DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8697629
DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1961
REPORTED LOCATIONRaleigh North Carolina
FRAMES6
Machine transcription · mean legibility 50.2/100 ·
engines: tesseract-200dpi
Transcribed Frames
FRAME 001 / 006tesseract-200dpi
DATE
17 >
if siov ¢ 61
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
2. LOCATION
Raleigh, North Cez
12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probobly Balloon
DATE-TIME GRouP
Locel 2200.
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
36 Ground-Vi sual
0 Air Visuol
Gut 2.003002 __
PHOTOS
0 Yes
O'Ne
Possibly Balloon
Wos Aircraft
Probobly Aircroft
Possibly Aircraft
0D Grovnd-Roder
D Air-Intercept Rodar
6 SOURCE
Civilian
Was Astronomical € Tee
Probably Astronomicol
Possibly Astronomical
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
oan
ae
3-8
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
lL
9. COURSE Other
Insufficient Data for Evaluetion
Unknown
ooo oOuo oOo OOO
Ca
nd ’ SUMMARY OF » iguana age observing
Viewed objt
elev disa
sh yellow col
Lane
‘=
=
r
7
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP $2)
ea
=
“
-
» no
through telesc
aring at 60°
soun,
ope going
elev.
11. COMMENTSOD Jt responsible for this signt-
ing probably a meteor. Description cf
metches that of a classic meteor. Gr
color ee ee by witness is usually
2 that class of metecrs
iis, Fact that more shan l
x i is probably due <-s
y uD st prior to burnou:.
no evidence sgt ikuas indicating
anything other than a meteor.
=
Aas
>
ay t+
wha ¥
‘. = ~~ ae
GSECCLIa0e2
bats yet =)
‘©
~
FRAME 002 / 006POOR LEGIBILITY — PENDING RE-EXAMINATION
‘ ¥ 4 *) “oe . ** 7 , “hrs ot kk {%.. >
12>, 8436 AF Teserve Recovery Group, Raliegh, orth Ca:
™ssort of Flying Object
oo
a iP 2 2.
+~— —©¢ 3 t-
2 uc Ol,
2 JAN *°89
. ( TY} TPT
io oe +4 -~ ase
5 &64th Troop Carrier Vine (A), Pon? AFB, North Carolina
. . ~ . a) . F. 5 ‘s = a
2: Air Technical Intelli-<ncz Von and, Wright-Fattersor Air Force
=2se, Ohio.
Tris office receivel the attached UFO sighting repor= 2 dan 62.
Sttachrenut Fe is a repat on weather cmditions at the aprroximate tin
sf the reported sighting <rsom ths Pope AFS anil Neleigh, ii.5. -eathe
. > 2 2 os | ~ P “~~ . 2 n0}
ststions. Due to the tine ~hich has elansed since the rerorted sight
<m> this office contemplates xo firthe Chione
ee
_— ~~.
DARD J JORL ;
‘e4or, USAF 21, nfe
‘*-> Trtst iresce Office added 1 atch
: 2, eather revort F
2a 143 h; N.C.
ree Ste by and
FRAME 003 / 006tesseract-200dpi
8436 AIR -ORCE RESERVE RECOVER? GROUP
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
723 WEST JOHNSON STREET
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
eee Gos S A
tect: Report of Flying Object 22 December 1961
CONAC (OIN)
; 1. The attached report of a flying object was furnished
| this organization by Mr. Me stecciniecied
Raleigh, NC. It is forwarded for your information and
whatever action you deem appropriate.
2. Mr. _— requested that he be advised of your
ae
“Goan A. MUELCHI 1 Atch
Major, USAF A/s
Senior Advisor
Copy to:
i enieihiinin ieee
Raleigh, N
27 DEC 1961 |
lst Ind (OLN)
Hq CONAC, Robins AFB Ga
TO: Comdr, Pope AFB N.C.
Forwarded for your action in accordance with Par 4b, AFR 200-2,
dtd 14 Sept 59.
FOR THE COMMANDER
cing’ pew
~~ ,
. JOl ss see e@
oe rs) «
~i testes Of Inte lircanes
_-_-—-
FRAME 004 / 006POOR LEGIBILITY — PENDING RE-EXAMINATION
jirethe Th. i
ogee “y"
rp
Le. ‘ a ee oe me .
They 2 Pm a tJ Were aut
FRAME 005 / 006POOR LEGIBILITY — PENDING RE-EXAMINATION
c Pree
', rai: 28;
; . ~
Shek, % i2*4,
ty '\¥- }
Lights Stored ‘c
ia ere
Le et an
] Lifes oe
ee ee ad
.
a ce soe re het “Ghsron ~ “Sy2e WY, Py, Aan
-
-*
it ‘
FRAME 006 / 006POOR LEGIBILITY — PENDING RE-EXAMINATION
nat +
Altimeter
~~
—_
Md
*