PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8697689

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1961

REPORTED LOCATION40N173W

FRAMES4

→ Original microfilm scan (PDF) → Return to index

Machine transcription · mean legibility 76.4/100 · engines: tesseract-200dpi

Transcribed Frames

FRAME 001 / 004tesseract-200dpi

L. DATE

HOY Ol

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2 LOCATION

«
“Twa

1 7 3 W

x DATE-TimME GROUP
| Loeel
omT ad holy ¥-4- 4

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
2 Groun d- Vi sual
D Air Visuol

D Ground-Radar
D Air-Intercept Redor

& PHOTOS
0 Yes

' G No

6. SOURCE

s L- ey eer
~ ae me we

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

tm

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

9.

COURSE

12 CONCLUSIONS

0D Wes Belloon
6 Probably Bolloon
0D Possibly Balloon

TG Was Aircraft
Probobly Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

Wes Astronomical
Probably Astronomiceol
Possibly Astronomical

Other

Insufficient Dota for Evaluction
Unknown

ooo 9000 oO

3 Sin Ni
0, SRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING WOite obj = © inking 2»v 11. COMMENTS cho S <> eguator during period
ae ee | crervetion at seme rate £2: a/c warn- of sighting. ./c in srea. Speed and ligh*
fee Destin. Cpserved while watching ix balloon consistant with observation and case
ssc2n3. S instng stopped as objt r2ecthed position. is evaluated es possible a/c sighting
texaie cf 33° elev. Disappeared at 12° elev.
tgs Tm nortnerly course. Observes Tor 3 win.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

FRAME 002 / 004tesseract-200dpi

( DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

STAFF MISSASE SRANCH
R/scc
4, DIA-2 (23) (fe

UNCLASS AM MESS4GE

AF IN: 6876 (18 Nov p>) COM
INFO : CIN-14, OOP-2, OOP-CP

Bor s7
00 RJHPKH RJWFALSJEZHQ RBEPW RUHPFS RBHPA RJHPKM RBWPPG RBHPO

DE RBHPHC @45A
ZNGY

0 1899072 {1FO
FM COMHAWSEAF RON ee ae

TO RJHPKH/COMHAYAIRDEFDIV KUNIA fre bx.

INFO RJWFAL/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLO
RJEZHQ/COFSUSAF WASH DC

RBEPW/CNO

RBEP'W/SECNAV

RUHPFS/CINCUSARPAC

RBHPA/C INCPAC

RJHPKM/PAC AF

RJHPKM/PACAF BASE COM HICKAM
RBWPPG/C OMWESTSEAF RON

O 1886239Z

Fil NHGJ

TO RBHPHH/HAPU
RJHPKM/ HF BL
RBEPW SSMW
RBHPB/ YJXR
RBXAC/YTSD

INFO RBHPQ/EYOB

FRAME 003 / 004tesseract-200dpi

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

( STAFF MESSAGE SRANCH (
INCOMING
AF IN : 6876 (18 Nov 61) jaee Bars
RBHPQ SNUQ
GR1835
BT
UNCLAS UFO

1. ROUND, SIZE OF PINHEAD, COLOR WHITE. BLINKING AT INITIAL SIGHTING
AT RATE OF ACFT WARNING BEACON. BLINKING STOPPED AT POSIT ANGLE BO.
92. OBSERVED WHILE WATCHING WEATHER BALLOON ASCENT. POSIT ANGLE 3@,

GRG 2805 INITIAL. DISAPPEARED BRG @1@ ON HORIZONBAX OBJECT ON NORTHERNY
CUS, APPOX 018. OBSERVED FOR APPOX 3 MINS.

Se GROUND-PSUAL A SD BY BINOCULARS

4. SIGHTED 188524Z. NIGHT.

ae 42-12.5N, 173-45W.

é. ia.. BM3, USN, WATCHSTANDER, HIGHLY E RELIASLE sg’,

FRAME 004 / 004tesseract-200dpi

CcPARTMENT CF THF AIR FORCE

( STAFF MrssSAc «ANCh

UNCLASS.npg vit

INCOMING

AF IN : 6876 (18 Nov 61) Page 3 of 3

PAGE TVO RBHPC 142A
LTJG, AJN, OOD, HIGHLY RELIABLE. Qi QMMP., LCDR, USN, C.0.,
MOST RELIABLE.

7. CLEAR, UNLIMITED, 10 MILES 5 TENTHS.

19. VW ACFT BRG FM DURANT 254/66 MILES
BT

18/3654Z
BT

18/1048Z
NOTE: Advance copy delivered to CIN 180815L Nov 61