PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9316209

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONParamaribo Surinam SAmerica

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PROJECT P0073 RECORD CARD N
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
3 November 1962 Paramaribo, Surinam, S Americ Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 03/2330Z Visual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes D Probably Astronomicol
CKo butch Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE
foo Insufficient Date Evaluation
Unknown
not rptd one SE
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Fast moving lighted object. Thoyght Observation from South American
possibly satellite . No noise and no
lights.I First believed object to be followed. Since witness indicated
a star. Object following a parabolic that object possibly satellite,
course. Not on airlane. case is carried as a satellite.
No ECHo data available for this
location. Duration not included. cacion. buratron not rhcluueu.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC FORM (REV 26 SEP 52)
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SIR,
This is to certify, that I, Robert F.Herrebrugh,serialnumber 340118136,
sergeant first.class redio-operator in n the Netherlands Armed Forces in
Surinam,S.A.,detached at Princese Beatrix Camp, Zanderij Airport,observed
a rather fast moving,lightened object. I observed it through night-binoc-
ulars.
Direction: from almost North-West to almost South-East.
Dete Saturday, November 3,1962.
Time about..1900 a(-2330Z).
What I like to know is this : could this have been a U.S. satelite?
I did not hear any engines and did not see the usual red
and green wingtip nay yigat lights
was using night - binoc-
ulars.
parabolie course.
I would be much obliged, if You could give me some information about this.
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