PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8297302

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1961

REPORTED LOCATION4230N17308W PACIFIC

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE | 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
a . i Te ee \ 0 Wes Bolleon
3 Aug oL hOZ0N 173064 (PAC IE) OC 0 Probably Balloon
- a re ifs At Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE > OF OBSERVATION
| ’ O Was Aireraft
Local EE ae | &:Ground- Vi sual GO Ground-Rodor QO Probobly Aircraft
GM Tt selbinleyA se a 0 Air Vi sual 0 Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aireraft
5. PHOTOS é. SOURCE OD Was Astronomical
O Yas 0D Probably Astronomical
BNe Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OSSERVATION 3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BH Other__Pr0D sate line.
DO Insufficient Date for Evaluation
ae a 10 Unknown
15 min au Ws
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Cirvis report. Round 11. COMMENTS 11 info points to orbital obj}.
white objt. 240° T, 8° elev moved overhead Feghethage ids track info not obtained howeve
ith no deviation course or speed disappeared | ali ch nracteristics of Echo I present aad
on heading 060°. In sight 15 min. Considered | objt is assumed to be satellite.
satellite by reporting officials.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52)

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FRAME 002 / 003tesseract-200dpi

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AVA . MESSAGE UNCLASSIFIED =|-NAYY DEPARTMEN]

na M55 Ty" ‘ACTION) | RELEASED BY DRAFTED BY EXT. NO.
ROUTINE tebe

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~ PR 9410252

fM USS FORSTER . SAPS<3 (21

TO RJHPKH/ CINCPACAF
INFO RBEPW/CNO

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RBHPQ/ COMDESFLOT; 5 y = Lp
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A. CINCPANFLT INST 3822.5 1 CAUC thee.

1. SHAPE ROUND SIZE OF PEA.
BRIGHT AS FIRS MAG STAR. ONE WHITE OBJECT.
2, MOMEMENT AND BRIGHTNESS ATTRACTED ATTENTION ON BEARING
24GT ELEVATION! EIGHT DEGREES. PASSED OVERHEAD: WITH’ NO

DEVIATION FROM COURSE AND DISAPPEARED OVER: HORIZON

ON BEARING 266. TOTAL TIME IN SIGHT FIFTEEN‘MINUTES. -
3. GROUND Visual WITH BINOCULARS. :
4. FIRST SIGHTED AT G49859Z AND DISAPPEARED AT. 0499052.
SIGHTED AT NIGHT 42-39N 175-281.

So FIRST OBSERVED,BY MCBETH, V.L. SA, USN AFTER LOOKOUT AND SAVE 1°)

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07D 73 74 76 94'IP NAVAIDE CMC JCS CSA CSAF CIA NIC COGARD
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FRAME 003 / 003tesseract-200dpi

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1 WAL “Message UNGLASSI kD vy Y ( UePAri Te Nd |
PRECEDENCE (ACTION) RELEASED BY DRAFTED BY EXT. NO,

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[REPORTED TO OOD. SIGHTING CONFIRMED BY OOD’, COMMANDING
OFFICER AND FIVE BRIDGE WATCH STANDERS. CONSIDERED TO BE

SATELLITE BY CO.

WEATHER CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY. CEILING 20900 FT.
VISIBILITY UNLIMITED CLOUDY COVERAGE ONE-TENTH.

BARPAC AIRCRAFT ON BEARING 230T 60 MILES aT .TIME OF

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SIGHTING. DID NOT SIGHT OBJECT.
UNIDENTIFIED SURFACE CONTACT AT 2527. 3G MILES ON COURSE
oe 934 SPEED 18. No ECM CONTACT BY EITHER BARPAC AIRCRAFT.

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