PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8695023

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1961

REPORTED LOCATION3030N15835E PACIFIC

FRAMES2

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
3030N 15835E (PACIFIC) 0 Was Balloon
29 Oct 61 - 00 Probably Balloon
3. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP
Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT_30/0359 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. 5. PHOTOS PHOTOS 6. o. SOURCE SOURCE 0 0 Was Astronomical Was Astronomical
Ys 0 Probably Astronomical Astronomical
Military Military 0 Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
XO No
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER JECTS . COURSE o Other_. Other_.. Satellite Echo Satellite Echo
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 0 Unknown Unknown
ll min 1 1 SE
10. BRIEF 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SUMMARY OF SIGHTINGObjt w/brightness 11. comMents Duration, "1. commenrs Duration, direction and direction and motion
of 2nd mag star appeared at 66° az, moving SE az, moving SE conform to pattern of satellite observatiqn.
and disappearing after ll min at 13o° on horizoplot verified with space track info, how- after ll min at l30° on horizollot verified with space track info, how-
ever, there is no indication this khix is ever, there is no indication this khix is
other than a satellite. other than a satellite.

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0 291845Z
AF DIST:
FM USS NOBLE CIN-14
OOP-CP-1
TO COMHAWSEAFRON 00P-2
USAF PAC HICKAM AFB -. SAFS-3
CTF 32 2
FIFTY AIR FORCE U AS
COMPHIBPAC
E m.
INFO COMPHIBRON ONE : 1 NOV 1961
CNO
CINCPACFLT
UNCLAS UFO
30-00N LONG 158-35E AND OBJECT WAS
SIGHTED AT AN ELEVATION OF 66 DEGREES BEARING 210 DEG. TRUE,
TRAVELING IN A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECT ION. OBJECT HAD BRIGHTNESS OF 2ND TRAVELING IN A RECT ION. OBJECT "HAL E
MAGNITUDE STAR, VISIBLE ELEVEN MINUTES. AIR AND SURFACE RADAR ALERTED,
COULD NOT PICK UP. OBSERVED FIRST BY THEN  LOOKOUTS, CAPTAIN
WAS CALLED AND SIGHTED SAME. ELEVATION VERIFIED BY SEXTANT. OBJECT I
DISAPPEARED BEARING 130 DEG AT 0410L ON THE HORIZON. OBJECT APPEARED
TO MAKE SLIGHT CHANGE OF COURSE AT 0404 T TO THE RIGHT.
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33...34...3 05...06...07...72...76..094.
COGARD. AGPLOT...BFR...CSAF...CS
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CONTROL NO CIRCUIT NO PAGE OF PAGES TIME OF RECEIPT DATE TIME GROUP
6125 B101 - 1 2024Z 29 OCT 291845Z 61
UNCLASSIFIED 7 NOV 1961