PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8695027

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONWashington D C

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
t. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
Jul 61 Washinrton, D. C. 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION EX Possibly Balloon
Local enls Q.Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar D Wes Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
CMT 120045% a Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aireraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
XE No Civilion 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OSSERVATION 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
Insulficient Data lor Evaluation
0 Unknown
?min 4 SN
. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Stnr-ike objt. Single I1. COMMENTS I is quite posciblc that objs
pbjt breeking into 4 pieces. Moved fm zenith observed was weather balloon released
Ito 2o° Sw. Geemed to disentigrate. 3 pieces Ito 2o" Sw. Geemed to disentigrate. 3 pieces 15 min prior to sighting. It was report a report1a
alsoppeared in l min, hth l min later. aisoppeared in l min, hth nin later. that this belloon burst prior to reachilg that this bolloon burst reaching
altibude at about time sighting was mnd. altibude at about time sightin madh.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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AF IN : 53936 (14 Ju1 61)  CO MING G/scc
ACTION: CIN-17
INFO : OOP-2, OOP-CP-1, SAFS-3 (24)
SMB C 204
H0A774ZCBLA542
0O RJEZHQ
DE RJEZBL 71
ZNR
0 142018Z
FM 110OTH OPERATIONS GP BOLLING AFB WASH DC
TO RJWFAL/AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB COLO
RJEZSN/26TH AIR DIV AF STATION SYRACUSE NY
RJEDSO/AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE RJEDSO/AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER PAFB OHIO PAFB OHIO
RJEZHQ/HQ USAF AFCIN WASH DC
RJEZHQ/SECRE OF THE AF THE AF SAFIS SAFIS WASH DC
BT
UNCLAS OPG/0DO2G. U F 0. A.(1) NO ANGULAR DIAMETER. (2) UNCLAS OPG/0DO2G. U F 0. A.(1) NO ANGULAR DIAMETER. (2)
LIKE A STAR. (3) WHITE. (4) SIGNEL OBJECT T BREAKING INTO BREAKING INTO
4 PIECES. (5) NO FORMATION, (6)1 ,9,3. (7) NONE, (8) 4 PIECES. (5) NONE, (3)
NO SOUND. B.(1) J JUST HAPPENED TO LOOK UP. (2) MOVED FROM
ZENITH TO 22 DEG SOUTHWEST. (3) SEEMED TO DISENTRIGRATE, (4)
ZENITH TO 20 DEG SOUTHWEST. (5) 3 PIECES DISAPPEARED IN ONE
MINUTE, THE FORTH ONE NINUTE LATER. (6) 10 MINUTES, C.(1)
SIGHTING - VISUAL. D(1) 2045 EDT 11 JULY 1961.; (2) DUSK
(OFFICIAL SUNSET 2035). E. 3 BLOCKS FROM BUREAU OF STANDARDS
WASHINGTON D. C. F.(I) CIVILIAN - TECH J.L. AGE 5-

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INCOMING
AF IN : 53936 (14 Jul 61) Page 2 of 2
PAGE TWO RJEZSL 71
ALBEMARLE ST., WASHINGTON 8 D. C, PRESUMED TO BE RELIABLY
COOL - DRY. 2, RECORDED WEATHER (HIGH THIN BROKEND 15 MILES
WINDS SURFACE TO 15,000 FT. WEST 10KNOTS, 35,000 WEST 45KNOTS.
H. NO UNUSUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, I. NO INTERCEPTION.
WEATHER BALLOON WAS LE D AT 1930 EDT 11 JULY 61 REPORTED
LY REQUIRING A" ATELY S0 MINUTES TO OBTAIN AN ALTITUDE
OF APPROKL LELY 15 MILES AND A DIAMETER OF APPROXIMATELY 24
FEET BEFORE BURSTING, THESE BALLOONS REPORTEDLY BURST AT FEET BEFORE E BURSTING, THESE BALLOONS REPORTEDLY BURST AT
LOWER ALTITUDES AND THE PROJECTED BURSTING TIME OF THE LOWER ALTITUDES AND THE PROJECTED BURSTING TIME OF THE
BALLOON AND THE BALLOON AND THE TIME OF TIME REPORTED REPORTED U U CONINCIDE.
BT.
14/2019C JUL RJEZBL 14/2019: JUL RJEZBL delivered to cIN delivered to CIN 142210Z Jul 61
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