PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8295104

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONAtlantic40 29N36 28W

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1.DATE 2. LOCATION
12. CONCLUSIONS
23 Jul 61 29 Jul 61 Atlontic Atlantic 40.29N 36.28w 0 Was Balloon
3. . DATE-TIME GROUP DATE-TIME GROUP 000 0 Prabably Balloon Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
Local_ Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rador Ground-Radar a Was Aircraft
GMT. 29 /0500Z /0500z 00 0 Probobly Aircraft Probobly Aircroft
5. AirVisual Air-Intorcopt Rodor Air-Intorcopt Rodor D Possibly Aircraft
PHOTOS 6. 6. SOURCE
Yes 0 Was Astronomical
No Military 000 00 Probably Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Possibly Astronomical
8. 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS  9. COURSE NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Other Other. Setellite
15 min 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
1 130° 0 Unknown
10. SRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Single tright Tight size 11. COMMENTS
and brightness of 2nd mag star. Passed overhead ellite in orbit. Duration of sighting,
oppearunce and direction of flight are
consistant with this analysis. No confird
tion with Space Track.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SZP 52)

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2 OEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIRIED MESSAGE i
AF IN: 8380 (29 Jul 161) OHau N G
ACTION: CIN-17
INFO : OOP-2, SAFS-3, O (23)
CZ 096
CHOA283ZCBJB603
'ZZ RJEZHQ
DE RBEPAC 039
ZNR ZNVR
Z 290543Z
FM COMBARARGENTIAG FM COMBARAR GENTIAG
TO RBEKHC/CINCLANTFLT
RJWFALB/VINCONAD RJWFALB/VINCONAD
RJEZSN/16TH NORAD RZGION
RJEZHQ/HQ USAF
RBEPW/CNG
CBEGUK/COMEASTSEAFRON
INFO R$, ?)/COMBARLANT
NAVY GRNC
BT
UNCLAE.
ALOCATING ONE - UFO
1. SINGLE UF OB
2. 4029N 3628W 2. 4029N 3623W
e. 290500Z e. 290500Z
4. 110 DEG 4. 110 DEG
5. VISUAL 5. VISUAL
6. L0ST CONTACT 401-N 3433WL0515Z
- (290225R)
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAT MESEAGE BRANCH UNCLASOID MESSASE (
INCOM
AF IN : 8722 (29 Jul 61) A/3hs
ACTION: CIN-17
SMBINF i5SAFS-3, OOP-2, OOP-CP-1 (24)
CZCHQE385ZCZJA973
PP RJEZHQ
DE RBEPAC 115
ZNR
P 291317Z
FMNCOMBARARGENT IA
TO RBEKHC/CINCLANTFLT
RJWFALB/CINCNORAD RJWFALB/CINCNORAD
RJEZHO/HQ USAF
RJEZSN/26TH NORAD REGION
RBEPW/CNO
RBEGUH/ COMEASTSEAFRON
INFO RJDIBL/COMBARLANT
NAVY GRNC
BT
UNCLAS
LOCAT ING ONE UFO AMPLIFYING
A. MY 290543Z
1, SINGLE BRIGHT LIGH SIZE AND BRIGHTNESS OF 2ND MAGNITUDE STAR.N
2. 90 DEGREES ELEVATION
LEVEL 7.5. PASSED OVERHEAD AND DISAPPEARED APPROX 2 DE GREES DEGREES ABOVE ABOVE
HORIZON.
3. VISUAL, NPOSIT AND TIME IN REF A. SIGHTING AT NIGHT IN CAVK CONDITIONS.
BT