PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8679393

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1961

REPORTED LOCATION6738N16325W PACIFIC

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION
12. CONCLUSIONS
22 Sep 61 6738N 16325W (PAIN) o Was Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 0 Probably Balloon
4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION o Possibly Balloon
Local_ Ground-Visual 0 Was Aircraft
230459Z Ground-Rodar 0 Probably
GMT_ AirVisual 0 Aircraft
5. PHOTOS Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
Y.s 6. SOURCE 0 VENUS
Was Astronomical
No Civilian Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OBJECTS 9. COURSE
Other.
14 min 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluatian
W Unknown
10. 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING riaic ic 1519 J19 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
of or on high probably Euanet Venus. 302
eraurt rolloved 21.2i Cause of misiientification wns probably
EX o. above bove edson. Rei ton. Rei probably
hish is fast thit r anet wes ani die- ini die-
whitt. Ball beoom- whitt. Ball beoon- Iolorei me to atmospheric Ioolorei me to atmospheric
ing ating. ating. lighting fm Jighting fm action. Fa etion. Fat
LOD or or that glanet was in same dir on regorte
high over:gst but clear high ovor:sst but clear Witness ani vitnesses deo Witness ani vitnesses deoer
In quudrant where objt sighted. In guadrant where ob)t sighted. tdON 1OM ,is that is that
pharacteristically sesociated w/refraction pharacteristically essociated w/refraction
tends to subitantiate this conciusion. tends to rubitantiate this conciusion.
Disappearince was due to setting of planet.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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Or IFORM NAVAL MESSAGE O NAVY DEPARTMENT O UNCLASSIFIED
2110-33 (REV. 3-61)
PRECL NCE ACTION RELEASED BY DRAFTED BY
PRIORITY 01
PRIORITY .
AF IN: 7394 (24 Sep 61) B/scc
P 2402302
FM 748ACA ALASKA FM COMWEST SEAFRON
AAC ELMENDORF AFB ALASKA TO BKAC/COMALSEAFRON
RJWFALB/CINC AFB COLORADO
RBWPPG/CO SAN FRAN CAL INFO RBEPW/CNO AF DIST
RJEZHQ/COFS AF WASH DCO RBHPB/CINCPACFLT CIN-14
RFEMVB/CANAIRDEF ST HUBERT CANADA RBEPW/SECNAV 00P-2
RCWNC/CANFLAGPAC ESQUIMALT BC RJHPKM/PACAF OOP-CP-1
SAFS-3
20)
UNCLASSIFIED 489 9033-I-A.
() CIRVIS REPORT.
(2) CESSNA 1 180, PILOTED BY MR.
ALSKA. PHONE 3
(3MR (3) MR ATTENTION WAS ATTRACTED TO A REFLECTION OR GLOW PATTENTION WAS ATTRACTED TO A REFLECTION OR GLOW -
ON A HIGH OVERCAST TO THE WEST OF HIS POSITION. IMMEDIATELY
FOLLOWING HE SAW A BALL OF FIRE (NO COMPARASION IN SIZE) JUST
ABOVE THE HORIZON. IT WAS VERY RED AND HAD HORIZONTAL STREAM-
ERS OF WHITE EXTENDING FROM IT. THE BALL OF FIRE BECAME
HORIZONTALLY OBLONG AND SLOWLY DISSIPATED. WEATHER AT TIME
OF SIGHTING WAS HIGH OVERCAST, VISIBILITY UNL IMITED IN QUADRANT OF SIGHTING WAS H' OVERCAST, VISIBILITY UNL IMITED IN QUADRANT
OF SIGHTING. MR WAS
SIGHTING WAS FOUR MINUTES.
(4) TELY
33/92/SECNAV..COG 7
U`SECNAV..00..09..03..31..34..35..05..06..60..07..001..94(4CC)..IP..
COGARD..CI IRCC.
CSAF..OSD. 745
(ADVANCED COPIES S DELIVERED)
C1A034) 1 2$ 864 87212 248239Z SEP 61 $\a$
UNCLASSIFIED *-

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NAVAL MESSAGE O NAVY DEPARTMENT 0 UNCLASSIFIED
OPNAV FORM 211O-33 (REV. 3-61)
PXECEDENCE ACTION RELEASED BY DRAFTED BY PHONE
INFO
67 DEGREES 38 MINUTES NORTH, 163 DEGREES 25 MINUTES WEST. HE
WAS PROCEEDING WEST NORTH WEST AND SIGHTING APPEARED IN HIS
TEN THIRTY POSITION. EXTIMATE ON RANGE.
(5) 23/0459Z .
86) APPROXIMATELY DEGREE ABOVE
(7)' STAT IONARY
(8) N/A
(9) VERY RED IN COLOR WITH WHITE STREAMERS
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CIRCUIT NO. (COMMO) PAGE OF PAGES TOR/TOD CONTROL NO. (COMHO) DTG (COMMO)
A 034 212 60721/BD/4 240230Z SEP 61
R-30134
UNCLASSIFIED