PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8699335

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1961

REPORTED LOCATION6115N0645W ATLANTIC

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION

12. CONCLUSIONS

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. = 0 Was Balloon
16 Dec 61 6115N 0645 (ATCANT<) 10 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION. O Possibly Balleon
QO Wos Aircraft
GMT 3! 06Z MED Air Vi svol OQ Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE QO Was Astronomicol
0 Yes QO Probably Astronomicol
OMe Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0 Other
OH Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
| GO Unknown
3 min ]

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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTINGStar-Shapved objt, br ign it-

star. Observed at 15°

1). COMMENTS Limited info. Believed
by reporting official, however direction
ramnot be determined and duration seems
short. No flight info given and cther
factors necessary for evaluation. Case
| Listed as insufficient data.

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LOCATING ONE UFO--——__
1. STAR SHAPED OBJECT

2. 61ISN 2645 ,

3. 160696Z

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6. 15 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON

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PBEGUH/COMEAST SEAF RON
INFO RBEKDT/COMASWFORLANT
NAVY GRNC .

BT

LOCATING ONE UFO--——
1. STAR SHAPED OBJECT

2. 6115N 2645W.

3. 160696Z

4, 3% DEGREES SPEED UNKNOWN
5. VISUAL si alg

6. 15 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON

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INFO RBEKDT/ COMASWFORLANT
NAVY GRNC
BT

LOCATING ONE UFO AMPLIFYING
Ae MY 1627212

1. SINGLE OBJECT SIZE OF PIN HEAD. BRIGHTNESS AND COLOR OF FIRST

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSEID MISSAGE

INCOMING «=: |
AF IN: 37048 (16 Deo 61) Pase 2 of 2

MAGN
TUDE STAR.
2- ATTENTION OF OBSERVERS ATTRACTED BY MOVEMENT IN RELATION TO STARS
FIRST OBSERVED AT 15 DEGREES ELEVATION AT @9@T AZIMIJTH AND
H DISAPPEARED OVER HORIZON @55T AZIMUTH. OBJECT IN SIGHT 3 MINUTES.
S- OBSERVED VIS'NALLY FROM AIRCRAFT WITHZOPT ICAL AIDS. AIRCRAFT ~
HPOSITION AT TIME OF SIGHTING 168686Z 61~15N @6-45W CUS ZA42T ALT
6088 TAS 195 KTS. AIRCRAFT IN THE CLEAR ABOVE LOW OVERCAST.
LIGHT CONDITIONS NIGHT.

4- PLANE COMMANDER EVALUATES AS PROBABLE SATELLITE.
BT

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NOTE: 160721 is AF IN: 36699 (16 Dec 61).

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