PROJECT BLUE BOOK

DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Wes Aircraft
Local.. 0010 Ground-Visual D Ground-Radar Probobly Aireroft
040510Z C Air-lntereopt Rodar Possibly Aircralt
GMT Air-Visud Was Astronomical
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Probably Astranomical
0 Yes Civtlian D Possibly Astronomical
6 No 2. COURSE Other.
7. LENGTH OP OSSERVATION LENGTH OF NUMBER OF OBJECTS Insufficient Dato for Evalvation
0 0 Unknown Unknown
15 ain 15 min 1 ME
Round, distinet Tor at Round, distinet Tori at 1. COMMENTS or Jist Ilaghe Tules or Just Tlighe lules
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OFS SIGHTING out no of o/e, espad ially whet
Piret, tiinkled later when passing overhead. when passing ; overhead, ight wad seen Whon it when it wan
Size of quarter, Size of quarter, 1 bright red, Appeured O° bright red, Appeured O elev, elev, only only Ight wad seen
d. Additionol info fm witneds d. Additionol info fm witnads
70° as. 70 as. that cmothor indivilual mude
bath--slow apparent motion. Seemed to disappecrindicates a ainilar observation, and this indivii a ainilar observation, and thie indivii
behind high thin clouds to s3. behind high thin clouds to a3. val dotermined objt was a holium filled
wouthor balloon releaced by un srtiot. wouthor balloon releaced by un srtiat.
Artint released balloons on & and 5 ju Artiat releaaed balloons on 4 and 5 ju
61. Objt in queution was probably balloln
released on I july.
ATIC PORM 329 (REV 28 5EP 52)
.

PRIORITY
2 E(uFO)
10 JUL 61 20 202
7 k
Z020 '2021020 *T4 326JTM275 X2
4 8
157
1:1 373
URDIV UCTOVER AFL NANS
RJWFALYADC INT AFE COLO
JEZEN SEAIRDIV NANCOCK NLD WY
AJED O/ATIC YPAFE ONIO
RJEZH/00F3 VCA2
W2ZL7O:AF TA DC
LT
LICLAS 99DCO1 7975. FOR A7OIN AND NAFD. LICLAT 99D0O1 7975. FOR A79IN AND AFI.
15FCR2N03 002 15U0017937. FURTIER M5FCRDN03 002 15UC017937. FORTHER
COMUNIOATION FRON OBTERICR, DR COMUNICATION FRON OBVERID, DR S INEICATE THAT NEICATE THAT HTLAP TITLAT
TAY.
TI THI INDIVIDUAL MADE HIE OVN INVEETIGATION AND PETERHINT INDIVIDUAL MADE HIE OVN INVEETIGATION AND PETET THAT
PHENONEN NERE ACTUALLY XELIUM FILLED MEATHER BALLOON PHENONEN NERE ACTUALLY HELIUM FILLEO MEATHER EALLOON
BY AN ARTIST MANED T BY AN ARTIST MANCD TALEOT AT NASHINGTON CONM WITH TALEOT AT VASHINGTON CONM WITH RAILROAL
FLARES ATTACHIL. THE'E RELEASS OCCURREE ON THS BONIIJO OF
AID S JULY. PPEAILICG WINDS NOULO NAVE CARRIAD E
COUR KEBED. IELIEVE TIIS PATISFACTORIUY TOLAN THT
711C42 30L RL0X

II 58
22 1
1961 JUL 7 -E(F0)
CZCSQE259ZCJYC989 CELEPHONED
PP RJEDSQ NO. TO
DE RJEXDH H 223 TIME
Jate
ZNR 31
P 9720412
FM 57AIRBIV VESTOVER AFB NASS
TO RJNFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJEZSN/2SAIRDIV HANCOCK FLD NY
RJEDSQ/ATIC MPAFE OHIO
RJEZHQ/COFS USAF
RJEZHQ/OSAF WASH DC
ET
UNCLAS 99DCOI 7937. FOR AFCIN AND SAFIS.
REFERENCE AFR 239-2. PARAGRAPH 15.
A. (1) ROUND - DISTINCT FORM AT FIRST, TWINKLED AT FIRST, TWINKLED LATER WHEN LATER WHEN
PASSING OVERHEAD. PASSING G OVERHEAD.
(2) QUARTER DOLLAR
(3) BRIGHT RED
(4) 1
(5) N/A
(6) NONE
(7) NONE
PACE TWO RJEXDH 223
(6) NONE
(D) NONE
B. (1) RED LIGHT T ON WESTERN HORIZON WHERE NO LICHTS ARE HOR-
MALLY PRESENT.
(2) D DEGREE ELEV - 27D DEGREE AZ.
(3) 50 DEGREE ELEV - 11Z

PACE TWO RJEXDH 223
(8) NONE
(9) NONE
B. (1) RED LIGHT ON WESTERN HORIZON WHERE NO LIGHTS ARE NOR-
MALLY PRESENT.
(2) 8 DEGREE E ELEV - 270 DEGREE AZ.
(3) 55 DEGREE ELEV - 113 DEGREE AZ.
(4) STRAIGHT PATH - SLOW W APPaReNT N MOTION.
(5) SEEMED TO DISAPPEAR BEHIND HIGH THIN CLOUDS TO S.E.
(6) 15 MIN.
C. (1) GROUND VISUAL.
(2) NONE.
(3) N/A.
D. (1) 3515Z - 5025Z 4 JUL 61
(2) NIGHT.
E."WESTERN E. WESTERN SIDE BETHLENEM, BETHLENEM, CONN. HOUSE CONN. HOUSE
ON
F. 46, BETHLEHEM, CONN, 16, BETHLEHEM, CONN, VET, DR. T, DR.
USAFR, PILOT, . WW II.
(2) N/A.
C.$(1) C. (1) CAVU - HIGH THIN THIN CLOUDS TO SE.
. -
PACE THREE RJEXDH 223
(2) SURFACE - 300/4, 6,009 FT - 270/25, 12,000 FT - 250/35,
16,000FT - 250/45, 20,000 FT - 250/63, 35,000 FT - 230/75,
59,303FT - 230/30, 80,009 FT -
(3) 10,909 FT
(4) 15 MI
(5) 6000 FT 'SCATTEHED - 19,909 FT BROKEN
(6) NONE
H. NONE.
I. NONE.
J. NO INFO AVAILABLE.

20,99921-200709, 80,90011
(3) 10,030 FT
( (4) 15 MI
(5) 8O0S FT SCATTERED )- 19,000 FT BROKEN
(G) NONE
H. NONE.
I. NONE.
J. NO INFO AVAILABLE.
K. MAJ ROBERT F. NELSON, CHIEF, COMBAT INTELLIGENCE BRANCH,
INTELLIGENCE D DIV, SSTH BOMB WING, WESTOVER AFB MASS.
DR,  STATES THAT HE HAS SEEN TRANSITORY AERIAL
PHENONENA WHEN FLYING BUT THAT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME T THAT
IE HAS EVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. HE SAID THAT THE SIGH- iE HAS EVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS: KE SATD THAT THE SIoN
TING COULD BE CORROBORATED BY TWO Y TING COULD BE CORROBORATED TWO YOUNG YOUNG BOYS, , AGE 15 WHO AGE 15 WHO
WERE PRESENT. WERE PRESENT.
L. NONE
ET
07/2152 07/2132 JUL RJEXDH
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