PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8693727

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONPatrick AFB Florida

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Patrick AFB, Florida 0 Was Ballaon
22 Oct 61 0 Probobly Balloon
3. 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 230301Z AirYisuol Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical MeTe
Ys OX Probobly Astronomical
No Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other_
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
10 sec 7 W
0. BRIEF SUMMARY oF SIGHTING CirCUlar objt; red; Ⅱ1. comments Appearance, duration, and des-
observed 40-45 elev, l00° az in straight cription conform to sighting of "fireball
flight path; disappeared as white flash. type I meteor.
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P 251850Z
FM AFMTC PATRICK K AFB FLA
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJESDB/32 AIR DIV DOBBINS S AFB GA
RJEDSG/FTD WPAFB OHIO RoEdJa7T Tb *rArS OniO IT
RJEZHQ/HQ UASF WASH D C RJEZHQ/HQ UASF WASH D C
RJEZHQ/OSAF VASH D C RJEZHQ/OSAF WASH D C
RJEZFF/AFSC ANDREWS ANDREWS AFB MD
BT BT
UNCLASSIFIED MTWA-25-10-5. UNCLASSIFIED MTWA-25-10-5.
FTD FOR TD-E, HO USAF FOR AFCIN, OSAF FOR SAFIS, AFSC FOR SCF. FTD FOR TD-E, HO USAF FOI IN, OSAF FOR SA
UFO. A/1) CIRCULAR SHAPE. (2) QUARTER HELD IN HAND AT ARMS LENGTH. UFO. A/I CIRCULAR SHAPE. (2) QUARTER HELD II HAND AT ARMS LENGTH.
(3) BRIGHT RED DIMINISHING TO A WHITE FLASH. (4) ONE OBJECT SIGHTED.
(8) NO SOUND HEARD. B(2) ANGLE APPROXIMATELY 40-45 DEGREES; AZIMUTH
APPROXIMATELY 1E0 DEGREES. (4) FLIGHT PATH WAS STRAIGHT AND LEVEL
FROM EAST TO WEST. (5) OBJECT DISAPPEARED AS A WHITE FLASH HEADING
IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION. (6) DURATION OF SIGHTING APPROXIMATELY
10 SECONDS. C(1) GROUND VISUAL OBSERVATION (2) NO OPTICAL AIDS
USED D(I) 230301Z OCT 61 (2)NIGHT T E. PATRICK AFB, FLA.

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: DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
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AF IN :40205 Oct 61) Pg 2 of 2
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F 6560TH OPERATIONS GROUP, OF AGE,
PILOT WITH 350D HOURS FLYING TIME. RELIABILITY CONSIDERED TO BE
EXCELLENT. G. WEAHTER CONDITIONS EXCELLENT. D DCS/FOREIGN TECH-
NOLOGY. ALL SOURCESAVAILABLE WERE CHECKED FOR POSSIE IDENTIFI-EGATIVE
RESULTS. VECK SHOWS NO CREGULAR OCCURRECCES
CONNE WITH MISSILEM CASSCOCIATEDUCTIVITIES. LE CAUSE
KOWN. • NO PH AVAILABLE.
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