PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8705316

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONLittle Saba Caribbean Sea

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
23 Feb 62 Little Saba, Car ribbean Sea Was Balloon
00 Probably Balloon
4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Radar o Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 24/0001z ① AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical Meteor
Ys 0 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other_
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
not given one descending Unknown
O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
TWX stating that a civil airline pilot TWX stating that a civil airline pilot observed observed Duration not given. Color red might Duration not given. Color red might
what he thought was was meteor fall into the sea meteor fall into the sea indicate possible reentry, however indicate possible reentry, however there
at a location at a location near Iitti Saba. Descended into was no breaking up and object descended
water at great sp water at great spe companied by a red haze ompanied by a red haze to the water, which would be unusual for
effect. Lit then disappeared at disappeared at a reentry. Also there was no satellite
water level. Additional water level Additional flight in area observed decay for this date. No information indi- decay for this date. No information indi-
a ship in the vicinity. a ship in vicinity. cating that the pilot saw anything other
than a meteor and the case is carried as
a meteor sighting.
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,' DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE -
( STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH .
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
AF IN : 49895 (23 Feb 62) M!NG G/trc
ACTION: CIN-17
INFO : O0P-2, 00P-CP-1, SAFS-3, S
SMB A 016
CZCHQA719ZCBJB046 Of
''YY RJEZHQ
DE RBEJC 30 3
ZNR ②
Y 240140Z
FM COMCARIBSEAFRON
TO RJWFALB/CINCNORAD
RJEZHQ/COFS USAF RJEZHQ/COFS USAF
RBEPW/CNO
RBEKHC VCINCLANTFCT RBEKH VCINCLANTFCT
4')'-/72ND 4')'-/72! D BOMBER RAMEY 'AFB ATTN CHIEF ATTN CHIEF INTFL
0 240017Z
FM SAN JUAN FIXED AERO STA
TO COMCARIBSEAFRON
VBT
CARIBAIR FERRY FLT 206 PIL ARRIVED ST THOMAS
FROM SAN JUAN AT 240001 REPORTS UFO POSSIBLY METEOR DESCENDED INTO
WATER AT GREAT SPEED ACCOMPANIED BY RED HAZE EFFECT. STATES OBJECT
LIT UP SKY BUT DISAPPEARED AT WATER LEVEL PROBABLY NEAR LITTLE SABA.
ANOTHER CARIBAIR FLT NOW CHECKING AREA HAS SIGHTED SHIP IN VICINITY.
BT
24/0146Z
NOTE: A ADV CY DEL