PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8684796

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONSouthern France

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloon
19 Jul 62 Southern France Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local2130 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 19/20.0Z AinVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. . PHOTOS PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical Was Astronomical
Ys 000 00 Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other.
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
t0 mins 0 Unknown
one East
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Obj in space over Lower Pyrenees in Characteristics of s tellite
Southern Sothern France Hoving fm West to East France Hoving fm West to East observation w/the exceptlon that ohservation w/the exception that
at 2lso local. Moving rapidly & at 2lso local. Moving rapidly & look look the direction sould be NE or SE the diractlon sould be NE or SE 2n n
like as star. In sight for Go mins.and the duratron w/a maximum or
2o mins. Case would De carried 2o mins. Case would be carried
as a sateliite if it were not LOt
these exceutlons. Case considerel
as iusufficient data.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF, INTELLIGENCE
WASHINGTON 25, D.C.
INTELLIGENCETRANSLATION NO. I-1949
LANGUAGE: French TRANSLATOR: A.7.H.
SUBJECT: Letter
7/23/62
Gentlemen: SAT.
Would you be so kind as to tell me what object vas seen in space over the
lower fyrenees in southern Frence moving from west lower fyrenees in southern Frence moving from west to east on 19 July 1952 et east on 19 July 1952 et
about 2l3o hours European tine. This object was moving about 2l3o hours European tine. This object wss moving rapidly and looked
like a ster. I could see it-for about 3o minutes. like a ster. I could see it-for about 3o minutes.
Thank you yery mmch for the information concerning the object. Thank you very much for the infornation concerning the object.
Respectfully yours, Respectfully
IsM 1s.
eris
France
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