PROJECT BLUE BOOK

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local224 Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar D Was Aircraft
GMT. 11417 00 Probably Aircraft
CAirVisual Air-intercept Radar Possibly Aireraft
S. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE
Yes D Was Astronomical
ENo Military 00 Probobly Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other_
000 Insulficient Data for Evaluation
approx I min Unknown
10. BRISF SUMMARY OF SIGHTINGROLINI white Light, n1. COMMENTSPTObAbly a/c ofU-2
pearing as a a/e passing fm left to right. at altitude. No Verification Cype flying
Lon-blinking light. No sound. Objt observed however
flight characteristics including speed
by co-pilot. at 50-60° elev 266 az. While and altitude are within thic
p/c was on auto pilot. Disappcered dead ahead configuration.
into haze at 45 elev. Observers a/c was
Fo 135 at 44,000. 0b,jt in view for I min.
ATIC FORW 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Paotograph Habor taken on Mareh 9. 1962.
oriicutes that the prar tbipe s eet. publiched hy Fate Magae on
an ihumon caased by the movm i its sue of August. l3e2. bur NiCAP) i Warhmgton. D.C.
thent od a cftentar het Addi if miv reqeet my tiame was with. for triy and mnalyss.
honativ. thore auer to te heid I dhad want to make it quite
Sapo Ta  rttar atn Thee the seur 19es, when oo cled that ms pietre was taeen
ahoee the obicct, ad 3 waier Marn I the (omai Siter afnod 1 ear earner (March 9.
irular shiect at the wad i the u 5 tt 4o d s ja2 than the sehtings reported
Mpewr fak r y st  bhe m o - the Adowtr ou Mach I3.
At the tre the hotmre was the Klaeis I shrmed the wty 15%. ant. that in so tir at we
'aken. I euiked chr matter over atttrg of the Afrernaer of the
with Maa Nencs. aid tr it picttiee I had takcn a year eariter wern the two.
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DATE LOCATION OBSERVER EVALUATION
VApr West Manchester, Ohio. (PHYSICAL s 1. Other (ROCK)
Apr Brooklyn, New York 2. Cther HOAX)
Apr/May Springfield, Ohio Astro (VEMUS)
2 Goose Say Labrador Insufficient Data
Military (RADAR) Balloon
-3 Lake View, South Carolina Insufficient Data
40.55N 46.48w (Atlantic) Satellite
31.40N 177.20W Miltary Satellite
Wurtland, Kentucky UNIDENTIFIED
~5 34.05N 144.38W (Pacific) Pan Am Flight Other
- 5 44.45N 173.15W (MISSILE)
6-10 Northern Military Insufficient Data
Hemisphere Multi Astro (COMET-SEKI LINES)
-7 Keesler A AFB, Mississippi Military (PHYSICAL S) Balloon
-7 22.40N 125.00E (Formosa) Military Satellite
8 San Juan, Puerto Rico Multi
9 Hereford, Inlet Astro (METEOR)
“10 Coast Guard Insufficient Data
Thayer, Kansas Astro (METEOR)
11 31.11N 65.43W (Atlantic) Military Astro (METEOR)
12 Mayer, Arizona (PHYSICAL S) Other
-12 10.52N 149.59W (Pacific) (CHAFF)
12 Estacada, Military Satellite
Oregon Insufficient Data
-12 22.02N 160.40W Military (RADAR) Insufficient
-14 42.51N 173.47W Military (RADAR) Insufficient Data Data
-15 Military N Satellite
62.30N 03.20W 03.20W Military Satellite
ADDITIONAL REPORTED ADDITIONAL REPORTED SIGHTINGS (NOT SIGHTINGS (NOT CASES)
DATE DATE LOCATION SOURCE EVALUATION
Apr Universe Science Science News Ltr
Toscan,Italy Newselipping
23 Modesta, California Newsclipping
Meath, Ireland Newselipping Newselipping
in in SEPARATe 525 folder folder
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NCLASSIFIED
HEADQUARTERS
- ALASKAN AIR COMMAND
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
APO 942, Seattle, Washington
REPLY TO
ATTH OF: ENT-1 12 1721982
SUBJECT: (U) wO Sighting in Mackenzie Bay
TO: FID
Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio
BFK20516w2-9
1. M In accordance with provisions of paragraph 13b and 14b (1), √a-
AFR 200-2, the following Unidentified Flying Object incident is reported
in the format specified in paragraph 15 this regulation.
