PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8699240

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1961

REPORTED LOCATION5031N1730W ATLANTIC

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
5031N 1730W ATLANTIC) Was Ballaon
14 Dec 61 000 Probably Ealloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Builoon
3.
Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircroft
Local 0 Probably Aircraft
GMT 150040Z 1500404 Air Visuol AinVisuol Air-Intercept Radar Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
GMT
5. PHOTOS PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes Ys 0 Probably Astronomical
DNo D'No - Military Military D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF NUMBER BJECTS JECTS 9. COURSE D Other
fox kox Insufficient Data for Insufficient Data Evaluation
0 Unknown
2 NW
1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Blue-white-red-green Blue-white-red-reen 11. COMMENTS Observation in North Atlantic
missile, low, heading Nw fast. Sparking missile, low, heading NW fast. Sparking observe loff coast of England. Not in known missil of England. Not in known missil
when objt crossed bow. Maintained glide when objt crossed bow. Maintained glide path. range. Characteristics of meteor present
however duration not given--also however duration not given--also crossed crossed
low instread of altitude. Probable meteor
however cannot conclude and case listed
as insufficient data.
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1. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
15/0040= STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
iNCOMING
AF IN: 35004 (14 Dec 61) G/dfc
ACTION: CIN-17
INFO : ARMY-2, CMC-7, JCS-45. OSD-15. - NSA- CIA-11, DIA-2,
O O0P-2,0 SAFS-3 (113)
SMB C049
ZCZCHGA535ZCBJB054
YY RJEZHQ
DE PBEKDT T a02/15
ZNR
Y 150210ZD
FM ADMINO COMASWFORLANT
TO PJWFALB/CINCNORAD
RJEZSN/26 NORAD REGION
PBEKHC/ CINCLANTFLT PBEKHC/CINCLANTFLT
PBEPW/CNO .
RJEZHQ/HQ USAF WASH
Y 150125Z
FM USNS GEN W O DARBY
TO COMASWFORLANT
NAVY GRNC
BT

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
iNCO
AF IN : 35004 (14 Dec 61) Page 2 of 2
UNCLAS
MERINT
ONE BLUE WHITE RED GREEN MISSLE. 5 50.31N 17.30W 150040Z. LOW.
HEADING NORTHWESTERLY, FAST. SPARKING OBSERVED WHEN OBJECT
CROSSED BOW FROM PORT TO STARBOARD, MAINTAINED GLIDE E PATH. WIND
SSE FORCE 7. CLOUDY. SEA ROUCH.
BT
15/2141Z
NOTE : ADVANCE ADVANCE DEL OOP-CP 142145 142145
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