PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
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1. DATE 2. LOCATION OLVTOWN 12. CONCLUSIONS
D Was Bolloon
21 Nov 61 Odltown, Florida 0 Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT_220030Z D Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomicol
Y.s 00 Probobly Astronomical
D No Civilian Civiiian U Possibly Astronomicol Possibly Asironomicor
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 8. NUMBER OF OBJE 9. COURSE 0 Other Other UNIDENTIFID UNIDENTIFIED
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
00 ¤ Unknown
3-4 min 1 objt k l objt k S
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTINGROLNd 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTINGROLINd reddish-orange sigating sighting
size of auto tire at arms length. Observed size of auto tire at arms length. Observed over over is unidentified. It is probable that if
treetops due S. Disappeared straight up until aiditional data had been provided with this additional data had been provided with this
it looked like star still S. At altitude bright report the cause for sighting eould havp report the cause for sighting could havp
ened and then faded. been determined.
V 26 SEP S2)
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FM 691 RADAR SQ CROSS CITY AFS FLA
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO ..
RJEDSQ/ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFBOHIO
RJEZHQ/HQ USAF WASH 25 DC
RJEZHO/SEC AIR FORCE WASH 25 DC
INFO RJESGM/MOADS GUNTER AFB ALA i
a
BT
(3) REDDISH ORANGE
(4) ONE
(5) N/A
(6) SIZE, SHAPE AND COLOR ONLY

. ( DEPARTMENT OF THE SAIR FORGE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIRIED MISSAGE
INCO ING
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(7) NONE
(8) NONE
(9) NONE
B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT
(1) COLOR AND SIZE
(2) JUST ABOVE TREE TOPS AT APPROXIMATELY 180 DEG
(3) AZIMUTH 180 DEG,V (3) AZIMUTH 180 DEG, VERY HIGH AND LOOKED LIKE A STAR VERY HIGH AND LOOKED LIKE A STAR
(4) MOVED STRIGHT UP, NO OTHER DIRECTION OF MOTION.
(5) AT EXTREMELY HIGH ALTITUDE IT LOOKED LIKE A STAR,
THEN BRIGHTENED CONSIDERABLY , THEN FADED SLOWLY AND THEN BRIGHTENED CONSIDERABLY , THEN FADED SLOWLY AND
DISAPPEARED.
(6) 3 OR 4 MINUTES
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION
(1) GROUND-VISUAL
(2) NO OPTICAL AIDS
(3N/A
D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHT ING
(1) 22/0030Z NOV 61
(2) NIGHT (CLEAR, BRIGHT MOONLIGHT)
E. LOCATION OF OBSERVERS

. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
. STAFF MESSACE BRANCS
UNCLASSIAE MESMADE
INCO
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(1) APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES ENE
29 DEG 43'N, 83DEG W
F. IDENTIFYING INFORMA ON OBSERVERS:
(1) CIVILIAN
(A) FLA
STATE ROAD DEPT.
(B) yTLH FLA
SHAW FORD MOTOR CO. SHAW FORD MOTOF IABLE. IABLE.
(2) NONE
G. WEATHER R AND WINDS
(1) BRIGHT , CLEAR AND MOONLIGHT
(2) SURFACE 320 DEG 10KT 10KT
6000 6000 320 DEG 15KT
10,000 320 DEG 20KT
16,000 300 DEG 25KT
20,000 310 DEG G 25KT
30,000 290 DEG 40KT
50,000 270 DEG 40KT
80,000 UNKNOWN
(3) UNL IMITED

. DEPARTMAENT OF TH IR FORGE
. ( STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIRED MESSAGE
INCO
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(UNLIMITED
5)NONE
(6) NONE
(7) 48 DEG
H. NONE
I. NONE
J. NONE
K. (1) LIST LT LEWIS R. STARK, RADAR MAINT. AND OPS OFFICER.
(2) CONTACTED APPROX 0100Z 22 NOV 61 BY PHONE AND PRO-
CEEDED IMMEDIALELY TO SCENE AND INTERVIEWED OBSERVERS. THIS
IS THE THIRD TIME THIS PARTICULAR PHENOMENA HAS OCCURRED IS THE THIRD TIME THIS PART ICULAR PHENOMENA HAS OCCURRED
ACCORDING TO LOCAL INQUIRIES, BUT THE FIRST TIME IT WAS
REPORTED TO THIS S STATION.
L. NONE
BT
22/2230Z NOV RJESGMG