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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8698742

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONSt Thomas Virgin Islands

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1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Wos Bolloon
6 December 1961 St Thomas, Virgin Islands Probobly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
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Local_1540 EST Ground-Visvol Ground-Rodor D Was Aiscroft
Probably Aircroft
GMT_ 2250Z AirViswol Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 5. PHOTOS 6. 6. SOURCE Wus Astronomical Wos Astronomical
0Yes OYes DOO DOO Probably Astronomical
o No Civilian Possibly Astronomicol
. NUMBER OF OBJECTS S 9. COURSE 9. COURSE Other Missile
:000 1000 Insufficient Dota for Evqluation
8 Min. One Ascending Uniknown
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Object ascending fading, fading, increasing in increasing in Test 6201 Jupiter was Test 6201 Jupiter was launched 13 launched 13
brilliance. Believed to be a rocket by Believed to be a rocket by minutes prior t minutes prior reported reported
the observer. sighting.
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NATIONAL
AERONAUTICS AND
AND CE UTICS
TION
NASA HEADQUARTERS
1520 H STREET NORTHWEST
WASHINGTON 25. D. C.
IN REPLY REFER TO AB USA TELEpHONE: EXEcuTIVE 3-3260 TWX:WA 755
February ,1962
FROM: NASA Headquarters, Code AB
TO: Commander, Air Tactical Intelligence Center
SUBJECT: Report of Visual Observation of Unidentified Flying
Objects in the vicinity f St. 1 Virgin Islands.
1. 1. Forwarded herewith is a letter received by this office herewith is a letter received by this office
from Mr. describing visual visual observations made at observations made at
5:40 5:40 p.m. Eastern Standard stern Standard Time, presumably Time, presumably on on the date of his the date of his
letter, December 6, 1961. 6, 1961. His letter His letter is being forwarded for
whatever action is deemed whatever action is deemed advisable. advisable. Mr. — has been n informed informed
of this reference.
James A. Hootman, Executive Secretary
Inventions and Contributions Board
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the asad gruent or the facilities to izrvesti gate reperte of unidentified raporto of unidontiried
ilying objects . We have therofore ilying objects . We have therotore forvarded forvarded your yOuUr letter to the Depertnent letter to the Degartnent
of the Air Force, which bes the primary respcaibility for inveutigating
this type ot this ty x von agndn to erest.
Sincerely
Orighai
James A. Looumin
James A. So Mrector
onus Boerd
ST 6201 JUPITER
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