PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8680608

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONPacific Coast

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
27 Sep 61 Pacific Coast 0 Was Balloon
100 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP |4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT 27.1557 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE o Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
¤No Mlitnry 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE 0 Other. Rads:
00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
15 min 8 Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Untadl rudar roturn. 211. COMMENTS TerenS shpe i shils in
Indigntion ndiontion eb.ier DE high opeela. F ares . area . 17 lelectronie electronie
ridur dutertaran:e. 5 objts at hlg dutorrran:e. F objts at high
Arveaering cering Lr 15 s. 3 min laher 2 chi1 3 min Jaher
wal ovin: noving Te at x .800 Te at * .800
hils thete Aile theis obikg obgng rere rere
pe 4 vis.aurdsrel end remided pe 4 v.lsteurdrel and romidmel etution- E5551
ig rar 2 min ani avei ofr it apeed of 6o itr 1 rar 2 min ani avei oft at apeed of 6o ktr
lont in sal Lustar at l6loz, raier loot in sal CLustar at l6loz, raier
(Ri-o5, Objto aontld only be pninted with lFF Ri-o5, Objto imnld ouly be pninted with lFF on on.
Pi't '. lrF amecied and indicuted thal
owe vas was T obabl; cbabl. external. 5 ships enroute
7t Lewds eds ares.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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ACTION: AF IN : DO/bms
INFO : CIN-17
ARMY-2, NSA-7, CIA-11,
SMB B 062 OOP-2, OOP-CP-1, SAFS-3 (104)
ZEZCHQC905ZCQJC256
PP RJEZHQ
DE RJWZSBA 3
ZNR
P 272247Z
KM 552ND AEW C WG MCCLELLAN AFB CALIF
TO RJWZSXP/28NR HAMILTON AFB CALIF
RJWFAL/CINCNORAJ ENT AFB COLO
RBWPPG/COMWESTSEAFRON TRASURE ISLAND CALIF
RJEZHG/COFS USAF WASH DC 9
RFEMVB/CANAIRDEF ST HUBERT MONTREAL CANADA RFEMVB/CANAIRDEF ST HUBERT MONTREAL CANADA
RCWnC/ConFLAgPac EsQuIMaLt BC CAnADA RCWNC/CONFLAGPAC ESQUIMALT BC CANADA
INFO RJWZBH/25NR MCCHORD AFB WASH
RJWZAH/SFADS BEALE BEALE AFB CALIF AFB CALIF
BT BT
/UNCLAS/520IN 1668. /UNCLAS/520IN 1668.
FOR 28NC PASS TO ALCOP AND COC. POST LANDING CIRVIS REPORT. CIRVIS FOR 28NC PASS TO ALCOP AND COC. POST LANE LING CIRUIS DUIT
REPORT SUBMITTED BY AEW&CCACFT ETHAN 43, DTG 271650Z, IS AMPLIFIED AS
FOLLOWS: AT APPROX 271557Z, RADAR OPERATOR SIGHTED FIVE OBJECTS
ON HIS COPE. FOUR OBJECTS WERE HDG 090 DEG MAG; OTHER OBJECT WAS
HDG OGO DEG MAG. OBJECTS WERE MOVING AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND
DISAPPEARED INTO SEA CLUTTER. THREE MINUTES LATER, TWO OBJECTS
APPEARED HDG 070 DEG MAG, MOVED ACROSS SCOPE, AND DISAPPEARED INTO
SEA CLUTTER. SPEED OF ONE OBJECT WAS MEASURED AT 1800 KTS OVER A
DISTANCE OF 200 NM. WHILE THESE E TWO OBJECTS WERE ON THE SCOPE, A
SINGLE STATIONARY OBJECT APPEARED. AFTER REMAINING STATIONARY FOR

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
j STAPF MESSAGE DRANCH UNCLASSIRED MPS (
9
AF IN : 10432 (27
ACTION: CIN-17
INFO : SAFS-3 (104) , OSD-15, NSA-7, CIA-11, OOP-2
SMB C 1 178 UFo 1
ZCHQA611ZCQJA866
''YY RJEZHQ
of
DE ROWZAW 85
ZNR
Y 271623Z
FM ETHAN 43/AFI2
TO RFEMVB/CANAIRDEF
RCWNC/ CANFWAGPAC
RBWPPG/COMWETSEAFRON
RJWFALB/CINCNORAD ** T
RJWZSB/COMDR 28 TH ADIV
RJEZHQ/COFS USAF
AF GRNC
:7 BT BT
CIRVIS REPORT RADAR RETURN HEADING 265 DEGREES IN A DJKK 1059 SPEED
60 KNOTS DETECTING UNUSUAL RADAR RETURNS SURROUNDING AREA OBJECT BLIP UNUSUAL RADAR RETURNS SURROUNDING AREA OBJECT BLIP
RETURN INDICATION VERY HIGH SPEED OBJECT POSSIBLE RADAR INTERFERENCE
BT NOTE : Advance copy del to CIN and OOP-CP at 1243,27 Sep 61.
27/1628Z SEP ROWZAW

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DEPARTMENT OF TRE AIR FORCE -
( STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
AF IN : 11270 (28 Sep 61) pg 2 of 2
PAAGE TWO RJWZSBA 3
APPROX TWO MINUTES, IT MOVED ON A MAG HDG OF 265 DEG FROM GEOREF
DJLL1010 TO DJKK1059 AT A MEASURED SPEED OF SIXTY KTS. THIS OBJECT
WAS LOST IN THE SEA CLUTTER AT APPROX 1610Z.
RADAR WAS APS-95 STABILIZED ON GEOREF DJHK3045. OBJECTS COULD ONLY
BE PAINTED WITH IFF ON. WEATHER WAS CLEAR WITH NO TEMPERATURE
INVERSION. ACFT ALT WAS 16000 FT. CHECK OF IFF EQPT INDICATES
THAT IF SIGHTING WAS CAUSED BY INTERFERENCE, IT MUST HAVE COME
FROM AN EXTERNAL SOURCE. ONLY KNOWN TRAFFIC IN AREA WAS SEVEN
UNITS OF USN PHIBRGN FIVE (2 LSD, 3 APA, 2 AKA) WHICH WERE VISUALLY
SIGHTED BY ETHAN 43 AT 1824Z; SHIPS WERE AT GEOREF DJLK3000 EN
ROUTE FROM LEWIS, WASH, TO SAN DIEGO CALIF, WHEN SIGHTED.
BT
27/2257Z SEP RJWZSBA
NOTE: ADV CYS DEL TO OOP-CP & CIN (28O04OR), REF NOT