PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8696256

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONWashington DC

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD .
1. DATE 12 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
7 Nov 61 Washington, DC 0 Probably Balloon
4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
3.
Locol Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
Probobly Aircraft
GMT_ GHT 072340Z 072340Z Air-Visual Air-Intercept Rodor 0 D Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft
5 5. PHOTOS 16 SOURCE 0 0 Was Astronomical
Y.s 0 Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
X0No X0:No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION |8. 8. NUMBER O NUMBER COURSE D Other.
0 Insufficient Data for Insufficient Data for Evaluation Evaluotion
Varied 0 Unknown
3-4 min 1
1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Objt like morning ster. I1. commenrs Objt was probably a highflying
Repii aovement Rapii aovement accompanied with accompanied with change in change in a/c. No evidence availabee which would
dirention. dirention. indicate that this objt was anything indicate that this objt was anything
other than an a/c.
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( DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIPED MESSN
SMBC 047 INCOMING
CHQA017 CJJB184 AF IN : 55275 (7 Nov 61) M/sc
ACTION: CIN-17
00 RJEZHQ INFO SAFS-3,
DE RJEZBL 21
Upo
ZNR 01
0 080131Z
FM 1100 OPERATIONS GROUP BOLLING AFB DC
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJEZSN/26 AIRDIV HANCOCK FLD NY
RJEDSQ/DMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO RJEDSQ/DMDR ATIC WRIGHT T PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEZHQ/ASST CHIEF OF STAFF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASH DC
RJEZHQ/OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES HO USAF WASH DC
INFO RUEPWL/HQ 1137 USAF FIELD ACTIVITIES ORT BELVOIR VA VOIR VA
ZEN/HQ COMD USAF BOLLING AFB DC
ZEN/CMDR 1100ABWG BOLLING AFB DC ZEN/CMDR 1100ABWG BOLLING AFB DC
BT
UNCLAS OPSGP 200I PD UFO REFERENCE AFR 200-2 PAR 15;
A. (1) OBJECT LIKE MORNING STAR
(2) SIZE OF MORNING S STAR /
3STAR COLORED
(4) ONE
(5) N/A 1
(6) ROUND - APPEARED BE OBJECT LIKE MORNING STAR
(7) NONE 021
(8) NONE
(9) MOVING RATHER FAST IN RELATION TO AREA
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIEDMED
AF IN : 5
PAGE TWO RJEZBL 21
B. (1) BRILLIANCE AND MOVEMENT
(2) TO LEFT OF SMALL DIPPER
(3) MOVING LATERALLY TO THE STEM OF THE SMALL DIPPER
(4) RIGHT TURN - 45 DEGREES RALLY THE STEM OF
THE SMALL DIPPER
(5) DID NOT WATCH IT I DISSAPPEAR
(6) 3 T0 4 MINUTES
C. (1) GROUND VISUAL C. GROUND VISUAL
(2NONE (2) NONE
(3) N/A
D.A(11840 D.A(1)1840 EST (2340 ZULU)
(2NIGHT
E. (1) AMERICAN UNIVERSITY - N,W. WASHINGTON D.C.
F.(1) STUDENT, ATO HOUSE C/O AMERICAN UNIVERSITY,
N.W. WASHINGT RELIABILITY UNK
(2) N/A
G. (1) CLEAR
(2)330/5
(4) 12 N.M.

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UNCLAS5RED ME3SA
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PAGE THREE RJEZBL 21
(5) NONE
(6) NONE .
(7) STANDARD LAPSE RATE
H. NONE
I. NONE
J. NONE
K. AERODROME OFFICER CAUSE SIGHTING IS
UNKNOWN UNKNOWN
L. UNK L. L UNK
BT
08/0220Z NOV RJEZBL
AND CIN (0722220L Oct 61) )
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