PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8696071

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONNCape Canaveral Florida

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DATE

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION

12, CONCLUSIONS

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k Nov 61 NN Cape Caneve ral, Florida 2 Probobly Bolleon
DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION GO Possibly Belleon
x F OQ Woes Aircraft
Local pin D Ground- Vi svol 0 Ground-Rodor ) Probobly Riveiels
GMT O40545Z. D Air Vi suol © Alr-Intercept Redar {2 Pessibly Aircroft
PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 7 D Wes Astronomicol MeTeot.
0 Yes 3 Probobly Astronomicol
D\Ne Civilian 0D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9 COURSE O Other
| 0D Insufficient Data for Evaluation
; : : QO Unknown
5 sec 2 Descending !
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 2 circular objts viewer /[11. COMMENTS Check showed no missile activit
separately 5 min arart for 5 sec ca time. signting
Bright green. No sound. has characteristics of meteor sightings

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inTxaVALe €8) NO SOUND HEARD. BC(2) APPEARED TO BE APPROXIMATELY (
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TO 215 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON (5) OBJECT DISAPPEARED BELOW HORIZON. |
<4) CEJECT APPEARED TO BE FALLING STRAIGHT DOWNe (£) DURATION OF

SiSETING APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS ON EACH OBJECT. Cf1) GROUND (
VISLAL CBSERVATIONe (2) NO OPICAL AIDS USEDe DC1) 2435457 NOV 61.

(2) NIGHT. E. NORTH FROM CAPE CANAVERAL F. vr. S<-.EE? |

MACKINE SHOP OPERATOR FOR PAN AMERICAN AIRWAQS$ 24 YEARS OF AGE.

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RELIABILITY CONSIDERED TO BE GOOD. Ge WEATHER CONDITIONS EXCELLENT )
Ke DEPUTY FOR FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY. ALL SOURCES AVAILABLE WARE
CHECKED FOR POSSIBLE IDENTIFICATION WIH NEGAIVE RESULTS. CHECK
SHOWS NO IRREGULAR OCCURRENCES CONNECTED WITH MISSILE OR ASSCCIATED )
ACTIVITIES. POSSIBLE CAUSE UNKNOWN. Le NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE AVAILABLE.

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