DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8678934
DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1961
REPORTED LOCATIONOahu Hawaii
FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE |2 LOCATION 12 CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloon
21 September l961 Oahu, Hawaii Probably Batloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local XGround-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT21/1508Z AinVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6 SOURCE o Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
XOXNo Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other_
still in sight XX Insufficient Data for Evaluation
1 hour 12 min stationary Unknown
1 nour I2 min one one statronary i
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
CIRVIS report o round spinning object object Duration excessive. Object station
to the to the right the North Star. Chang- e North Star. Chang- ary in sight. No sight. No photos
ing color ing color red, white blue and green. red, white blue and green. taken. BalI taken. Ballo should move should move out out
45 dgr elevation. Also had black objectin elevation. Also had black objectin hour's hour's but possibility possibility
that appeared to be with it. cannot be ounted, ounds like ounds like
astro body black obj
being associate being associat there there
should be should b movement t the Wes. he West.
This stationary aspec This sta onary aspect
accounted accounte
to the North Star, to the North Star, which also moves. which moves.
Case considered as Case considered as insufficient daia. insufficient daja.
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- DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 1. I
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH (
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
AF IN : 4423 (21 1NpG
INFO .. CIN-14, ARMY-2, CMC-8 -35.
OOP-CP-1,8AFS-3 -99-
SM B B 168 OI
KPKA088KHD639
…' 00 RJEZHQ 0/0
DE RJHPKH 22
ZNR C
0 2101620Z
FM HAW AIR DEF DIV KUNIA ANNEX HAWAII
TO RJHPKM/CINCPACAF HICKAM AFB HAWAII
RBHPG/COMHAWSEAFRON PEARL HARBOR HAWAII
INFO RJEZHQ/COFS USAF WASHINGTON DC INFO RJEZHQ/COFS USAF WASHINGTON DC
RJWXBRB/CINCSAC OFFUTT RJWXBRB/CINCSAC OFFUTT A AFB NEB
RBEPW/CNO WASH DC RBEPW/CNO WASH DC
RBEPW/SECNAV WASH DC
RJWFALB/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLORADO
RBHPA/CINCPAC CAMP HM SMITH HAWAII
RUHPFS/CINCUSARPAC FT SHAFTER HAWAII RUHPFS/CINCUSARPAC SHAFTER HAWAII
RBHPB/CINCPACFLT PEARL HARBOR HAWAII RBHPB/CIN
RJAPAZ/COMUSJAPAN FUCHU AS JAPAN
RUAMCR/COMUSKOREA SEOUL KOREA
RUAGFL/COMUSSTDC TAIPEI TAIWAN nort
RBHPHH/C OMHAWSEAFRON KUNIA TUNNEL ANNEX 3
AF GRNC
745-
423
143
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE ¸
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNELASSIFIED MESSAGE
INCOMING
AF IN : 4423 (21 Sep61) s/ap page 2 of 2
ZZ
BT
UUNCLAS/CIRVIS/L/CPL BAYLEY MARINE DETATCHMENT
NAVY RADIO STATION WAHIAWA OAHU HAWAII, SIGHTED A
STATIONARY ROUND OBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF THE NORTH
STAR. THE OBJECT IS CHANGING COLOR, RED WHITE, BLUE
GREEN AND APEARS TO BE SPINING. THIS OBJECT IS ABOUT
45 DEGREES ABOVE T 45 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZEN AND VERY BRIGHT. THE
OBJECT WAS FIRST SIGHTED AT 1508Z AND STILL IN
SIGHT AT TIME OF THIS REPORT. ALSO SEEMS TO BE
ANOTHER OBJECT 1T T WHICH APPEARS TO BE BLACK. WHICH APPEARS TO BE BLACK.
BT
21/1622Z SEP SEP RJHPKH
NOTE : Adv Cy Del to CIN and OOP-CP -
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Hda, riVin-
7.08p W Rasmmexsen, efvil eogi-
neer and inanufacturer's repnasectadve,
observed bright-lighted UFO which
sped on a straight cobrse. east to west,
abcwe Honohuu harbr. I was visible 30 abcwe Honohlu harbrr. I was visible 30
seconds, Earlier the seconds. Earlier the same day a hage seme day a hoge
disc-shiprd UFO was reportedbyurers- disc-shiprd.UFO was repoctedbyurens-
Pacific e ayrliner pllers Pacific k: Ajrliner pllers enrotte to enrotte to
Hawaii. (Ses Jercber issue, page 1.) Hawaii. (Ses Jetcber isue, page 1.)
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