DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8295676
DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1961
REPORTED LOCATION3525N13927E FAREAST
FRAMES6

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12. CONCLUSIONS

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Was Aircraft
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Was Astronomical
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Insufficient Data for Evaluation
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(2) SIZE OF A PINHEAD HELD AT ARMS LENGTH.

(3) BRIGHT WHITE ,

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(5) N/A

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(9) NONE
B. (1) MOTION NOTICED BY NAVIGATOR
(2) 1298 HIGH
(3) 1292 HORE Z0N
(4) STRAIGHT TRACK
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(4) STRAIGHT TRACK

(5) FADED IN DISTANCE

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(6) APPROX SEVEN (7) MIN.
Ce (1) AIR-VISUAL

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VERY RELIABLE.

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(2) N/A PILOT REPORTS 52% WESTERLY AT 32,809.

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(3) UNLIMITED !
(4) VFR
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($) DISTANT THUNDERSTORM OVER MOUNTAIN AREA

TO THE WEST.

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He. NONE

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AND WOULD PRECLUDE SUCH MAN@MADE OBJECTS AS FLARES,
ROCKETS, ETC. ALTITUDE AND HIGH SPEED WOULD SUGGEST A

SATELLITE TYPE OBJECT IN ORBIT» THIS POSITION IS

SUPPORTED BY THE FACT THAT AN HOUR AFTER SUNSET, AN
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WOULD UNDERGO A CHARACTERISTIC DIMMING WHILE ENTERING
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