PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8698497

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1961

REPORTED LOCATION15 19N51 59E GULFOFADEN

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
s ‘ke Sa QO Was Bolloon
28 Nev 61 15.190 51L.59E ‘GULF oF Aon) D0 Probobly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION O. Possibly Balloon
os b Q Was Aircroft
Local =r O*Ground- Vi suol 0 Ground-Redor |Q Probobly Aircraft
our___28/16262, a D Air Visuol DO Air-Intercept Radar o Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS — | SOURCE 0 Was Astronomicol
0 Yes QO Probably Astronomiceol
‘Ne Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | %. COURSE O* Other Echo.
0 Insufficient Dote for Evalvction
. — QO Unknown
20 mi 1 140
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Sricht UPTO. Course 140° |). COMMENTS cho crossed the Equator at
speed unknown, extremely high appeared vo 7o° longitude 12 min after sighting
hesitate overhead on erratic course, lost fm heading SE and would have been visibdle.
tght et 35° elev. Tne erratic course and hesat iting is
attributed to tundling of Echo and
tn heric conditions case Evalusted a

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$2027 5/53 | BIT! i 1 | 18167728 Nov s}| 9817137 Nov 61

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