PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8299664

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1961

REPORTED LOCATION3227N12802W PACIFIC

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloon
15 Aug 61 3227N 12802W (PACIFIC) 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Locel 0010 Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT 1508107 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE Was Astronomical
Ys 000 Probably Astronomieal
N Military Possibly Astronomicel
7. LENOTH OF OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OBJECTS 9. COURSE kex Other. Prob Echo I
o Insufficient Data for Evaluation
5 min . 0 o Unknown
1 1
10. BRIEr sUMMARY oF siGHTING Round white objt like II. comMENts Description of objt is char- II. coMMENts Description of objt is char-
star. On straight course. Lost sight when a/c acteristic of an artificial satellite in
turned. orbit. Orbit of Echo I was checked and it
was determined to be in area moving
in direction reported for objt. Witnesses in direction reported for objt. Witnesses
a/c was r turned, therefore accounting a/c was x turned, therefore accounting
for relative short duration of sighting
It is determined that objt observed was
probably Echo I.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 8EP 52)
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TIME E21062
PP RJEDSQ 1961 AUS 15 1961 AUG 15 21 Date /57A
DE RJWZSBA 7 C
ZNR
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RJEDSQ?ATIC WPAFB OHIO RJEDSQ?ATIC WPAFB OHIO
RJE ZHQ/COFS WASH DC RJEZHQ/COFS WASH DC
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FOR:COFS PASS TO AFCIN, FOR OSAF PASS TO SAFIS. UFO REPORT.
THE FOLLOW ING
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2. PINHEAD
C
3. WHITE
4.ONE
5.NA
Y. LOOKED LIKE STAR
7.THROUGH 9. NONE 7. THROUGH 9. NONE 2
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B1. WAS LOOKING FOR SATELLITES
SREES AZIMUTH RELATIVE (12:OBO'CLOCK)
3. 90 DEGREES (OVERHEAD)
4 STRAIGHT
5. DISAPPEARED WHEN ACFT TURNED
6. 5 MINUTES ( 34
C1. AIR VISUAL (
2NONE
3. RC 121D ETHAN-33 13000 FEET 295 DEGREES 193KTAS
MCCLELLAN AFB. C
D1. 1508102 1N2 43OTNYI5 Y 5 8 '06 'I NO1AVS *07 9ASIO3* GHVC415 3N1 5O3 8NO
C
2. NIGHT 2 NIGHT
E. 3227N E. 3227N N 12802W 12802W (
F. F. WALDRON K.T. WALDRON K.T. 1/LT 965 AEW&C SQ. PILOT 2300 HOURS /LT 965 AEW&C SQ. PILOT 2300 HOURS STAS1O3 CH7415 2H1 <03 *NO
G1. CLEAR, UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITY, OGERCAST STRATOEUM AT 4000 G1. CLEAR, UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITY, OGERCAST STRATOEUM AT 4000 ( (
2. SURFACE 2. SURFACE 250/15 250/15
6,000 290/10
16, 000 310/20
20,200 (
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C 3034 10 430171 y 's 8 *01N042 0) 82/07
PAGE THREE RJWZSBA 7 -
50,000 240/20 240/20
3. CEIKLING UNK
4 VIS UNL C
5.10/10
6. NONE

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7. 05 DEGREES CENTIGRADE AT 13,OD0 FEET C
H. NO .
I. NONE C
J. NONE C
K. RICHARD A KAHANE 2/LT INTELLIGENCE OFFICER. APPEARED TO
BE ORBITING SATELLITE OR ESV. C '8N74
L.. NONE C.
BT 31
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