PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8683786

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONArlington Virginia

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
6 Oct 61 Arlington, Virginia Was Balloon
00 Probobly Balloon
3. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Bolloon
Local XD Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircroft
Probobly Aircraft
GMT_052230Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE Was Astroriomical
Y. 000 Probably Astronamicol
XO No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other..
DX Insufficient Data for Evaluation
10 min 2 Not given 0 Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY oF SIGHTINGEliptical objts lOOO 11. cOMMeNTS Objts of size of this and speed
fl long, like comet tails at 45° elev. One in N; viewed over talls at 4 ele 1, Washington, DC area. No othqr washington, Dc area. No otnqr
one in SE. Disappeared into horizon afte Ione in SE. Disappeared into horizon after lo-15 er 10-15 reports received. Sounds somewhat like clqud: reports received. Sounds somewhat like cloud:
Imin observation. however on info given no valia conclusion
can be reached case listed as can be reached case listed as insufficient insufficient
data.
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( DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FC
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIEO MESSAGE
Z 3
AF IN : 21549 (6 Oct 61) H/bej
ACTION: CIN-14
INFO : 00P-2, (21) the
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SMB B 048
ZCZCHQA507ZCJJB621
00 RJEZHQ 010
DE RJEZBL 1
ZNR
0 070138Z
.. anoe ws aoboimu H 2 FM BASE OPS BOLLING AFB DC
TO RJWFAL/ADC
RJEZSN/26AD HANCOCK FIELD NY
RJEDSQ/ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO RJEDSQ/ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEZHO/ASST CHIEF OF STAFF INTELLIGENCE HO WASH DC
RJEZHQ/OFC OF INFORMATION SERVICES HO WASH DC RJEZHQ/OFC OF INFORMATION SERVICES HQ WASH DC
INFO RUEPWL/1006 AISS FORT BDLVOIR VA INFO RUEPWL/1006 AISS FORT BDLVOIR VA
ZEN/HQ COMD USAF BOLLING DC
ZEN/1100TH BOLLING DC
BT
UNCLAS 0G0005 UFO REF AFR 200-2 PAR 15:
A31) ELEPTICAL
(2) 1000FT LONG
(3) RED
(4) TWO
(5) N/A

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. ( DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FO
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INCOMING
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12"
AF IN : 21549 Page 3
(6) NONE
(7) YES SIMILAR TO COMMETTAIL
(8) NONE
(9) NONE
(TO) MOVING WHITE CLOUND
(11) 45 ELEVATION I NW I SE
(12) TREELINE
(13) ELEPTICAL
(14) INTO HORIZON
(15) 10 MIN
(16) GND VISUAL
(17) 2230Z 2245Z
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(18) DUSK
(19) ARMY NAVY COUNTRY CLUB ARLINGTON VA
(20) NONE
(21) COL SOCURIT SOCURITY STATION VA
(22) A. CLEAR 15 PLUS
B. CALM
C. CLEAR
D. 15 PLUS
E. NONE
F. NONE
G. UNK
(23) NONE

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1. UINCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
AF IN : 21549 (6 0ct 61) Page 3 of 3
PAGE THREE RJEZBL I
(24) NONE
(25) NONE
(26) CAPT. CONKLIN. NO ANALYSIS PHONE CALL APPEARED
RELIABLE
(27) NONE
BT
07/0300Z OCT RJEZBL
NOTE: Advance co delivered to OOP-CP and CII at 2355, 6 0ct 61.
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