PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8725475

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONFarallon Islands

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
29 September 1962 29 September 1952 FarallonIslands Farallon Islands 0 Probably Balloon "robabiy balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERYATION 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local Ground-Visual XGround-Visual Ground-Rodar XXWas Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft Probably Aircraft
GMT. GMT. 30/0228Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 5. PHOTOS 6. 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 D00 Probably Astronomical
No Military Military Passibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF CBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE D Other. Other.
000 00 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
Unknown Unknown
not reported one not renorted renorted
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Several reports of object fired from A/C investigated & found
water in vicinity of Farallon Islands sighting attributed to jet
received by Coast Guard. Long vapor trail a/c exercises in area and
and red fireball associated with obj. sunset reflecting on con-
trails.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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DEPARTMENT O THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INCOMI
AF IN: 25047 (29 Sep 62) H/pgc
ACTION: CIN-17
INFO : 0OP-2, OOP-CP-1, SAFS-3, DIA-10, DIA-CIIC-3 (37) —
SMB A 016
HQA022ZCBJA050
.....YY RUEAHQ
DE RUWSJ 004 DE RUWSJ J 004
ZNR
Y 3002282
FM CCGD TWELVE
TO RUWHSBP/28TH NORAD SECTOR TO RUWHSBP/28TH NORAD SECTOR
RUWSPG/CCMWESTSEAFRON
RUWHSB/WARC HAMILTON AFB
RUWGALB/CINCNORAD ENT AFB
RUCSBRB/CINCSAC OFFUTT AFB
RUEAHQ/COFS USAF
ZEN/COMWESTAREA
USCG GRNC
BT
UNCLAS UNCLAS
FONECON NOTAL
FIRED FROM WATER VIC. FARALLON
ISLANDS. LEAVING LONG VA ISLANDS. LEAVING LONG VA TRAIL RED FIRE BALL. VAPOR RED FIRE BALL. VAPOR J
TRAIL TRAIL STILL STILL VISIBLE. VISIBLE.
NOTE: NOTE: ADV CY TO CIN, OOP-CP, DIA ADV CV TOC OOP_CP DTA
BT

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DEPARMMEBNT OF THME AMR FORCE
STAFF MPSSAGE BLANCH UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE Hhe
AFIN: 2516 (30 Sep 6) N/C0
ACTION: CIN-17
INFO : O0P-2, OOP-CP-1, SAFS-3,DIA-1O, (37)
SMB A 044
YCZCHQA051ZCBJA099
00 RUEAHQ
DE RUWSJ 006
ZNR
0 300422Z 0 300422Z
FM CCGD TWELVE
TO RUWHSBP/28TH NORAD SECTOR
RUWSPG/COMWESTSEAFRON RUWSPG/COMWE TSEAFRON
RUWHSB/WARC HAMILTON AFB
RUWGALB/CINCNORAD ENT AFB 38
RUCSBRB/CINCSAC OFFUTT AFB
RUEAHQ/COFS USAF
ZEN/COMWESTAREA
USCG GRNC
BT
UNCLAS
MY 300228Z EVAL AS UNIDENT MY 300228Z EVAL AS UNIDENT J JET JET ACFT ACFT EXERCISES AND SUNSET. EXERCISES AND SUNSET.
NOTE: NOTE: 300228 1s AF IN 25047 (29 Sep 62) 300228 1s AF IN 25047 (29 Sep 62)
BT ADV CY TO CIN AND OOP-CP
30/0422Z