PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8698763

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1961

REPORTED LOCATION20NMWof Junction Texas

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1. DATE © 2 LOCATION

12 Dee 1961

D Ground Vi svel
© Ale Vi wal

20 NM W of Junction, Texas
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

{ PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

12. CONCLUSIONS

Wes Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Bolloon

Wes Aleroft
Probably Aircroft .
Possibly Aircraft

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D1 Ground-Reder

© Alr-Intercept Redor

Woes Astronomical
Probobly Astronomicol
Poasibl Astronom col

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

25-30 Seconds

One

Other ~ os

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Insufficient Dete for Evaluation
Unknown

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10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING =

Meteor like object white, yellow red.
First glowed as sphere. Exploded into
segnents.

ATIC FORM 379 (REV 76 SEP $2)

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1}. COMMENTS
Observation of decay of 1961A Epsisi
is possible. Revolution on decay
report. All characteristics of
reentry are present.

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AF IN : 35831 (15 Dec 61} Wa dD’

ACTION: CIN-17

INFO : OOP-CP-1, OOP-2, DIA-2, ker)

SMB B184

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RR RJEZHO

DE RJWFHG 25

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TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO .
RJWFHW/SSAIRDIV OKLA CITY AF STN OKLA fr

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RJEZHO/HO USAF WASH DC

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UNCLAS FROM 0-129-M FOR AFCIN AND SAFIS AT HO USAF.

UFO REPORT. Ae DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT. (1) METEOR-LIKE.

(2) OBSERVED TO BE PEA SIZE. (3) FIRST WHITE THEN YELLOW TO

YELLOWISH RED. (4) ONE. €52 NOT APPLICABLE. (6) NONE,

(7) METEOR=LIKE ATMOSPHERIC ENTRY PROLONED IN COMPARISON AND

BRIGHTER BY FAR THAN OTHER OBSERVATIONS MADE WITHIN MINUTES OF
SUBJECT SIGHTING. (8) NEGATIVE. (9) OBJECT FIRST GLOWED AS A

SPHERE THEN SEEMINGLY EXPLODED INTO A DOUBLE EFFECT CHANGING FPO™
WHITE TO YELLOW THTN AGAIN SEEMED TO DISENTERGRATE INTO FOUR OR “OPE
SEGMENTS WITH A REDISH YELLOW GLOW BEFORE DISAPPEARING. Be (1)

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} DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCES
STAFF MESSAG it 3 Cr

\ UNCLASSFie

INCOMING

AF IN : 35831 (15 Dec 61) Page 2of 2 Pages

PAGE TWO RJWFHG 23

BOTH PILOTS WRE OBSERVING THE AREA WHILE RETURNING FROM NIGHT
NAVIGATION TRAINING MISSION. SEVERAL METEOR SIGHTINGS HAD BEEN
MADE AND BOTH HAD COMMENTED ON THE FREQUENCY OF SIGHTINGS. THIS
WAS NORMAL FOR SUCH A MISSION DURING THIS PERIOD. WHEN SIGHTED
AS A GLOW BOTH PILOTS WITNESSED ITS PROGRESS. €2) ELEVATION

WHEN FIRST SIGHTED 45 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON VERTICALLY DESCENDING
APPROXIMATELY 25 DEGREES RIGHT FROM AIRCRAFT MAGNETIC HEADING.
€3) APPROXIMATELY 18 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON. €4) VERTICALLY
DESCENDING TO DISENTERGRATION. (5) TWO EXPLOSIVE DISENTER-
GRATIONS IN THE SOUTHERN SKY. (6) 25-30 SECONDS. C. (1) AIR-
BORNE=-VISUAL. (2) NOE. (3) T-29, AGNES 56,7508, 155 DEGREES

MAG. 198 KTS TRUE, HARLINGEN AFB. D. (1) 15/8499Z DECEMBER

61. €2) NIGHT. E. 39 33 N 198 50 W (C20 NM.WEST JUNCTION, TEXAS).

F. (1) NOT APPLICABLE. (2) QOS #. mAUOR, 3619TH NTW

s/c ; iia APTAIN, SAME CP. G. (1) CLEAR ABOVE.

(2) 6890-193/25 19,890-220/30 16,98-2523/508 20,892-249/79
59,090-24/119 508,909-248/99 80,009 NOT ABAILABLE. (5) MEASURED

2703 FT OVERCAST. (4) VISIBILITY 15 STATUTE MILE. (5) 18/192.
es)

NONE. €7) TEMP 48 DEW PT 16. He. NONE. I. NONE.
J. NONE. Ke WING INTELLEGENCE OFFICER. PROBABLY METEOR,

POSSIBLY ROCKET BODY. L. NONE.
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