PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8650070

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONSan Juan Puerto Ricoand1913N6739W

FRAMES4

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MILITARY 5 PROJECT 10073 CORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
8 Apr 62 San Juan, Puerto Rico & Was Bolloon
1913N 6739W 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TINE GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Boiloon
oor 0 Was Aircraft
Local Ground-Vi sual Ground-Rodor D Probobly Aircroft
GMT 09/0353Z & 0400z AinVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibiy Aircraft
5. PHOTOS - 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical Meteor
Yos Military ¤ Probably Astronomical
I No 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF CBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
one Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Air crew : sighted what appeared to be Two sightings, probably related. Sighting
a green flare at a green flare at 20 mi MNE of San Juan at 20 mi NNE of Sen Juan at has characteristics of meteor has characteristics of meteor observation. observation.
0353Z. Als0 MATS 0353Z. Als0 MATS crew reported what crew reported what appeared
to be a green "meteorite" to be a green "meteorite" at 1913N 6739W at 6739W at
0400z. 0400Z.
ATIC FORM 25 3RP 52) 52)
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1 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FOACE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSAHO HISSAGE
AF IN: 43915 (9 Apr 62) H/lwc Page l of 2
ACTION: CIN-17
INFO : CMC-7, JCS-35, OSD-15, NSA-7 -
COP-2, I DIA-2, OP-CP-1 SAFS-3 (105)
SMB A 017
CORRECTIVE COPY
ZCHGA825ZCBJB042
*'YY RJEZHQ
DE RBEJ
ZNR ZEL SMn 22z 2obuzs1. EJB029M
EJB029 EJB029
'YY RJWFALB RJEZHQ RJEZHO RBEPW RBEKHC RBEKHC
DE RBEJC 25
ZNR ZNR
Y 0904443
FN COMCARIBSEAFRON FM COMCARIBSEAFRON
TO RJWFALB/CINCNORAD
RJEZHO/COFS USAF
RBEPW/CNO
RBEKHC/CINCLANTFLT
RJLJSA/72ND BOMBER WING RAMEY AFB ATTN CHIEF INTEL
NAVY GRNC
BT
UNCLAS
FOLLOWING RECD FROM FAA SAN JUAN

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DSPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASAIO MASSAGE
INCO NG
AF IN: 43915 (9 Apr 62) Page 2 of 2
QUOTE
DD MJSJYX
090415 5 MJSJZZ
CIRVIS. SVH COMCARIBSEAFRON
IBERIA 984 AND MWTS 40173
IBERIA S84 AT 0353Z REPORTED WHAT APPEARED TO BE
A GREEN FLARE
MATS SIGHTED WHAT APPEARED TO BE A METEORITE COLOR GREEN
IBERIA 20 MILES NNE OF SAN JUAN CLIMBING TO 29000FEET IBERIA 20 MILES NNE OF SAN JUAN CLIMBING TO 29000FEET
MATS 40178 19 13N 6739W MATS 40173 19 13N 6739W CLIMBING TO AT 0400Z 0400Z
UNQUOTE
09/0455Z
NOTE : de rerec and CIN and CIN
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMIN IESSAGE
AF IN : 43935 (9 Apr 62) H/pt1
INFO : CIN-14, ARMY-2, CMC-7, JCS-35, OSD-15, A-11, 00P-2,
DIA-2, 0 (100)
DE RBWPPG B011
0 090610Z
FM COMWESTSEAFRON
TO RBHPB/CINCPACFLT
INFO RBEPN/CNO
RFEMC/CANAIRDEF
RCWNCR/CANCOMARPAC
RBNDZM/COMFIRSTFLT
RBNDKE/COMPACMISRAN RBNDKE/COMPACMISRAN
RJWZSB/COMDR TWO EIGHT NORAD RJNZSB/COMDR T1 VO EIGHT NORAD
RBWPPHJ/COMWESTAREACOGARD
RBWPPHJ/CCGD TWELVE
RJEZHO/COFS USAF RJEZHQ/COFS USAF
RJVFALB/CONAD ENT T AFB AFB
RJWZSB/WARC HAMILTON AFB RJWZSB/WARC HAMILTON AFB
ZEN/COMDT ZEN/COMDT COGARD COGARD
NAVY GRNC
BT
Classifieation Cancelled Classification Cancelled
A. CCGD TWELV A CCGD TWELVE 090445Z E 090445Z PASEP. PASEP.
1. CIRVIS THREAT.
SCP-4 AFR 22
BT 3o
NOTE: 090445z is AFIN 43915 5(9 Apr 62)
Advance copy delivered CIN an
EXCINESCRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERYAL3;
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 18 YEAE3.
DOD DIR. 5200.10
AFHQ APAIL 81 PORM 0-309a
ROVIOUS HOITIONS OF THIS FORM
JAYCEUSED.
UNCLASSIFIED