a. (UNCLASSIFIED)
1. I Round.
2. I Pinhead (rirst Magnitude Star, possibly brighter)
3. White light.
4. One.
5. None.
6. Non-blinking white light.
. 7. None. 7. I None.
8. 1 8. I No sound.
9. . Appeared to be Appeared to be eircraft passing from right to left.
5. (UNCLASSIFIED) (UNCLASSIFIED)
1. Co-pilot. Co-pilot
a. 50-60 degrees
3. 45 above azimuth true (dead
ahead of a aireraft).
Alreraft flying straight and level with no turns. On euto-
pilot.
5. White light just disappeered as haze or behind
wing. Went out of view.
UNGINSSR
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UNCL
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6 About a minute; certainly not much more than a minute.
e. (UNCLASSIFIED)
1. Air-visual.
2. 1 None used.
6 3. KC-135, Jan-32 Calls1gn, 44,000 ft, 22l degrees true (355
degrees grid), 78 mach, Fairchild AFB, Wash.
c. (UNCLASSIFTED)
133 31/1141z March 1962.
2. Night. No northern lights.
e. (UNCLASSIFIED) DLAL40 (70-00N, 134-20W); 88 1/2NM, 224 1/2 degrees
f. (UNCLASSIFIED)
1. N/A
2. (a) Fisher, BIll F., Capt, 92 ARS, Pilot (A/C), F.
(b) ) Beck,
(c) Huson, Albert
g. (UNCLASSIFIED)
1. 1. Clear st Clear at flight altitude. Navigator Navigator winds: 280/70 (280 degrees
true).
2. 2. Weather Weather report within 50-6
6m 160/14
10'm 181m 220/13 230/27
18'm 230/27
23'm 230/36
30'm 220/42
50'm 250/40 DO
60-80m 290/42 DEn
3. 6500 Broken.
4.1 12 plus.
5. 7/8 cloud cover.
6.1 None.
28F/19F Temp/Dew Point. UNCL
7. 313
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check with and PIn DEw line sectors reveal that no radars were out
during the time of the sighting, plus or minus 30 minutes. The Arlis II
Ice Island reported negative ballo releases for this period.
(2) A check with SAC/Eielson and the AFTAC Liaison Officer
revealed that no U U-2 eircraft were Bay area between
31/1100z and 31/1300z March.
k. Capt W. T. Wilson,
Possibilities: Either a high altitude weather balloon with white
light or a classified Esv. Due to the high elevation object, ESV
is believed likely of the two.
2. 2. (UhCLASS1FLD) TaLs (UNCLASSIFIED) This report report is classiried clessified ":eadd because it reveals cause it reveals
Afr Force classified Afr Force classified operations. rations.
FOR THE COMMANDER
H. E. BONNEY Copies to:
Ceptain, USAFA Ceptain, USAF ALCOM (J--2)
Executive, AdS/Intelligence Executive, Ads/Intelligence NORAD (NIOI) (NIOI)
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ard time, at the beginning of March; an bright star Arcturus. At the top of the south it rists well overhead, so it can be
hour carlier at the middle of the month; dipper are the pointers-two stars whose seen in its full glory. Only the rear half
and two hours earlier as it comes to direction, followed downward, indicates the of the ship is depicted, however.
