PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8300365

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONRedondo Beach California

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HATAMONRA
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
D Was Balloon
28,29 Aug 61 Redondo Beach, California o Probably Balleon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION O. Possibly Ballcon
Local 2020 and 2028 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Alreraft
GMT- AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar PossiblyAircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
xOCNo Civilian Possibly Astronomieel
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other.
KIX Insufficient Data for Evaluation
o Unknown
7 min 7min 1 SSE SSE I
10. BRIEF sUMMARY OF sIGHTING Bright 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Bright shiny objt observel. commenrs Insufficient info received shiny objt observeu. commenrs Insufficient info received
rising to 45° elev in SSE. rising to 45° elev in SSE. to evaluate case.

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HEADQUARTERS
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMANDER AFSC
FOR AEROSPACESYSTEMS
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
Air Force Unit Post Office, Los Angeles 45, California
REPLY TO ATTN OF: DCAAA/J G PROCTOR/2519
Extract from Staff Duty Officer's Report 29 August 1961
SUBJECT :
TO: DCF
The following is extracted from the DCAS Staff Duty Officer's Report August 1961.
for the period 16o0 28 August to 08o0 29
1. Unidentified Flying Object 14
a. Age
Redondo Beach, Calif.
b. South by Southeast- 45 in estimated 7 minutes. Bright & Shiny 45 in estimated 7 minutes.
c. South by Southeast-
d. Telescope - First sighting
e. 2020-2027 Second sighting
2028-2030
f.. f.. Redondo Beach, Calif.
g. g. Clear
h. None
Witness to sighting:
Redondo Beach, Calif. s/ W. G. Bass
Capt, USAF
SDO
PROCTOR
Chief, Administrative Branch
Office of Administrative Services
,
V0 V0 FT.D. F.T.D.
AcTion Acrion
Fon Fo your
L7 DonT. Criany Lr DonT. Citiany
DCF DCF