PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8693767

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1961

REPORTED LOCATION5814N14355W PACIFIC

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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23 Oct 61 5814N 14 355 ( rac Fic) 0 Probobly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP & TYPE OF OBSERVATION ——| 9 Possibly Belloon
11.29 ‘ : O Was Aircraft
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| our 2 2//¢ 502 D Air Vi wel O Air-Intercopt Redar |% Possibly Aircroft
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0 Yes QO Probably Astronomicol |
tKNe Civilian QO Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0. Other
@ Insufficient Data for Evaluction
| : Nt O Unknown
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