PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8694215

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1961

REPORTED LOCATION2240N15414WPACIFIC

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
6 J1 61 22401 154140 Lo Was Balloon
000 Probably Bullcon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local0435 C.Ground-Visua! Ground-Rador D Was Aircraft
00 Probubly Aircraft
GMT 061135 Air-Visual Air-Intercept Rador Possibly Aireraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
O:No Mlitary Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OSSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other._
Insulficient Data for Evaluation
15 mn ENE Unknown
1
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTINGBrILLILIIG ODJO beuring bearing 1. coMMeNTsSpeed or objt was too fast rer fast For
90° altitule 22° and altituie 22" and disuppeared in cloud in disappeared in clcud in a plonet or star, and too slow too slow for a neteor. for a netuor.
pearing 030" beari inss altitude 1e. "Same brilliance 1e°, Same brilliance as as Description is charecteristic of Eeho I Deseription is ch geteriatic of Beho I
oter Vegh, in color. sotellite. A plot of Scho I shows that t sotellite. A plot of Echo I shows that (t
was in area at time, moving in exuct
flight path as ruported for objt. Thered flight path ao rogorted f for objt. There
fore, objt was probably fore, objt was probably Seho I. Seho I.
)
ATIC FORM 329 ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 S2P 52)

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DEPNRTIBND OP TNE AR SORCE
STAFP MESLAGE TIYISION
UNCLAS TIED MEISANGE
IN CO ATIC
AF IN : 46044 (7 7JU1 61 Do/sc
INFO : CIN-14, SAFS-3 (21)
SMB A 039 C
ZCHQD534ZCBJA093
00 RJEZHQ
001A 4
JE RBHPH
ZNR
0 062355Z
FM COMHAWSEAFRON
TO RJHPKW/COMD HAWAIRDEFDIV WHEELAR AFB
INFO RBWPPG/COMWESTSEAFRON
RBHPB/CINCPACFLT
RJWFAL/CINCNORAD ENT RJWFAL/CINCNORAD D ENT AFB COLO AFB COLO
RJEZHO/KOFSUSAF WASH DC 7
RBEPW/CNO RBEPW/CNO
RBEPW/SECNAV
RUHPFS/CINCUSARPAC
RBHPA/CINCPAC RBHPA/CINCPAC
RJHPKM/PACAF
RJHPKM/PACAF BASECOM HICKAM AFB
NAVY GRNC
BT
UNCLAS
CELESTIAL PHENOME NON
THE FOLLOWING RECEIVED FROM CCGD-14 VIA HOT LINE AND RELAYED TO
HADD VIA HOT LINE:

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DEPARIMENT OF TO AIP FORCE J.
STAFF MESSAOE CPYSIOH
UCLASD AE ACS
INCOMING
AF IN : 46044 (7 JU1 61) page 2 of 2
PAGE TWO RBHPP 001A
CKNC GOVT 062220GMT
BT
OBS
US COAST GUARD HONoLUlU HAWAII
BT
CELESTIAL PHENOMENON PACIFIC OCEAN OBSERVED BY THE M/V GISNA AT
1455GMT JULY 6TH 1961 IN POSIT ON 22.40N 154-15
PANAMA TO YOKOHAMA A BRILLIANT METEOR OR SATELLITE WAS OBSERVED
BY THE O CHIEF OFFICER AND LGOKOUT. IT APPEARED IN BEARING_290
DEGREES ALLITUDE 22 DEGREES AND DISAPPEARED IN A CLOUD IN BEARINGR
030 DEGREES ALLITUDE 12 DEGREES. IT WAS OF THE SAME BRILLIANCE AS 030 DEGREES ALLITUDE 12 DEGREES. IT WAS OF THE SAME BRILLIANCE AS
A LHE STAR VEGA WHITE IN COLOR AND WAS VISIBLE FOR 15 MINUTES THE LHE STAR VEGA VHITE IN COLOR AND WAS VISIBLE FOR 15 MINUTES THE
DIRECT ION WHICH IT MOVED WAS EAST NORTHEAST-NORTHEAST NO TGAILR DIRECT ION VHICH IT MOVED WAS EAST NORTHEAST-NORTHEAST NO TGAILR
WAS OBSERVED AND THE BODY MOVED SLOWLY OVER THE SKY. WEATHER WAS OBSERVED AND THE BODY MOVED SLOWLY OVER THE SKY. WEATHER
PARTLY CLOUDY WIND EAST FORCE 4 4 BAROMETER 29.8 INCHES, AIR BAROMETER 29.8 INCHES. AIR
TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE 77 F SLIGHT SEA 77 F SLIGHT SEA A COURSE COURSE 272 SPEED 272 SPEED 14 KNOTS.
BT
MASTER
BT
06/2354Z
NOTE: ADVANCE Jul 61)
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