PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8701415

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONWARPKE West Germany

FRAMES3

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MILITARY PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon 7
2 Jan 62 WARPKE, West Germany 0
0 Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local__ Local. 22.5 22:5 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft Was Aircraft
Probably Probably Aircraft Aircraft
02/2125Z 02/2125Z AirVisual AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Possibly Aircraft Aircraft
GMT
5. 5. PHOTOS 16. SOURCE SOURCE 0 0 Was Astronomical
Ys 00 Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
¤No Military Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 04 0d Other.
Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Net given one W-E then W-E then S S 0 0 Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
On & Ja: 62, about 22a5 hours from the area Prom the area This report contains insufficiant in-
RPIE/ flying object "lying object formation te allow a valid con:lusion. formation te allow a valid con:lusion.
was oba rved ove 17.4 obs territory. The tory. The However, the objeet was, probably an a/c However, the object was, probably an a/c
anti-ccllisicn light.
noise tas remarked. Direction of flight was
W-E, later turning to 3. West German terri-
tory not violated.

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Natural Phenomena (Ball Lightning, etc)—
Aircraft, Balloons, Airships, etc1 TOSSIBLY AIRCRAFI
Other
F21CHi: w- - TUENING 7-o
SOUTH. TEKCITOCY
1I0LA1ED
IN0s REPJnT - ONININS
INTOC TIN 70 ACLOW A JACIO
CoNCCusuN 1XE OBulc1 wAS
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FRuS7BDY on .ON
LICHT

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I. German Customs
Service) and fron esgrenzschutz (West German Border Police).
II.
III. On 2 Jan 62, about hours.from the aren WARPKE/West Germany, a bright
flying objeot was observed over East German territory. The object occasicnally The object occasicnally
flashed red. No flight noise was remarked. I flashed red. No flight noise was remarked. Direction of flight: Direction of flight: W later turn-
ing to S. West German territory was not violated.
neer D
LAWRENCE H. BONIME
GS-11, DAFC
Team Commander
APPROVED:
MAR 1 2 1962
Major, USAF
FOR: MEREDITH H. SHADE
Colonel, USAF
Commander
C
Classifiaation Cancelled
or ced to )
AFR0(Pa27)4
2J218
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DISTTIBUTION OY ORIGINATOR DISTRIRUTION BY HQ USAF
USAFE DUP M/OZ CIA STATE
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ARMY HAVY
NSA
INEETGENGERLPOR TELLIGENCE REP ORT
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