PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8723868

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONSChina Sea

FRAMES3

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PROJECT J0073 RECORD CARD
2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
1. DATE D Was Balioon
S China Sea D Probably Bolloon
11 September 1962 Possibly Balloon
. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION Was Aircraft
0 Ground-Radur 0
Local Ground-Visual D Probably Aircroft
Air-Intercept Radar □ Possibly Aircraft
GMT. 11/0452Z 10/2052Z AinVisual
5. SOURCE CK Wos Astronomiedl Meteor
5. PHOTOS D Probably Astronomical
Yes D Possibly Astronomical
D.N Civilian SS Illinois
COURSE 0 Other
GTH OF OBSERVATION Insulficient Data for Evaluation

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STANDARD FORM NO. 54
Office Memorandum . UNITED STATES GO NMENT
J. S. Lacy, OPI DATE: 10 October 1962 DATE: 10 October 1962
TO NASA Greenbelt
U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office TC
FROM : FROM :
Code 5511 Code 5511
SUBJECT: SUBJECT: Unidentified flying object, sighting of
SS ULTNOTS dtd 9/11/62
Encl:
1. I
ARMond
C. R. MCLOUD