PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8696432

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1961

REPORTED LOCATION44 21N128 01W

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
10 November 1961 44.21 N 128,01 W 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Bolloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar a Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT 11/0603Z XxAir Visuol Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE DxXWas Astronomicol Meteor
Yes 0 Probobly Astronomicol
XX No 0 0 Possibly Astronomical Possibl
7. LENGTH I OF OBSERVATION OF OBSERVATION I 8. NUMBER 9. COURSE COURSE 00 Other. Other
000 Insufficient Data Data for Evaluation luation
0 Unknown
5 seconds one SE
10. BRIEF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Large Large ge and and white object breaking white object breaking No reentries this date. Duraton No reentries this date. Duraton
up and up and ling flame and debris In and debris. In consistent with bolide observa-
sight 5 seconds, object heading 130 tion and case evaluated as astro- tion and case evaluated as astro-
toward horizon from 35 from 350 elevation at nomical sighting of meteor.
high speed. high speed.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 9SEP 52
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
AF IN : 59271 (11 MING
ACTION: CIN-17
INFO :
OOP-CP
SMB B 022 01
CZCHQA542ZCQJA473 1
………!! YY RJEZHQ
DE ROWZAW 58 7
ZNR
Y 110614Z T 1106142 C
FM ETHAN 47/AFI2
TO RFEMVB/CANAIRDEF
RCWNC/CANFLAGPAC RCWNC/CANFLAGPAC
RBWPPG/COMWESTSEAFRON
RJWFALB/CINCNORAD
RJWZSB/COMDR 28TH ADIV R.JWZSB/COMDR 23TH ADIV
RJEZHQ/COFS USAF
AF GRNC
BT
CIRVIS REPORT
AT 0603Z SIGHTED A LARGE ORANGE AND WHITE OBJECT BREAKING UP
TRAILING FLAME AND DEBRIS HAD IT IN SIGHT ABOUT 5 SECOND
TRAVELING 35 DEGREES DOWN FROM HORIZON HEADING 130 DEGREES
HIGH SPEED RDINATES 4421N 12801W
BT 22
11/0615Z NOV ROUZAW NOTE: OOP-CP (110150L)

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Large
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CONCLUSION:
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FTD JAN 62 FORM