PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8702073

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1962

REPORTED LOCATION38 30N74 20W Atlantic

FRAMES3

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MILITARY PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
15 Jan 62 38-30N 74-20W (Atlantic) 0 Was Balloon
00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local_ 0615 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT 15/11152 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Ys 0 Probably Astronomical
No Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Not given given nine varied varied 0 Unknown Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
9 blue-green objects the brightness of first ob,jects the brightness of first
and seeond magnituie stars. The objects and second magnituie stars. The objects were due to the proximity to both the Langley
varying in brillianee and had red halos. varying in brilliance and had red halos. They AFB and the Norfolk Naval Air Station and
were were flying together in various random patternp due to the description. flying together in various random patternp due to the deseription.
at a medium to high altitude. Objects flew on
various courses, MnE then E then SE then S.
Weather was cloudy.
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AF IN 3437 (15 Jan 62) ENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
ACTION: CIN-17 UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INFO : ARMY-2, NA CMC NSA-7, CIA-11, OOP-2
SMB B 054 DIA-2, OOP-CP-1, SAFS-3 -115-
CHQA120ZCBJA076
''' RJEZHQ
ZNR
Y 1515202
FM CCGD FIVE
TO RBEKHC/CINCLANTFLT
RJWFALB/CINCNORAD
RJEZHQ/COFS USAF
RJWXBR/CINCSAC
Jamaica 1/15/62
RBEKHC/COMASWF ORLANT 6:15 AM, A bright object
t. risi.g in the Nw horizon and rising in the Nw horizon and
RFEMVB/CINAIRDEF thought to be thought to he satellite,
RCEHM/CANC OMARLANT stopped at about 45 eleva-
ticn in the sky. The bright
objact split into a nw ber nw.ber
RBEGUH/COMEASTSEAFRON smell piecos. The nubor small piecos. The nunbor
varied fro... thrue to thrue to five,
RJEZSN/26TH NORAD RJEZSN/26TH NORAD bucame brightor, then dim brightor, then dim-
mer at intervals. Duration mer at intervals. Duration
INFO RBEPJD/COMDT T COGARD 10 minutes - Similar obcer-
vetions in Akron Lere seen
RBEGUF/COMEASTAREA on August 16, 19s1, and in
Kont on 3, 1961.
BT
UNCLAS
SS PRESIDENT VANBUREN/WSKX 151115Z 38.30N 74.20W 9 BLUE GREEN
OBJECTS SIZE OF FIRST AND SECOND MAGNITUDE VARYING IN BRILLIANCE
WITH A LIGHT RED HALO IN AREA THEY WERE FLYING TOGETHER IN VARIOUS
RANDOM PATTERN MEDIUM TO HIGH ALTITUDE ON VARIOUS COURSES NNE
THEN E THEN SE THEN SOUTH WEATHER CLOUDY WIND AND SEA MODERATE
BT NOTE: A ADVANCE COPY OOP-CP (151058L)

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Natural Phenomena (Ball
Other
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