PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8696129

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONScott AFB Illinois

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Scott AFB, Illinois 0 Was Balloon
5 Nov 61 0 Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERYATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local_ Ground-Visval Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT_050730Z Air Visual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 16. SOURCE k0 Was Astronomicol METEOR
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
EKNo EKNo Military Military 0 Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION |8. 8. NUMBER OF NUMBER OBJE OURSE URSE 00 Other. Other
Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
N 0 Unknown
1 sec 1
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SICHTINGBLUe 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SICH Blue green streak of green streak of 11. COMMENTS Sighting has all characteristic
light with flash of yellow breaking into pie- of bolide of bolide as it explodes. Color, disintegra disintegra.
shaped segment. Trajeetory even. even. taing, duration and pattern conform taing, duration and pattern cono orm to this to this
evaluation.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIRIED MESSA
SMN
AP IN : 54787 (7 Nov 61) G/aNc 01
ACTION: CIN-14
SMB B 248 OOP-2,
ZCZCHOE544ZC JA089
PP RJEZHO UFO
DE RJEDAA A 146
ZNR 2:
P 371917Z
FM MATS SCOTT AFB ILL
TO RJEZHO/COFS USAF TO RJEZHO/COFS USAF
RJUFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO RJVFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJWFDR/17 AD WHITEMAN AFB MO
RJEDSO/ATI OHIO
BT
UNCLAS FROM MAXIN 07 L 77
FOR: AFCIN, USAF. UFO RE
SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIF 200-2.
A. DESCRIPTION
1. BLUE GREEN STREAK OF LIGHT
2. NOT ASCERTAINABLE
3. BLUE GREEN
4. ONE
5. NONE
6. NONE '

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( DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSRSO MESEA
INCO
AF IN : 54787 (7 Nov 61) Page 2 of 4
PAGE TWO RJEDAA 146
7. NONE
8. NONE
9 OBJECT BEGAN WITH FLASH OF YELLOW LIGHT CHANGED
TO BLUE GREEN IT FELL TO PIE-SHAPED
SEGMENT
B. COURSE OF OBJECT B. COuRSE OF OBJECT
1. FLASH OF LIGHT
2 AZIMUTH OF 330 DIRECTION
3. 320 DEGREES
4. GENTLE TRAJECTORY 4G GENTLE TRAJECTORY
5 INSTANTANEOUSLY 5. INSTANTANEOUSLY
6. ABOUT FULL SECOND 6 FUULI ECONUD
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION - GROUND VISUAL
D.I TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
1. 050703Z
20 NIGHT
Eo SCOTT AFB ILLINOIS 38 DEGREES MINUTES NORTH 89
DEGREES 51 MINUTES WEST
F. MILITARY: SPECIAL AGENT OSI DETACHMENT
1203 ECOTT AFB ESTIMATED RELIABLE SOURCE

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE (
STAF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIRIED MESSACT
INCOMING
AF IN : 54787(7 Nov 61) Page 3 of 4
PAGE THREE RJEDAA 146
G. WEATHER RAND WINDS
1. CLEAR
2. CALM
3. UNLIMITED
4. TEN MILES
5. FEW HIGH SCATTERED CLOUDS
6. NONE 6 NONE
7. 36 DEGREES
H. NONE H NONE
I. NONE
J. NONE
K. INQUIRY WAS MADE BY PREPARING OFFICER AND THE K. INQUIRY WAS MADE BY PREPARING
FOLLOWING FACTS ASCERTAINED: THE AIR POLICE AT SCOTT AFB
RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE SHERIFFS OFFICE ST CLAIR COUNTY
ILLINOIS WHO ADVISED THEY HAD RECEIVED CALL FROM
JEFFERSON COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE WITH THE FOLLOWING
REPORT: A FARMER LIVING 12 MILES NORTH OF MT VERNON
ILLINOIS (47 NM ESE OF SCOTT AFB) REPORTED THAT A PLANE
FLEW OVER HIS HOUSE AT 1203 AM CST (0603Z) AND DROPPED A
FLARE. NO INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN MADE BY SCOTT AFB
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 7
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED MESSACE
AF IN : 54787 (7 Nov 61) Page 4 of 4
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AUTHORITIES. NO EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO RESOLVE
DISCREPANCIES IN TIMES OF TWO SIGHTINGS. AS FAR AS CAN
BE DETERMINED NO USAF AIRCRAFT WERE YING IN AREA AT
EITHER TIME RTED.
BT
07/1953Z NOV RJEDAA