PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8683278

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONRoswell New Mexico

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD’ Pa

2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
La, Rosw. lew Me) 0 Was Betloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Pessibly Belleon
8 i 0 Wes Aircroft
Lece! 1992 — *8 Ground-Vi sual D Greund-Redor O Probebly Aircraft
GMT 050152Z a D Air Viweol 0 Air-iIntercept Radar O Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 16. SOURCE 5X Wes Astronomical METEUC
0 Yes QO Probebly Astronomical
XB Ne Military OD Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION ve 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9 COURSE O Other
0 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
LO sec 1 SSw O Unknowns

10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Objt described as fire- |11. COMMENTS Description, duration, etc., co
ball entering etmosphere; blue, white with red | form to observation of fireball-type metep
and green tail longer than objt. Noticed 45° tlio satellite reentries this date and patt
elev 90° az; followed arc similar to earth curveture. does not conform to reentry case
listed as astronomical--probably meteor.

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INFO: (DI) 15AF.

SUBJECT (CU) UFO. A. DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT: 1. FIREBALL ENTERING
ATMOSPHERE. 2. SIZE OF GOLF BALL. 3. BLUE/WHITE WITH RED AND GREEN,
POSSIBLE PURPLE, AS A BURNING METAL SIJCH AS MAGNESIUM. 4. ONE.

oe NONE. 6. NO. 7. TAIL LONGER-THAN7OBJECT. 8. NONE. 9. NONE.

B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT: 1. BRILLIANCE, SPEED AND SIZE.
2» 45 DEGREES TO 58 DEGREES ELEVATION AT 2AN AZIM'TH OF APPROXIMATELY
9@ DEGREES. 3. ELEVATION SAME AS B-2, AZMIUTH 110 DEGREES TO 120

DEGREES. 4. FOLLOWED AN ARC SIMILAR TO CURVATURE OF EARTH. 5. NO

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DIMMING OR EXPLOSION. DISAPPEARED AS TURNING OUT A LIGHT.

So APPROXIMATELY 18 SECONDS. C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION.

1. GROUND-VISUAL. 2. NO AIDS. 3. N/Ae De TIME AND DATE OF
SIGHTING: 1. 0152 ZULU, 5 OCT 61. NIGHT. E. LOCATION OF
OBSERVER: TWO MILES SOUTH OF ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO OR ONE-HALF
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN ROSWELL AND WALKER AFB ON SOUTH SUNSET AVE.
COORDINATES 3321N/10432W. F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATIONS

1. CAPTAIN Qe SAF, se, COMMAND PILOT-

MAINTENANCE OFFICER, 20 gigiG0 .ammmenettiignunn Qgmianeseamany

RELIABILITY IS EXCELLENT. G. WEATHER AND WINDS: 1. CLEAR WITH
EXCELLENT VISIBILITY, NO MOON. 2. WALKER AFB, WINDS ALOFT.
1900 MST, 4 OCT 61: SURFACE - 1828 DEGREES AT 2 KNOTS$ 6000 FEET
- 180 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS; 18,000 FEET -100 DEGREES AT 6 KNOTS;
16,900 FEET--@20/DEGREES AT 9 KNOTS; 28,000--310 DEGREES AT 12
KNOTS; 38,000 FEET--298 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS; 50,000 FEET--380
DEGREES AT 3@ KNOTS$ 68,000 FEET--34@ DEGREES aT 15 KNOTS.

Se CEILING--UNLIMITED. 4. VISIBILITY--15 MILES. 5. CLO'D
COVER=-HIGH SCATTERED, CIRUS. 6. NONE. 7. TEMPERATURE GRADIENT
ONE DEGREE FOR 100 MILES, ALL DIRECTIONS. H. NONE KNOW

I, NO ACTION TAKEN. J. NONE REPORTABLE. K. THIS REPORT IS

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BEING SUBMITTED BY THE PREPARING OFFICER FOR TWO REASONS: (1)
CAPT gM THE OBSERVER, HAS SEEN PREVIOUS METEORITE ACTIVITY
(SHOOTING STARS). ACCORDING TO HIS STATEMENT, THIS OBSERVATION
DOES NOT FALL IN THE NATURAL ASTRONOMICAL BODIES CATEGORY. (2)
LOCAL ROSWELL NEWS BROADCASTS (RADIO) OF 4 OCT 61 HAVE SPECULATED
ON THE POSSIBILITY OF A NEW RUSSIAN SPACE ATTEMPT TO PT MAN

IN ORBIT FOR TWO WEEK PERIOD, TO BF RECOVERED ON OCTOBER
REVOLUTION DAY. PREPARING OFFICER: CAPTAIN PAUL J. BATES, "SAF,
42167A, ASSISTANT CHIEF, ESTIMATES BRANCH, INTELLIGENCE DIVISION

6 BOMB WING. L. NONE.
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