PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8693167

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONFornandina Beach Florida

FRAMES2

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
2 Jil 61 Fermandins Seach, Florida 0 Was Balloon
Probobly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Baiioon
Local 0242 :Ground-Vi sual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aireraft
0207427 0 Probably Aircral
CMT Alr-Vimual Air-intereopt Radar o Passibly Aireralt
5. PHOTOS SOURCE Was Astronomical
CYas 00 Probably Astranamical
CINo Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENOTH OP CBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE o Other.
O: Inaulliciant Data for Evaluation
2 2 0 Unknown
1 11-3
10. BRIEF SUMWARY OF SIGHTINGUFO moving N-S at a very 11. COMMENTSLE is quite possible thit objt
Slow rate of speed. Objt is red in color and oboeived was Venus which was low on hor-
very bright. Appears to be aprox 40,000 oxe izon. However, report contuins very
higher. littlo info on which to bace a conclusidh.
ATIC FORM 325 (REV 25 SEP 52)
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AF IN 4 42362 (2 Jul 61) DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
H/DOSTAN MESSAGE DIVISION
ACTION: CIN-17 UNCLASCIPIEO MESSAGE
INCOMING
SMB C 033 (23)
CZCHAE698ZCBJA059
YY RJEZHG 7o: ATIC
DE RBEKSN 82I
ZNR
Y 020908Z
FM COGD SEVEN
TO ZEN/CINCLANTFLT
RJWFALB/CINCNORAD
RJEZHA/COFS USAF
ZEN/COMASDEFORLANT
ZEN/COMEASTSEAFRON
RCEHC/CANFLAGLANT
RFEMVB/CANAIRDEF
RJESKB/32ND NORAD DIV RJESKB/32ND NORAD DIV
INFO ZEN/COMDT COGARD INFO ZEN/COMDT COGARD
ZEN/COMEASTAREA
USCG GRNC USCG 3 GRNC
BT
UNCLAS
FOL RECD FROM OGRADSTA JACKSONVILLE BEACH
"FOL RECEIVED AT 0342R VIA LANDLINE FF OF
FERNANDINA BEACH FLA PHONE "UNIDENTIFIED
FLYING OBJECT T MOVING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AT A VERY SLOW RATE OF
SPEED, OBJECT IS RED IN COLOR AND VERY BRIGHT APPEARS TO BE
APPROX 40,000 FT I OR HIGHER. HAVE BEEN VATCHING OBJECT FOR APPROX
1 HR THRU BINOCULaRS AND IS STILL VISIBLE"",
BT NOTE: ADVANCE COPY TO OOP-CP & CIN (020535R)