PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8697300

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1961

REPORTED LOCATION28 4N69 05W

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE |2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
28.4N 0 Was Balloon
15 Nov 61 69.05W Probobly Bolloon
4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probobly Aircroft
GMT_ 15/2232Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Rador D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Y.s D Probably Astronomicol
No Civilian we D Possibly Astronomical
ONo Missile
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER COURSE BX Other.
0 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
SE 0 Unknown
4 min 1
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Report or' cone Report of cone shaped 11. coMments Launc of 11. comMeNTs Launc of transit 4B was transit 4B was 2206Z.
objt objt of extreme brilliance with eomet like Missile would be tisible in area of ob- would be tisible in area of ob-
Itail executing slow slow parabolic urve heading ve heading servers at time reported for sighting. at time reported for sighting.
165°. Dimming in intensity. Cor 165°. Dimming in intensity. Co sparks Evaluated as xissile.
emmitted below objt. In sigh objt. In sigh min.
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SMB B 2 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
1 STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
VVVCZCHQA952ZCBJA039 INCOMING
………' YY RJEZHQ
DE RBEKSN 004 AF IN: 3316 (15 Nov 61) G/apc
ZNR ACTION: CIN-17
Y 160048Z INFO : SAFS-3,DIA-2,
ARMY-2, N NAVY-2,CMC-7, JCS-35,
FM CCGD SEVEN CIA-1l, NSA-7,0SD-15(107)
TO ZEN/CINCLANTFLT 3
RJWFALB/CINCNORAD
RJEZHQ/COFS USAF UFO
ZEN/COMASWFORLANT
ZEN/COMEASTSEAFRON ZEN/COMEASTSEAFRON
RCEHC/CANFLAGLANT H
RFEMVB/CANAIRDEF
RJESKB/32ND NORAD DIV
INFO ZEN/COMDT COGARD
ZEN/COMEASTAREA
USCG GRNC
BT
UNCLAS
MERINT. VENTURE/ZSSJ 160025Z REPORTS
"MY POSITION 28 DEGS 04 MINS NORTH 69 DEGS 05MINS WEST COURSE
251 SIGHTED CONE SHAPE OBJECT AT 2232GMT OF EXTREME BRILLIANCE
BEARING 225 DEGS ALTITUDE 40 DEGS WITH COMET LIKE TAIL
EXECUTING A SLOW PARABOLIC CURVED FADED BEARING 165 DEGS
ALTITUDE 20 DEGS ALL THE TIME DIMMING INTENSITY 5 DES BENEATH
THE CONE CONTINUOUS EMITTANCE OF MAY SPARK FLASHED STOP
MINUTES
MASTER" Advance (152015L)
NOTE:
BT

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