PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8301694

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1961

REPORTED LOCATION3648N12418Wand3449N12438W PACIFIC

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
DATE 2. LOCATION (PACIFIC) 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
3 Sep 61 3648N 12418W and 3449N 12438w o Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local_2139 & 2255 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aireraft
GMT 0405392 0406552 AirVisal Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical METEOR
Y.s BX Probably Astronomical
No Military o Possibly Astronomicel
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Varied Unknown
2-3 sec 2
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 2 round white objts Il. comments Duration and characteristics
w/orange tails emitting w/orange tails emitting sparks. Observed sparks. Observed indicate probably meteors fm meteorologi- indicate probably meteors fm meteorologi-
about 1 1/2 hrs apart. about 1 l/2 hrs apart. cal cal shower.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 BEP 52)
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INFO 0OP-2, 0OP-CP-1 (21)
SMB B 024 b-6
V ZCHQC257ZCQJE580
PP RJEZHQ UFD
DE RJWZSBA A6
ZFR
P 042120Z CO
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FM 552ND AEW CON WING MCCLELLAN AFB CALIF
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJWFAL/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLO RJWFAL/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLO
RJWZSB/28TH AIR DIV RJWZSB/28TH AIR DIV HAMILTON HAMILTON N AFB CALIF AFB CALIF
RJEDSQ/ATIC C WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEZHQ/COFS WASHINGTON D C
RJEZHQQ/OSAF WASHINGTON D C
BT
/UNCLAS/520IN 1558.
FOR COFS PASS TO AFCIN, FOR OSAF PASS TO SAFIS. UFO REPORT.
THE FOLLOWING UFO REPORT IS SUBMITTED IN AFR 200-2 FORMAT.
A i. ROUND 2. L WHITE WITH ORANOE TAIL 4. TWO 1
5. NONE 6. NONE 7. ORANGE E SPARKS APPEARED TO BE COMING .
FROM TAIL 8. NONE 9. NONE
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B 1. BRIGHTNESS OF OBJECTS 2. FIRST OBJECT: 20 DEGREES ELEVA-
TION 355 DEGREES FROM NOSE OF AIRCRAFT. SECOND OBJECT: 60
DEGREES ELEVATION, 10 DEGRESS FROM NOSE OF AIRCRAFT.
3. FIRST
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
AF IN : 45005(+..P 61) STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE Page 3 of 3
PAGE THREE RJWZSBA 6 INCOMING
4 15 PLUS 5. CLEAR 6. NONE 7. NO INVERSION
H. NONE KNOWN
I. PILOT FILES AN AIRBORNE REPORT WITH 28 NORAD REGION. A
J. NONE KNOWN
K. INTELLIGENCE DUTY OFFICER 552ND AEW & C W WING. POSSIBLE
REENTRY OR POSSIBLE ACTIVITY IN NEARBY WARNING AREA.
L. NEGATIBE. Lo NEGATIBE.
BT
04/2125Z SEP RJWZSBA
DOOAURONOMITHOFR
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
Page 2 of 3
PAGE TWO RJWZSBA 6 INCOMING
05 DEGREES FROM THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. 4. FIRST OBECT
WAS IN A CLIMB ON A HEADING OF 300 DEGREES MAG. SECOND
OBJECT WAS ON A 120 DEGREE HEADING BUT APPEARED TO BE
COMING ALMOST STRAIGHT DOWN OBJECT DISAPPEARED BELOW THE
AIRCRAFT. 5. FIRST OBJECT FADED, SECOND OBJECT DISAPPEARED
BENEATH THE AIRCRAFT. 6. FIRST OBJECT: 2 SECONDS SEC OND
OBJECT: 3 SECONDS.
C 1. AIR VISUAL 2. NONE 3. RC-121, ETHAN 30, 10,000 FT.,
HEADING FIRST SIGHTING 229 DEGRESS TRUE; SECOND
227 DEGREES TRUE, 19ØK, MCCLELLAN AFB CALIF
CON SQDN, ACFR COMDR: ROBERT W. GREER, ILT, A03093811, UR
965 AEW & CON SQDN, PILOT. BOTH OFFICERS ARE CONSIDERED
RELIABLE.
16,000 FT 340/15, 20,000 FT 340/20, 30,000 FT 330/30,D ,
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