PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8705366

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1962

REPORTED LOCATION31 53N72 05Wm N Bermuda

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PROJECT
1. DATE' 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
31.53 N 72.05 W Was Bailoon 7
23 Feb 62 m N. Bermuda Probably Balloon
00 Possibly Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Roder Was Aiscraft
a Probably Aircraft
GMT_24/0050Z AirViswal Air-intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 14. SOURCE D Was Astronomical
a Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
No Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OF v. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data Insufficient Dota for Evqluation qluation
Unknown Unknown
25 Seconds 1 107 107°
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Object in view less than 25 sec. Object in view less than 25 sec. Air Air visual visual Characteristies of meteor present.
sighting deseribes as fast moving (speed in Slightly long Slightly long duration. No information
excass excass 1500 kt1.) 1 big comet. Moving to indicate that this was not a meteor to indicate that this was not a meteor
parillel to a/e at a. parillel to a/e at altitude of 9.Ooo - ie of 9.000 - observation and case is evaluated
1i.Doo ft. on heading o li.Doo ft. on heading 07 magnetic. magnetic. as Astro (meteor) signting.
Level flight. no climbing or descending. Level flight. no climbir descending.
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ATIC FORM V 26 SEP 52)

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
AF IN: 49853 (23 Feb 62) STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH G/1db
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
ACTION: CIN-17 cMcN CJsM5!
INFO ARMY-2, NAVY-2, C
DIA-2,
SMB A004
SUNJECT TO CORRECTION
ZCZCHQA715ZCJAW598
YY RJEZHQ
DE ROEAL 3
ZNR
Y 240106
FM 49703/AFE8
TO RJEZHO /COSNHA WASH DC
RJWFAL/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO RJWFAL/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
RBEGUH/COMDR EASTERN SEA FR EASTERN SEA FR NEW YORK NY NY
AF GRNC
BT
UNCLAS CIRVIS REPORT TIME OF SIGHTING WAS 0050Z 3153N 7205W FXTREMLY
FAST MOVING OBJECT APPEARED TO BE A BI FAST MOVING IG COMENT SIGHTFD ABOUT FIVF FIVF
MILES OFF LEFT WING OBJECT MOVING PARALLEL TO OUC HEADING OF 107 M
DGGRESS MAFNETIC OBJECT DISSAPEARD FROM VIEW IN LFSS TAHN 25 SECONDS
ALT OF OBJECT APPEARED TO BE BETWEEN 9.0 AND 11.0 SPEED OF OBJFCT
IN EXCESS OF 1500 KNOTS OBJECT PEARED LEVEL FLIGHT NEG
CLIMING OR DECENDING
BT
24/0114Z FEB ROESAL
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