PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8697399

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONGettysburg South Dakota

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION

Gettysburg, South Dakota

12, CONCLUSIONS

Was Bolloon
Probobly Balloon

DATE-TIME GROUP

Local

y TYPE OF OBSERVATION
“BD Ground- Vi suvol

GMT 16052h2

0 Ground-Rodor
D Air Visuol

0 Air-Intercept Rodar

Possi bly Bolloon

Wos Aircraft
Probobly Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

PHOTOS —
0 Yes
CIi'Ne

6. SOURCE

Civilian

Wos Astronomical Ae Tee
Lex Probably Astronomical
o Possibly Astronomical

LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

1 min

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE

L SW

O Other

0D Insufficient Dote for Evaluction
O Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Ro und 9b §¢

reddish color appearing @s

to flash wuld.
elev disappearing on horizon after
th; in view 1

Similar to ph

flight pa

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

wnite to 11, COMMENTS bsery
rilliant Light ; i

Observed at 45°
straight

evaluated as

mie
——_——-*

ration Gharacteris tic of

slow moving meteor of long duration. Case

meteor.

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AP IN : 6026 (17 Nov( ~~) GagytaNt OF TRE AiR FORag

ACTIGN : CIN-17 i eee

INFO : vey DIA-2, act: oe eM, | N Sn.
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TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO Fr

RUWFKF/29 AIR DIV RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO : : Ce
RJEDSQ/AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WIRGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO

RJEZHQ/HQ USAF WASH D C

RJEZHQ/ SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE WASH D C

RJEDAF/GRADS GRAND FORKS AFB NDAK

BI

UNCLAS/OCE 0408.

FOR ADOIN AT ADC, 290IN AT 29 ADIV, AFCIN AT HQ USAF, SAFIS AT SAF

AND GROAC AT GRAND FORKS. UFO. REFERENCE PARA 15, AFR 200-2.
FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS SUBMITTED:
Ae €1) CIRCULAR

(W) VARIABLE. BASEBALL TO BASKETBALL.

(3) VARIABLE. BRILLIANT WHITE TO REDDISH WHITE.

€4) 1

(5) N/A

€6) NONE

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Pa ( SePARTHMENT OF THE AIR FORGE,
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Z a MESSAGE Bas
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| Baap INCOMING

xék TWO RJEDAFU 4

ea (7) NONE.
(8) NONE.

(9) UNUSUALL

8. (1) BRILLIANT LIGHT.

Y BRILLIANT LIGHT SIMILAR TO PHOTO F.WASH BULBe

e. (2) HALFWAY BETWEEN ZENTH AND HORIZON.
4
‘s (3) HORIZON.
(4) STRAIGHT MOVEMENT. NO MANEUVERS.
‘

SAPPERAANCE OVER

mM INSTANTANEOUS TO RAPID DI
RVER ACCOUNTS.

(5) VARIED FRO
LY COURSE DEPENDING ON OBSE

HORIZON ON SOUTH WESTER
(6) ONE MINUTE.
Cc. (1) GROUND VISUAL

(2) NONE.

| (3) N/A
| :
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Ip C2) NIGHT

-¢¢ 93 MINUTES NORTH LATITUDE,
YSBURG S DAK.

99 DEGREES 97 MINUTES WEST

ONE MILE NORTH EAST OF GET?

36¢ EST) GETTYSBURG S DAK, STATE HIGHTWAY

Fe ¢€1) SA’ HAROLD EMERYs

PATROLMAN, REL LABLE

! (B) JOHN C. BURKE, 28, 3504 oBTH AVE Se MINNEAPOLIS 17

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{ DEPARTAENT OF THE AIR FORGE
« LOCH FF MGSsSAGE BRANCH or
4 UNCLASSBM MESIAGE

INCOMING

: 6026 (17 Nov 61) Page 3 of 4

-AGE THREE RJEDAFU 4
MINN, FAA CONTROLLER, RELIABLE.

€C) HOROLD HANNA, 51 9408 4TH AVE Se MINNEAPOLIS 22 MINN

FAA CONTROLLER, RELIABLE.
G.

(1) GOOD CLEAR.
(2) 6000 - 04@ DEGREES 14 KNOTS
10009 - 020 DEGREES 10 KNOTS
16020 - 23@ DEGREES 11 KNOTS ‘
20000 - 250 DEGREES 6@ KNOTS
30200 - 230 DEGREES 9@ KNOTS
59000 - 250 DEGREES 42 KNOTS
8000 - 260 DEGREES 25 xNOTS
(3) CLEAR.
(') 29 MILES
(5) NONE.
(6) NONE.
(7) TEMP 25 DEGREES, DEW POINT 22 DEGREES.
NONE.
NONE.
NONE
INTELLIGENCE OFFICER - LIMITED INFORMATION AFAILABLE REVEALS NO

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