an end. positin of Polaris, the pole star, always seen Argo is the largest constellation in the
In addition, planers are returning to view. in about the same position in the north. sky, if you consider it as one. Actually, it
Earlier this year all of the five that are Low in the south, just to the left of Canis is usually divided into four parts, each of
visible to the naked eye were so nearly in Major, the southern map shows the con- which is regarded as a constellation. Puppis
the same direction as the sun that they stellation of Puppis, with five stars, and is the poop, or stern; Vela the sails; and
coutd not be seen very easily. But now Pyxis and Vela, each with one. Two of Pyxis the compass box. Farther south, and
Venus has moved to the east, so it remains the stars in Puppis are of the second magni- not visible from most of the United States,
in the western sky for a little while after tude, and others are all considerably fainter. is Carina, the keel, in which there is a
sunset. By the end of March it will be
more than an hour behind the sun; you
will be able to see it as a brilliant star very
low in the western sky as dusk is falling. URSA
In Morning Sky MARCH LY NX MAJOR
1842 AURIGA
And, in the morning sky, Jupiter and CANES
Saturn are making their appearance low in TAURUS CAMELOPARDALIS VENATICI
the cast before sunrise. At the first of March URSA MINOR
Saturn rises about an hour and a half ahead PERSEUS
of the sun-and about ewo and a half hours ASSIOPEIA BOOTES
ahead on March 3i. It is equal to a first 2 .
magnitude star in brightness. jupiter, even ORACO ORACO Ancturas
more b brilliant, comes up a lirde later- CEDHEUS CORONA
about an hour before the sun at the end
of the month. WEST Save North EAST
As for the stars of the March evening.
Sirius, the dog star, is shill the brightest.
It shines in the southwest, in Canis Major, LYNX
the big dog. Above it is Canis Minor, the
heele dog, with the bright star called Pro- CANCE PCEMIN
syon. Still higher are the twins, Gemini, VINH
with Pollux as the brightest star. 147
To the right from Canis Major is Orion, LEO (ANIS
the warrior, with two stars of the first Aayou MINOR TAURUS
maguitude, Betelgeuse is above and Rigel VIRGO HYORA MONOCEROS
below, Hetween them is the row of three DAIBY
falnter stars that form Orion's belt. And CANIS SRus FRIDANUS_
farther to the right stands Taurus, the bull, PIXIS MA102
with bright Aldebaran, a star that is notice- FUPPIS LEPUS
ably red in color, Above this group is ViORVUS VELA
Auriga, the charioteer, in which Capella
shines brightly. 4 EAST Juce South WEST
These are constellations that were promi-
nent on winter evenings: those of spring, 2 * 0 STARS IN ORDER OF BRIGHTNESS

bright star called Canopus. This is the see-
ond brightest star of the nightume sky,
excceded only by Sirius. It can be scen from
the southern states. When Sirius is on the
meridian (i.e., directly south) as it is in
March at an earlier hour than the times
for which the maps are drawn, Canopus
is almost directly below it.
Celestial Time Table for March
March EST
2 midnight Mercury farthest west of sun
3 5:00 p.m. Moon passes Saturn
4 12:22 a.m. Algol (variable star in Persrus)
at minimum brightness
6 5:00 a.m. Moon nearest; distance 221,800
miles
5:31 a.m. New mooa
12 9:t1p.m. Algol at minitnum I
11:39 p.m. Moon at first quarter
19 4:00 p.m. Moon farthest; distance 252,
500 miles
20 9:30p.m. Sun over equator, spring com-
mences in Northern Hemi-
sphere sphere
21 21 2:56 2:56a.m. a.m1. Full moon
. 26 26 10:57 p.E. Algol at minimumn Algol at minimum
28 11:1p.m. 11:p.m. Moon at last quarter Moon at last quarter
29 29 7:46 p.mn. 7:46 p.n. Algol at minimum Algol at minimum
Subtract one hour for CST, two hours for
MST, and thrce hours for PST.
