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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8679235
DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1961
REPORTED LOCATIONDanbury Conneticut
FRAMES6

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
22 Sep 61 Danbury, Conneticut o Was Balloon
0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
Local 0315 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar D Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT 220815Z Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Y.s Probably Astronomical
XEINo Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS .COURSE 8x Other. Prob flare
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Descending 0 Unknown
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING. rapidly EC 11. COMMENTS W5HOSS coes not state now long
at ubout a 40-50 - ungle burned brigatly. objt was in view, but her report indicatoos
enel to be operating nically, spurting 32,306 that it wad in view longer that duration ntion
11 Ifer and lighting up Les ond lighting brilliantly every rev of aoteor. is quite possib rat ob t at obt
reronls, is a meihandon reronls, is a meihandtn onisting at raguler misting at rag wan 'ad a tlore, It has been It has been previous reporfed reporped
intorvain. Jeened to ba intorvain, Jeeued to be Alving rather than Aiving rather than that there hus been instancos there hus been instances where vere flarel hr , flare h
falling as i star. have bein sent have up attached attached to bulloons whdch
were Hubsequently reported an Hbqwently reported an UFQ's. It il UFQ's. It i
therefore concluded that objt therefore concluded that objt was probibi wasI probub
a flure.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE AENT OF
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON 25, D.C.
REPLY TO
ATTN OF: AFCIN-2
3 OCT :96
SUBJECT: Report of U Flying Object
TO: AFSC(FTD)
Forwarded herewith for your action, attachment l is a letter reporting
a possible unidentified ying object. tachment 2 is office's
reply to Mrs Voit.
2 Atchs
1. Ltr Mrs 25 Sep 61
re: Unidentified Flying Object
2. Ltr. AFCIN- 61 Rpt of UFO
RICHARD G. JONES
Lt Colonel, USAF
Dircutorate of Warning Dircctorate of Warning
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