PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8294934

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONMc Clellan AFB California

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
26 Jul 61 Mo Clellan AFB, California Mo Clellan AFB, California Was Balloon
00 000 Prabably Balloon
3. 3. DATE-TIME GROUP DATE-TIME GROUP 4. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local_2301 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Ground-Radar 00 Was Aircraft
000 Probobly Aircraft Probably Aircraft
GMT 270710Z 270710Z AiVisual Air-Intercept Rodar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS PHOTOS 3. SOURCE 6. SOURCE D Was Astronomical MtTceR Was Astronomical Mt TccR
Yes O. D Probably Astronomical
XDNo Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OSSERVATION LENGTH OF.OSSERVATION 8. 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE COURSE 00 0 Other._ Other_
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
15 sec 1 Unknown
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o. BRieF sUMMARY of sicHTiNG Round, Crange-white objtll. coMMENTsThere Were no satellites re-
disintegrating into 3 parts with trail entering at time of this sighting.
10 times diameter of objt. Observed 45° elev reported duration is slightly longer than
e70 az. Broke up a30° elev, l80° az and faded usual for a meteor moving easterly. How4
Night sighting. ever, it is quite possible thet duration
was overestimited as is usually case. ohjt
has all characteristics of a bolide
disintegrating before it reached
the ground.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52)

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1961 JUL 28
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CZCSQB557ZCQYB37 CZCSQB57ZCQYD37 3 3
PP RJEDSQ PP RJEDSO -x -x2
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ZNR 5 i
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P 2721152
AI SSEND AEW C WG NCCLELLAN AFB CALIF
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT ASS IOLO
RJWZSB/28AIRDIV HAMILTON AFB CALIF
RJEDSQ/ATIC WPAFB OHIO:
RJEZHQ/COFS V WASH DC
RJEZHO/OSAF WASH DC
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/UNCLAS/520IN 1367.
FOR COFS PASS TO AFCIN, FOR OSAF PASS TO SAFIS. UFO REPORT.
THE FOLLOWING G UFO REPORT IS UFO REPORT SUBMITTED IN AFR 2S-2 FORMAT. IN AFR 200-2 FORNAT.
A 1. ROUND
2. NICKEL
3. ORANGISH WHITE 7
4. ONE DISINTEGRATING INTO THREE
5. TRAIL
S. NONE

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PAGE TWO RJWZSBA 3
OBJECT. (
6&9. NONE 6&9. NONE
B 1. BRIGHTNESS AND MOVEMENT B 1. BRIGHTNESS AND NOVEMENT
2. 45 DEGREES ELEVATION 270 DEGREIS AZIMUTH
3. 35 DEGREES ELEVATION 1S0 DEGREES AZIMUTY 3. 35 DEGREES ELEVATION 1 189 DEGREES AZIMUTY
4. FLIGHT PATH APPEARED TO BE UNCONTROLLED TRAJECTORY 4. FLIGHT PATH APPEARED TO BE UNCONTROLLED D TRAJECTORY
5. DISINTEGRATED INTO THRLE PARTS THEN FADED.
6. 15 SECONDS
C 1. AIR VISUAL
2. NONE
3. RC-131-D, ETHAN I 26, 1635FT, 163 DEGREES, 135K, MCCLELLAN
AFB, CALIFORNIA.
D 1. 2737912
2. NIGHT, BRIGHT MOON
E. ON FINAL APPROACH I TVO MILES FROM MCCLELLAN AFB.
F 1. NEGATIVE F 1. NEGATIVE
2. CAPT. GEORGE S BRISTOL 2. CAPT. GEORGE S BRISTOL 45235A, 963 AEW&C SQ. PILOT, 4,008 45235A, 963 AEW&C SQ. PILOT, 4,0D8
PILOT, 2,2SS HOURS. ILT BERTRAM G. FRAZIER, AO3D33917, PILOT, 2,3SS HOURS. ILT BERTRAN G. FRAZIER, AO3DB3917,
PAGE TIEE RMZLEA'3
9S3 AELAC CE, PILOT, C,-OD MCURS. ALL TIAME OPFICERO ARE
CONSIDERED RELIABLE.
CLEMR, BRIGNT NOO, VISAMILITY 1S PLUS.
2. ALTITUDE WINDS

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PAGE THREE RJWZSBA 3
9S3 AEWAC SQ, PILOT, 2,DO3 NOURS. ALL TIREE OFFICERS ARE
CONSIDERED RELIABLE.
G 1. CLEAR, BRIGHT NOON, VISABILITY 15 PLUS.
2. ALTITUDE WINDS -
SURFACE 192/5 -
5,203 6,202 258/27
240/22 240/22 -
16,033 16,033
2,939 20,930 240/22 240/22
30,900 39,900 230/16
50,509 238/16
3. UNLIMITED -
4. 15 PLUS
5. NONE
6. NONE
7. NO INVERSION
H. THROUGH I. NONE TIME
J.NO1 TRAFFIC REPORTED AT MCCLELLAN OR MATHERAFD DURING
OF SIGHTING.
K. INTELLIGENCE OFFICER 552 AEW&C WING. POSSIBLE K. INTELLIGENCE 552 AEW&C WING. POSSIBLE METEORITE METEORITE
EXCEPT THAT DURATION EICEPT THAT DURATION CF SIGHTING SEEMS SEEMS UNUSUALLY LONG. LONG.
ET BT - (
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