PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8295445

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1961

REPORTED LOCATION2313N12116W PACIFIC

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon 7
30 Jul 61 PAire 0
2313N 12116w D Probably Baloon
3. DATE-TIME OROUP d. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Poxsibly Bulloon
Local .Local Ground-Visual Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Ground-Radar Was Alreraft WaS AirePart
00 a Probably Alreraft Probably Alreralt
GMT. GMT. 31 31 0721Z AinVisual AinVisual Alr-intereapt Radar D Possibly Alreraft Posaibly Alreraft
5. PHOTOS 5. 'PHOTOS . SOURCE o. SOURCE D D Was Astronomical
Ys 000 D Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
XONo XONo Military 0 Pessibly Astronomieal Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURS COURSH x ox Other..
00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficlent Data for Evaluation
8 min 1 Unknown
ENE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING WILLTE 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING White obje, round, size objt, round, size 11. COMMENTSODj 11. COMMENTSODj identified as Echo I.
of pinhead, bright as lst magnitude star, Ob- pinheai, bright as lst magnitude star. Ob-
served direetly overhead, disappeared on hend-
ing O55 on straight course. No deviation.
ATIC FORM 329 (RRV 28 3EP 52)

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'( DEPARTMENT F THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSINED MESSAGE
AF IN : . B/scc
INFO : P-1, SAFS-3 (21)
SMB A 037 ECHO
RR RJEZHQ RBEPW RJWFALB
DE RJHPKH 15
ZNR
311620Z
FM HAW AIR DEF DIV KUNIA ANNEX HAWAII FM HAW AIR DEF DIV KUNIA ANNEX HAWAII
TO RJHPKM/CINCPACNC TO RJHPKM/CINCPACNC HICKAMAFB HAWA I HICKAMAFB HAWA I
RBHPQ/COMHAWSEAFRON PEARL HARBOR HAWAII
INFO RJEZHQ/COFS USAF WASHINGTON DC INFO RJEZHQ/COFS USAF WASHINGTON DC
RBEPW/CNO WASH DC
RBEPW/ECNAV WASH DC
RWFALB/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLORADO
BHPA/CINCPAC CAMP H M SMITH HAWAII
RUHPFS/CINCUSARPAC FT SHAFTER HAWAII
RBHPB/CINCPACFLT PEARL HARBOR HAWAII
RJAPAZ/COMUSJAPAN FUCHU AS JAPAN
RUAMCR/COMUSKOREA SEOUL KOREA
RUAGDL/COMUSSTDC TAIVEI TAIWAN
RBHPHH/COMHAWSEAFRON KUNIA TUNNEL ANNEX RBHPHH/COMHAWSEAFRON KUNIA TUNNEL ANNEX
AFGRNC AFGRNC
BT
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DEPARTMENT F THE AIR FORCS
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNSLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INC
AF IN : 9574 (31 Ju1 61) Page 2 of 2
UNCLAS UFO
I. SHAPE ROUND SIZE OF PINHEAD. BRIGHT AS FIRST MAG
STAR. COLOR WHITE.NNO TAIL
2. MOVEMENT OF BODY ATTRACTED ATTENTION.FIRET
OBSERVED DIRECTLY OVERHEAD. DISSAVEARED AT ELE-
VJTION Q DEGREES ON BEARING 055 TRUE. PASSED VJTION Q DEGREES ON BEARING 055 TRUE. PASSED
OVERHEAS FROM WSW TO ENE WITH NO DEVIATION FROM
PATE. DISAPPEARED IN CLOUDS. OBJECT PATE. DISAPPEARED IN CLOUDS. OBJECT REMAINED IN
SIGHT FOR 8 MINUTES. SIGHT FOR 8 MINUTES.
3. GROUND VISUAL BINOCULARS 3. GROUND VISUAL BINOCULARS USED. USED.
"
4. SIGHTED 31/0721Z. SIGHT AT NIGHT LOCATION
28 13N 121 16W.
5. OBSERFERS D J KREJACARED LCDR USN COMMANDING
OFFICER USS LANSING, T H WOOD LT USN EXECUTIVE
6 OFFICER K W MCKENNEY ENS USN OOF.
6. WEATHER CONDITIONS CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY. CEILING
1800FT. VISIBILITY 7 MILES. CLOUDS COVER 4/20
7. SIGHT ING AND ABOVE REPORT BY C W MCKENNEY ENS USN.
IM TM UBJECIIDENT DASSATILIIEECHO
BT
31/1731Z JUL RJHPKH 31/1731Z JUL RJHPKH
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