PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8301533

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONLas Lunus New Mexico

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
2 Sep 61 Las Lunus, New Mexico Was Balloen
Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION PossiblyBalloon
Local 1315 XB Ground-Visual Ground-Roder 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT 022015z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 0. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomicel
DXNe Civilian PossiblyAstronomiedl
7. • LENGTA OP OBSERVATION LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. Number of Obsects I 9. Course 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE aX Other. Otner
Kax KaX Insufficiont Insufficient Data for Evaluation Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
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10. BRiEr sUMMARY oF sIGHTINGSilvery, shing objt, 3' 10. BRIEF sUMMARY oF sIGHTINGSilvery, shing objt, 3 I1. comMenrs Limited inf'o. Insufficient 11. comMenrs Limited info. Insufficient data data
long fell to ground. long fell to ground. data to form valid conclusion. Apparently
no effort to obtain objt made by obser-
ver. Interviewing officer felt that objt
viewed was reflection, however case listed
as insufficient data.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 BRP 52)
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DE RJWFKD 2A 1961 SEP 3 06 51
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RJEDSQ/ATIC WPAFB OHIO RJEDSQ/ATIC WPAFB OHIO
RJEZHQ/AFCIN WASH DC RJEZHQ/AFCIN WASH DC
RJEZHQ/SAFIS WASH DC C
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SWBF PRELIM UFO REPORT IN TWO PARTS SWBF PRELIM UFO REPORT IN TWO PARTS CONCERNING TWO SEPERATE U
JNC LAS
SIGHTINGS J
PART ONE
A.μ. NOT
LONG 1:
3.SHINEY, SILVERY
4ONE C
5. NOT APPLICABLE
NONE DESCRIBED
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4 FELL 10 GRUUIND
FELL TO THE GROUND
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NOT STATED
GROUND VISUAL
NOT STATED
NOT APPLICABLE
1. 20152 2 SEPT 61
.DAY J
1. BOSQUE FARM JUST NORTH OF LOS LUNAS, NEW MEXICO U
UNK,
ELIABILITY UNK,. C
.1.UNK .1.UNK (
2 8 THOUSAND SCATTERED 6O MILES VIS, 85 DEGREES, WIND 2 8 THOUSAND SCATTERED 6O MILES VIS, 85 DEGREES, WIND
( C
6M 280/40, 20M 280/40, 30M 280/40,50M 250/30, 80M UNK. 16M 280/40, 20M 280/ C
NONE NONE
. 60 MILES
LESS THAT Γ 3/10
s NONE
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PAGE THREE RJWFKD 2A C
7. AN INVERSION OF 3 DEGREES EXISTED BETWEEN 1SM AND 7. AN INVERSION OF 3 DEGREES EXISTED BETWEEN 1SM AND 18M 18M
H. AND I. NOT APPLICABLE
J. AREA IS IN THE CONFINES OF THE INSTRUMENT LET DOWN AREA
HOWEVER NO MISSING PARTS, TANKS OR HATCHES WERE REPORTED
K. MAJ. V. O. HALL FSO, KIRTLAND "SUSPECT INVERSION REFLECTION 0
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