DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8302347
DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1961
REPORTED LOCATIONCape Canaveral Florida
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DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
7 Sep 61 Cape Canaveral, Florida = Srcbebly Balteon ’
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D. Possibly Bolleon
Local 0 Ground-Visvel 1 Ground-Reder SB Probate Aiveratt
GMT 0801372 0 Air Vi sual DO Alr-intercept Rader o Possibly Airereft :
5. PHOTO *) EX Was Astronomicel S( f )
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EKNe 0 Possibly Astronomicel
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE ae
0 Insufficient Dete fer Evaluation
4 sec Verviseiay 1° rr
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Objt moving vertically 1). COMMENTS Image in scope was determined
in tracking scope. During missile launch. to be star Gamma Pisciun.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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HEADQUARTERS
AIR FORCE MISSILE TEST CENTER
AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND
UNITEO STATES AIR FORCE
PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA
UNCLA ASSTEIE ry
REPLY TO ™ Seb tbe is
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sussecrt: Transmittal of Requested Data
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Reference is made to your Message TD-E1D 19-9-390. The additional data
requested in Part III of your message is attached. Please note that
the trajectory data inclosed as Attachment 1 is trajectory data obtained
by the Azusa system only. It is planned that further information, includ-
ing a refinement of trajectory data, will be furnished to you as soon as
‘pa it becomes available.
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Part I,
1, Radar, optical and other sensor readings of Titan missile
from all positions on AYR at time of rerorted incident,
immediately preceeding reported incident and immediately after
reported incident. ©
2. Azimuth of launch trajectory.
3. Burnout time of missile, re
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QUESTION 1: NZ ATIVE OBSERVATIONS OF UNKNOWN OBJECT BY RADAR,
OPTICAL OR OTHER RANGE INSTRUMENTATION. CONSIDERABLE RANG: DOCUMENT ARY
FILM STILL BEING ANALYZED FOR POSSIBLE CONFIRMING INDICATION. (
QUEETION 23 FLIGHT AZIMUTH 165.5 DEGREES.
QUESTION 3: SUSTAINER ENGINE BURNOUT TIME APPROXIMATELY 21578102 4
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QUESTION 43: NO ELEVATIONSAND AZIMUTH DATA ON TdAIsS PARTICULAR CAMERA. |
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7. Did trackers report incident immediately when it happened
or after film developed?
8, Were any observations of incident reported from shins at sea?
If so please furnd oh details, including ship locations,
9. Any hard facts or evidence to support "possible explanations"
reached in part III of referenced message, -
Part II, The following comments are offered regarding the
possibilities broached: (1) that this was an IRBM. The timing
coincidence coupled with the U.S. countdown, the geometric
relationship, and the estimated characteristics of Soviet MRBM/
IRBM propulsion systems strongly argue against this possibility.
(2) That this was an ABM, Able: This would have to be water-
borne and this is unlikely in this time period considering the
present Soviet land-based capability, Baker: The technique of
4 interception during ballistic missile launch and check-out }eéa
4 is not believed under development. Charley: The best estimates _.
/ of a Soviet ABM capability are in the 63-64 time period, This
would mean that the Soviets have a 3-5 year lead on the best 4
esti meten capability, presuming such a weapon is being field-
tested under the described conditions. Regarding the other three
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possibilities, they may not be derived on the basis of data
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LIGHT SOURCE EMANATING FAOi THE IONIZ ATION CLOUD OF THE ATLAS-¢ C |
AGENA AND FLY AT HIGH SPEED APPROXIWATELY OVERHEAD WITH AN AZIWUTH
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OF APPROXIMATELY 29% DEGREES. (D) MATHEMATICAL CALCULATION
POSITIVELY INDICATE THz GREAT TiiPROSALILITY OF OLSERVING AN AIR-= ( |
CRAFT AT OR BELOW ANY NORMAL JET AIRCRAFT ALTITUDE SINCE THESE
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AS THIS OCCURRENCE. Rer PART Il YOUR ii§SG:.1IT IS BELIEED LOGICAL TO
CONSIDER THESPOSSIBLITY OF A SUBIIARINE LAUNCHED BALLISTIC MISSLE. Cc |]
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HQ AFSC ON TUESDAY 1» SEP AND ¥TD WEDNESDAY 2¢ SEP. IT IS REQUESTED
THAT APPROPRIATE PROJECTOR PE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AND EXPLANATION |
OF THE oIbLve THE COMMANDER AFiiTC GENERAL DAVIS REVIEWED THE “NOTION : |
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QUEETION 6: THE REFERENCED GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES IN CUDA BASED |
UPON IN:ORNATIUN CON TRAINED I0G 8, % (1) WSG FM CO.NAVBASE 6T\‘0 |
DIG G4i9iez yet INDICATING POSSIELE ")iYSTERY BASE" IN AREA NEAR
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NAVBASE GTMO DTG 2421592 19S1 DISCUSSING UFO SEEN AT 2310052 WHICH aon
APPEARED TO “CONE FROW THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SUSPECT AREA
AND DISAPPEARED TO THE NORTH WITH CHARACTERISTICS VERY SIMILAR TO
A MEDIUM RANGE NISSLE. = (
QUESTION/: IMMEDLATELY. OPTICAL TRACKERS REPORTED INCIDENT IMiDIATELY
DURING TRACKING. Mi=@QUMMMPcEN GR RCA PAFB PERSONALLY OB-
SERVED THE TELEVISION “ONITOR DURING THE OCCURRENCE. UR Si | (
TED THE OCCURRENCE TO COL PAYNE DCS/FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY FIRST
THING NEXT MORNING. FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY PERSONNEL INTERVIEWED OPTICAL
TR ACERS FOLLUUING DAY OF OCCURRENCE AND BEFORE FILM WAS DEVELOPED.
