PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8644196

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONTurkey

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

CIVILIAN
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2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSION
1M f> »} 0 Wos Bolloon
i <_< + bar Ge Turkey 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Belleon
. 5 N O Was Aircraft
Local ae BD Ground-Vi svol O Greund-Rodor  Probebly Aircroft |
___GMT pO 2-1 (VIDS 0 Air Vi wol 0 Air-Intercept Rodar O Possibly Aircroft
5S. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE O Wes Astronomical
O Yes ; . 1) Probably Astronomical
1D Ne Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION (9. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0D Other
C1 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
20 min one E O Unknown
10, SRIE® SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS v4

}Coject
or a

similar to Echo I,
star. Appeared from 3

made shallow turns in doth

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 14 SEP 572)

cout 1/3 to 1/4 mag
° and disappeared

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jon heading of 080°. No elevations given. Object

directions and

appeared to have unsteady blinking lights.

lio possibility to check on a/c informatio
Lights and maneuvering indicate this
possibility. Duration is exceptionally;
long for a/c observation. Possibility of
high-flying balloon with lights. No wind
information given. Elevations and alti-
tude not contained in message. Unable to
estimate speed of object. Case listed as
insufficient data.

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APPEARED APPROXIMATELY ONE THIRD TO ONE FOURT

A STAR. IT FIRST APPEARED ON A30UT THE 350 DEGREE MAGNETIC
BEARING FROM THE OBSERVER. IT MOVED TO A30UT THE 350 DEGREE
MAGNETIC SEARING THEN MADE A LEFT TURN & DISAPPEARED ON TI

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AF IN : 57879 (2 Mar 62) | N C OrMkd NQ 2

PAGE TWO RUGHTM 135

889 DEGREE MAGNETIC BEARING. HEIGHT OF OBJECT WAS UNKNOWN.
THE OBJECT APPEARED TO MAKE SHALLOW TURNS IN 30TH DIRECTIONS
AND APPEARED TQ HAVE AN UNSTEADY BLINKING OF LIGHTS.
D171555Z MAR. UNQUOTE.

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