PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8679194

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONMadison Wisconsin

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
al Sep 61 Madison, Wisconsin 0 Was Balloon
00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 14 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Locat1800 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT_212400Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 16. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Y.s Probably Astronomical
XO No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION |8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE D Other_ Poss reflection
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
6-10 ser 3OW 0 Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Ohjt appearing as ligit. 11. COMMENTS 2 jet a/e in vicinitl
round elev. Dis- 2t 2t time tom sighting. ating. Deseription of sighting Descrintion of sighting
varlng when wm sto reflecttng off obgt. objs. is Hd of ig of a reflection of a reflection of jun Jun
Viore1 only I ryrlection. only x rirlection. a light colored surface. It is guite a Light colored surface. It is guite posutole posutole
Lhat witness aaw vas cun refleiting ofr of what witness siw vas cun refleiting ofr of
these a/o as it flew over, and when these a,o as it flew over, and when it nad it nay
reached a zenith it no longer no longer reflected reflected
sun rays to witness.
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. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE -
AF IN: 6017 (22 Sep 61)
ACTION: CIN-17
INFO 0 : SAFS-3, 0 BSR (24)
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SMB B 196
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PP RJEZHQ ire
DE RJEDAH 92
ZNR
P 221830Z ZEX
FM CHADS TRUAX FLD WIS
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO St
RJEDSQ/ATIC WPAFB
RJEZHQ/COFS USAF WASHDC
RJEZHG/OSAF WASH DC
BT
UNCLAS CHOIN 9036. SUBJ: UFO. FOR: INTELLIGENCE, AFCIN,
SAFOI: REF PAR 15, AFR 200-2. A.(1) ROUND (2) SMALL (3) YELLOW
AND GOLD (4) ONE (5THRU 9) NONE. B. (1) SUNLIGHT REFLECTING OFF
OBJECT (2) 40 DEGREES, AZIMUTH: 200 DEGREES (3) 90 DEGREES ELEV. OBJECT 2)40 40 DEGREES, AZIMUTH: 200 DEGREES (3) 90 DEGREES ELEV.
(4) HGD: 15 DEGREES, MANAUVERABILITY: NONE. (5) SUN STOPPED REF- (A) HGD: REE
LECTING OFF OBJECT (6) 6-10 SECONDS. C. (1) VISUAL (2) NONE
(3) N/A. D. (1) 21/2400Z SEPT 1961 (2) DAT. E. (1) 4303N,
08925W REET, MADISON, WIS. F. MR
AGE: 26 , MADISON, WIS. OCCUPATION: STUDENT.

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STAFF MFSSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
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AF IN: 6017 (22 Sep 61) Pg 2 of 2
PAGE TWO RJEDAH 92
G. (1) CLEAR (2) A. SSW-3K; B. 220-35K; C. 250-35K; D. 240-55K;
E. 260-45 K; F. 250-60K; G. 220-45K. (3) 1200. (4) 8 MILES.
(5) BROKEN (6) TOWERING CUMULUS NE TO N. H. NONE. I. NONE
J. T-33, RICE 12, LANDED 0019Z; T-33, NAIL 01, LANDED 0023A Z AT
TRUAX FIELD. K. REPORT RECEIVED INITIALLY BY CHADS SR. DIRECTOR,
NO COMMENT. (3) MAY HAVE BEEN SUN REFLECTING ON AIRCRAFT OR
BALLOON. L. NONE. M. EST T SPEED 800 TO 1500 KNOTS, ALT 40000 TO
50000 FT. REMARKS: NONE.
BT
22/1838Z 22/1838Z SEP SEP RJEDAH
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