALT CLYDE T. DENNIS, 4900 HOURS.
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NOTE: ADV CY DEL TO OOP-CP (210030 JUL 61)

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