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sightings has been taking placo recently Argentina, Peru, Chile, and
Uraguay. This "flap" has apparently been going on more or less continuously
at leest since July. when our elipping service enlarged its coverage to in
clude South America as well as the Unitod Statas. The more sensational sight-
ings are as good a3 or better than those in the U.S. Southrest during Movanber
1957. CY many dozens of roports we have received, lack of apace prerents
us from giving you few of the nost interesting ones. It is sigif.
icant to noto that alzost completely igored the U.S.
press. Ta only worthuhilo report English carios to us .tom
Varmont newspacer, dated Hoverber l7th. in authantic-looking UFO photo is in-
eluded, but it 1s too poor in paoto oroduee her the
pleture pieture is the following is the following storys story:
Louis Louis Moyse of Erattleboro, Brattleboro, Verzont, Versont, received a lettor from -
long-time long-tine friend in Cordoba, Argentina. The letter The letter explained how two astroncay how two astronoay
studants students at the University of Cordoba of Cordoba had the opportmity of taking fiftoon
photos of a UFO. a UFO. Both wero were building a a T.V. anterna on the roof of thei" houss roof of thei houns
when they saw a shadow. It was about noon and the sk ska clear. When clear. .When they
looked up, looked up, they noticed 3 disc-like object approxinately 1,700 faet 1,700 feet above
them. The object The object hovered hovered for lo for 10 minutes or so, during which time they took which time they took
their pietures. The UFO pietures. The UFO then doparted, departed, leaving dark red trail. This incident trail. This incident
occurred back in March his year, year. Unfortunately, the complete story is not
available, but it is apparent but it is apparent the lotter and picture and pioture that the saucor was sancor was
sean in mors datail than in mors detail than in majority of majority of aightings. sightings.
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Bolton Broning News on Sarch
8 prints the following nccount of
a now slghthag over the town:
A levol-handed 112-venrs-old
schoolgir! coudn't believe her
sitieer hovering in Bokon's even-
ing sky. It happened when Jane
Barneft was Wilking home along
Albert Road West at 6 p.r. last
WednesdayMAReH)
-'I gazed at it For several
minstes as it hovered in the sky.'
suys Jane. "It appeared slightly
birred, but I could see the shape
quite clearly. And the calour
anpared to be a dark silvery anpaared to be a dark silvery
bhie.' bhie.
Jane made a quick sketch of
the saucer, and her crawing saucer, and her crawlag
shows the conventional bulging
dise.
When Jane told me about it
I thought at first that it was a
figment of her imagination. said figment of her imagination.' said
her father. Mr. Matriee Bamett. her father. Mr. Mantriee Bamett.
of  Grecnmount Lane.
-'But I questloned her at -'But I qucstloned her at
considerable lbral abont i and considerable Ibrah abont i and
I am quite mre sho muat have
seen something. It wasn't a bal-
loon or anything like that. loon or anything like that.'"

. UEGA
D.n. As a newspaper reperter I wap the harhoug pictures whle the sky.
iiways carry a camers in my car. there was shill sificient light. The roll of flm was developed
em though Mae News has an and although I looked at the bens commereially ( do not do my
scrilent poosorengraveng depurt- sperture, which was at F-S.h. I wen deveaping) and  prood
ent. After leaving the odice. I faled to look at the peed I trok sheet of cointact prints
lrove past the hartoer at four exposres betore siaddenly made of all bwelre expouges.
Kahnhd., Man, wnd noted that it noting that the camera meed sas Subsemuently, an -examdsation
w es nrnsnally crowded for such set at 15ooth which. I felr to woted the ronsznl ptem in No.
4 smad harieonr and decided to rnv dismav, was too fast for the 1 which I at first thought wa
careless
xmmed sfanien. In mv camera. ting in I mmedately slowed it hemieal plash. Such was rulnd
Noilenund. was a rull of 120 to I 25orh. hoping on mnv last out later. atter carefl camind.
PX expoure to have a reasomably thot umder a retouder's inagaly-
waeii 4VUN e1- well balanced pitare. Thet ax ins gass The negative wad.in to I
posures. and sn- the suhvents paaure No. 12. is the aniy one of way mared ae there W 24
On liarch 9,1962 a pear-saaped WES photographed over
Maui, Hawaii porter,