PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8725707

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONBuck Island Caribbean

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
2 October l962 Buck Island, Caribbean 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Xround-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircroft
GMT 02/2227Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. 'PHOTOS SOURCE xX Was Astronomical Meteor
Yes D Probably Astronomical
XXNo Civilian 0 PossiblyAstronomicel
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other_
000 Insufficient Date fer Evaluation
3 seconds Unknown
3 seconds one one not rptd
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
White streak entering atmosphere at Short duration indicates meteor
45 dgr angle l0 dgr above horizon. 45 dgr angle 10 dgr above horizon. sighting. Apparent speed rules
Not a flare. Color remained white out flares and white color rules
during entire sighting. out decay, as well as short dura out decay, as well as short dura
tion. All'indications are that tion. All' indications are that
obj was a meteor.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
VTORDI
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ATOW'E
EBns MT9 490-400

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02/2250=
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INCOMING
AF IN : 27657 (2 Oct 62) F/crp
ACTION: CIN-17
INFO : ARMY-2, CMC-8, JCS-35, OSD-15, NSA-7, CIA-11, OOP-2, OOP-CP-1,
SMBA 344 DIA-10, DIA-CIIC-3, SAFS-3 (115)
DE RULAC 237
ZNR
0 022310Z
FM COMCARIBSEAFRON
TO RUWGALB/CINCNORAD
RUEAHQ/COFS USAF
RUECW/CNO RUECW/CNO
RUCKHC/CINCLANTFLT
RULRSA/72D BOMBWG ATTN CHIEF INTEL RAMEY AFB
0 022250Z
FM FAA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION ST CROIX VI
TO COMCARIBSEAFRON
BT
UNCLAS UNCLAS
CIRVIS.
FLWG PHONE REPORT RECEIVED AT 2227Z. FROM A MR FLWG PHONE REPORT RECEIVED AT 2227Z. F FROM A MR
WHITE STREAK SEEN ENTERING THE ATMOSPHERE BEYOND BUCK ISLAND AS VIEWED WHITE STREAK SEEN ENTERING THE ATMOSPHERE B BEYOND BUCK ISLAND AS VIEWED
FROM HILLS ABOVE CHRISTIANSTED CMA AT 45 D FROM HILLS ABOVE CHRISTIANSTED CMA AT 45 DEG ANGLE DEG ANGLE APRXLY 10 D APRXLY 10 DEGS DEGS
ABOVE THE HORIZON. OBSERVER ADZD LASTED ABOUT 3 SECS AND WAS NOT A
FLARE. COLOR REMAINED WHITE DURING ENTIRE SIGHTING.
BT NOTE: Advance copy to OOP-CP, CIN and DIA.