AQUESTIONZ: NEGATIVE REPORTS FROvi SHIPS AT SEA‘. cee :
QUESTIONS: HARD FACTS ARE (A) ANALYSIS OF THE FILM AND A PHOTOGRAPH |
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OBSERVED. (C) A SIMILAR OCCURRENCE WAS OBSERVED WITHIN 5 “INUTES
AFTER LAUNCH OF THE NASA ATLAS-AGENA RANGER TEST AT 12042 23
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TIME OF THE SIGHTING WAS COINCIDENT WITH THAT OF THE STAR.
PART TWO. THE CONCLUSION THAT THE OBJECT OF THIS SIGHTING WAS A
STAR IS FURPHER SUBSTANTIATED BY THE FOLLOWING FACTS. THE OBJECT
WAS IN THE FIELD OF THE TRACKING UNIT APPROXIMATELY FOUR SECONDS
MOVING GENERALLY VERTICAL. ‘THE DIMENSION OF THE FIELD IN THIS
DIRECTION WAS APPROXIMATELY 1/4° AND THE ANGULAR VELOCITY-OF THE
TELESCOPE IN THE VERTICAL PLANE AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING WAS
APPROXIMATELY .09° PER SECOND. WA RELATIVELY STATIONARY OBJECT
WOULD THEN REQUIRE APPROXIMATELY lb, SECONDS TO PASS THROUGH THE
FIELD. THE ANGULAR VELOCITY OF THE TRACKING TELESCOPE IN THE
HORIZONTAL PLANE WAS NEGLIGIBLE.
PART THREE. THE PROBABLE REASON WHY THIS PHENOMENA WAS NOT
PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED BY AFMIC PERSONNEL IS DUE TO°THE IMPROBA-
BILITY OF IT OCCURRING. FOR THIS PHENOMENA TO TAKE PLACE THE
TRACKING UNIT MUST HAVE A LOW ANGULAR RATE DURING THE PERIOD THE
1/16 SQUARE DEGREE FIELD OF VIEW IS COINDIDENT WITH A STAR; THE
IMPROBABILITY OF THESE EVENTS OCCURRING SIMULTANEOUSLY IS SUBSTAN-
TIATED BY THE FACTS THAT THE DENSITY OF STARS WHICH CAN BE VIEWED
WITH THE BU TRACKING TELESCOPE IS WELL BELOW ONE PER 1/16 SQUARE ‘4
DEGREE AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE LOCATION OF THE LAUNCHING
PAD AND THE TRACKING STATION PLUS MISSILE VELOCITIES USUALLY
REQUIRES TRACKING EQUIPMENT TO OPERATE AT HIGH ANGULAR RATES. SC j}
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EVALUATION OF THE CAPE CANAVERAL UFO SIGHTING WHICH OCCURRED ON
7 SEP 61 DURING THE TESTING OF A TITAN MISSILE IS AS FOLLOWS;
PART ONE. BASED ON FACT THAT "BOGIE" IMAGE WAS SEEN ONLY BY BU
CAMERA AT PATRICK AFB AND NOT BY SENSORS AT OTHER TRACKING SITESS IT
IS CONCLUDED THAT "BOGIE” WAS NOT, REPEAT NOT, IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO
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Stand 19 28 30 25.7025 80 33 17.3401 31.90
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RC 3.C 26 32 2.879 77 Oh 1.0368 23.0
RC hel 25 17 30.8168 76 19 50.0792 6.1
Radar 1p.16 28 13 36.870 80 35 59.091 27.10
Radar 3.16 26 36 56.6345 78 29 5.0213 4oe5
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