PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8679862

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONCharleston West Virginia

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
25 Sep 61 Charleston, West Virginia 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
¤ Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 2510172 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical M(TEcR
Yes QX Probably Astronomical
8-No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknowm
6-8 5ec 1 SE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING objt with yellow 11. COMMENTS Sighting has cherac of
tme tail appearing ; es orilliant flash. Flew meteor observation.
n ore with 1 no maneuvers. Disappeured instan-
panscusly.
| √
. . .
ATIC FORM 329 (REV ATIC FORM 329 (REV V 26 SEP S2) 26 SRP S2)
10
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. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE ( .
AF IN : 8313 (25 Sep 61)N/der S STAT MESIAGE BLA JCH
5SA0
ACTION: CIN-17 N (24
INFO : OQP-2,
SMB C 180 0/
ZCHQD608ZCSUB352
PP RJEZHQ 3
ZNR ZFHI
CZCSUB855ZCYJA408
CrO
PP
DE RJEDBWL 8
ZNR
P 251700Z
FM 783D ACW SQUADRON GUTHRIE AFS CHARLESTON W VA
TO RJEZHQ/USAF WASH DC To RJezhQ7 UsaF Wash DC
RJEZHQ/COFS USAF
RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJEDAH/30AIR DIV TRUAX FLD WISC
RJEDSQ/AIR TECH RJED SQ/AIR TECH INTEL INTEL PATTERSON OHIO PATTERSON OHIO
BT
. 30
UFO SIGHTING REPORT UFO SIGHTING REPORT IAW AFR 200-2 200-2
PARA. 15
15 A. (1) OBLONG
15 A. (2) APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES, 20 ~
15 A.(3)BLUE
15 A. (4) ONE (1)
15 A.(5) N/A
15 A.(6)N/A
15 A.(7) Y YELLOW FLAME TRAIL SAME SIZE.
47 7

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( (
DEPARTMENNT OF THE AIR FORCE |
STASE MIISACE BRANCH LIELATJRE MSAG
NCOMING
AF IN : 8313 (25 Sep 61) Page 2 of 3
PAGE TWO RJEDBWL 8
15 A. (8)NONE
15 A. (9) OBJECT FLEW IN WIDE ARC
15 B. (1) BRILLIANT FLASH
15 B. (2) APPROXIMATELY 10,000 FEET, 170 DEGREES
15 B. (3) APPROXIMATELY 10,000 FEET, 150 DEGREES
15 B. (4) FLEW STRAIGHT AND LEVEL, NO MANEUVERS
15 B. (5) INSTANTANEOUSLY T0 SOUTHEAST
15 B. (6) APPOXIMATELY SIX (6) T0 EIGHT SECONDS
15 C. (1) GROUND-VISUAL
15 C.(2) NONE 15 C. (2) NONE *
15 C. (3) N/A 14 14-
15 D. (1) 25/10172 15 D.(1) 25/10172
15 D. (2) DAWN
15 E. UNION CARBIDE CHEMICAL PLANT. CHEMICAL PLANT AVE, SW, CHAS, WVA.
15 F. (1) BOX CHARLESTON, W. VA.
CHEMICAL MACHINE CARBIDE CORPORAT CARBIDE ON, RELIABLE LIABLE
INDIVIDUAL.
15 G. (1) CLEAR EXCEPT FOR LIGHT HAZE.
15 G/ (2) SURFACE: CALM 6,000: 240 DEGREES 15 KTS, TEMP PLUS 16 DEGS C
MINUS 20 KTS, PLUS 7 DEGREES C ~
10,000: 290 DEGREES

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. ( DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE .
STAFF MSSASE BMANCH -
INCOMING
AF IN : 8313 (25 Sep 61) Page 3 of 3
PAGE THREE RJEDBWL 8
16,000: 280 DEGREES 20 KTS MINUS 6 DE GREES C
20,000: 260 DEGREES MINUS 251 893,.8,4
2AP DEGREES C
30,000: 2 0 DEGREES 40 KTS MINUS 37 DEGREES C
50,000: 230 DEGREES MINUS 35KTS MINUS 67 DEGREES s c
80,000: NOT AVAILABLE
15. G. (3) LIGHT OBSCURED
15 G. (4) ONE (1) MILE IN GROUND FOG
15 G.(5)NONE
15 G.(6) NONE 15 G. (6) NONE
15 G.(7 MINUS ONE (1) (1) DEGREE LER HOUR
15 H. NONE KNOWN
15 I. NONE
15 J. NONE KNOWN
15 K. ASSISTANT OPERATIONS OFFICER. BELEIVE 15 K. ASSISTANT OPERATIONS OFFICER. BELEIVE E CAUSE OF THIS SIGHTING
TO BE REFLECTION OF A LARGESCONTROLLED FIRE AT UNION CARBIDE CHEM- TO BE : REFLECTION OF LARGESCON NTROLLED FIRE AT UNION N CARBIDE CHEM-
ICAL PLANT/ BELIEF IS BASED ON WEATHER CONDITIONS AT TIME OF SIGH-
TING. DRIFTING GROUND FOG. INVESTIGATION WITH LOCAL FAA DETACHMENT
8
AT CITY AIRPORT REVEALED NO AIRCRAFT IN AREA. THIS WAS SUBSTANTIATED
BY INDIANAPOLIS S ARTC. LOCAL FAA AND STATE POLICE DETACHMENTS ALSO
HAD REPORTS.
BT
25/2037Z RJEDBWL