PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8298658

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONNHighlands California

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1. DATE

%. DATE-TINE GROUP
5) 9D

Lecal en tS ee, a

LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

20 min

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION

* ** - » ~

“OD Ground- Vi sual
D Air Visual

AL LAt ary

10. bil SUMMARY OF SIGHTING (b.'+

*
LET as ist magnitude
ss? © > ”
~ ov 69° LEV « Disappeared

AT1C FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

pleat et ee IE es sm

‘alba i la AN Aas eet he ee AH

California
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

12, CONGLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

0 Ground-Redar

DO Air-Intercept Radar

Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

4iX Orher_ FOSS Bcho I

O Insufficient Dota for Evaluation

ooo o90 ooo

9. COURSE

UA 0 Unknown
1 E
white, like pinhead|!). COMMENTS Description and flight path are
star. Observed in WN characteristic of satellite Echo I. Re-

—

over horizon in E.

ported duration is slightly excessive, bt
considering the inability of a
time lapse accurately, duration
was probably shorter than reported. As

che Echo I passed N of witnesses positio:

i
SE, this was objt observed.

a person to

L. = awe, +
2SG6 1012 vt

moving propably

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FM SSPND AEW C WG MCCLELLAN AFB CALIF

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TO RUWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJWZSB/2SALR DIV HAMILTON AFB CALIF

RJEDSO/ ATIC WPAFB OHIO’
RJEZHQ/COFS WASH Dc \
RJEZHQ/OSAF WASH DC a

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BT |

/UNCLAS/5201N 1436,

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FOR COFS PASS 7° AFCIN, FOR OSAF PASS TO SAFISe UFO PEPORT. (

r)

THE FOLLOWING UFO REPORT IS SUBMITTED IN AFR 208-2 FORMAT.

Ale DOT

2e PIN HEAD

Se WHITE, LIKE FIRST MAGNITUDE STAR
4%, ONE

5 THROUCH 9. MEGATIVE

5L,. MOTION

2, 69 DEGREES ELEVAFION. 56% DEGREES AZ TMUT H |
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Se HORIZON, 2509 DEGREES AZIMUTH

4. PASSED TANGENT TO HANDLE OF LITTLE DIPPER, SOUTH OF

NORTH STAR, SOUTH OF CHAIR OF CASSIOPEL As
2+ ON HORIZON

6. 29 MINUTES

C1, GROUND VISUAL

2. NONE

3. NA

DL. 99252972

2. NIGHT
Ee NORTH HIGHLANDS CALIFORNIA

Fl. N/A

2. JIMMIE Le SMITH, 1LT, 55607A, S63AEW&C SQDN, PILOT, 659 HRS.
JOSEPH DESANTIS, 1LT, 554554, 963 AEW&C SQDN, PILOT, 659

HRS» BOTH PILOTS ARE CONSIDERED RELIABLE
Gi. CLEAR

2e SURFACE 52 34 23

S, 229 239/25
16,020 229/25
(29,229 239/25

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ARERR rr a. ee

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39,999 192/39 /
59,290 220/15

3« UNLIMITED

4. 15 PLUS

D2e AND Ge NONE

7. INVERSION LAYERS AT 2,220 FT, 1,509 FT, AND 46,009 FT” 3

He THROUGH J. NONE
Ke RICHARD A KAHANE, 2/LT, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, POSSIBLE |
ARTIFICAL EARTH SATELLITE OR ESV. :
le NONE

BT

99/2245Z AUG RJWZSBA

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