PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8302482

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONHammond Indiana

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD ne
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probably Balloon.
Possibly Balloon

Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

10 Sep 61 Ham Hammond, Indiana
3. DATE-TIME GROUP. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Lees! 2030 Cid]: xem GOS EGLESCOPE a Ground-Redor

cmt___11/02302 CD Air Vieuel

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5. PHOTOS Was Astronomical CAF elcA
0 Yes Probably Astronomicel
1 Ne Possibly Astronomical

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION . 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9 COURSE Other

Insufficient Date fer Evaluation
Unk no wn
1/2 hrs |
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF sIGHTINGOVal shaped, blue-green- /11. COMMENTS ness probat did not know |
orange-yellow objt with diffueed light aroung | how to use his telescope, as elevations ahd |
it observed in NNE for 3 1/2 hrs. Movement very|as are very general. First Magnitude star |
slow toward NNE. | Capella was in NNE at time of sighting, a} |
a lower altitude. Taking into account an rr
error on part of witness, coupled with |
appearance and duration of sighting it is| |
quite possible that witness was reporting |
star Capella. |

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AF IN : 51782.-(11 Sep 61 umn TiN :
ACTION: CIN-17 | WC

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TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO

RJEDSQ/ATIC WPAFB OHIO
RJEZHQ/HQ USAF WASH DC
RJEZHQ/OSAF WASH DC

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UNCLAS OSD15@J. ACTION: SAFS AND AFCIN HQ SAF. FOLLOWING REPORT
SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 200-2, PARAGRAPH 15:3

Ae DISCRIPTION OF OBJECT

€1) OVAL SHAPE

(2) PELLET

(S) BLUE, GREEN, ORANGE AND YELLOW
(4) ONE

(5) NONE
(6) NONE

(7) DIFFUSED LIGHT AROUND OBJECT

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Ry ey res f __ DEPARWMENT OF THE AIR FORCE et SSA

STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH = (
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE

INCOMING |

AF IN: 51782 (11 Sep 61) 3-Gf $

PAGE THREE RJEDNU 7
10 M 280/20
16M 260725

20M 260/20
30M = - 230/30
50M 250/15
82M  — UNK

(3) NONE |
(4) UNRESTRICTED

(5) NONE

(6) NONE

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(7) SAME AS STANDARD 14 DEGREE C WARM TROPAPAUSE 39600 — |
H. NONE |
I. NONE

Je RAWINSONDE BALLOON RELEASED AT PEORIA AIRPORT 80 MI NW |
ON 87 AT B080Z
Ke OIC, INSTRUMENT SECTION - PROBABLE CAUSE OF SIGHTING -

STAR, PLANET OR COMET. NO OTHER REPORTS OF SIGHTING, EXTREEMELY SLOW

SPPED OR OBJECT LINKENED TO STAR OR PLANET. PROBABLE START WAS VEGA.
BT

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DEPARWMENT OF THE AIR FORCE | | ; :
( ; STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH ( | ' | |
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INCOMING
AF IN: 51782 (11 Sep 61) 2 of 3
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€8) NO SOUND

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B. DISCRIPTION OF COURSE
€1) ATTENTION WAS DIRECTED BY THE COLOR

(2) 30 DEGREES NORTH NORTH EAST
(4) 45 DEGRESS TO 50 DEGREES NORTH NORTH EAST oo
(4) STRAIGHT LINE VERY, VERY SLOW |
(5) DISAPPEARED SLOWLY NORTH NORTH EAST
(6) SIGHTED FOR THREE AND ONE HALF HOURS
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION

(1) GROUND VISUAL SIGHTING

(2) OBSERVED WITH TURRED TELESCOPE 2@X4@X6@ MADE IN JAPAN

LENS DIAMETER 2.5 INCHES WITH TRIPOD. BINCOLUARS 7X55.
(5S). N/A

~D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:
C1) @2358Z

(2) NIGHT, CLEAR
E. 41 DEGREES 35 FT N/87 DEGREES 30 FT W HAMMOND, INDIANA

FS. ace 2 QB cLaupe ave, Hammonp, IND. SuUTDENT.

Ge (1) CLEAR 15 PLUS 76 - 58 CALM
(2) SFC CALM

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