PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9316240

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONNorth Star Bay Greenland

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PROJECT 1 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon 1
10 November 1962 North Star Bay, Greenland 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 1 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodor 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 10/0615Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomicol
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
xAkNo Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
MX Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
0 Unknown
not rptd one inbound (?)
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Fast moving target inbound at 0639Z. Insufficient data for evaluation.
Lost in ground clutter. A/C sent to Only data given was that a target
search area. L-20 search and F-l02 was inbound.
search without results.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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. 1 OEPARTMENT F THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCLASSIFIED MESSAGI
1 SMB A075 INCOMING
CZCHQA017CZJA943 AF IN : 18658 ( Nov /vrd
"''YY RUEAHQ ACTION: CIN-17
DE RUENT HH3 INFO : ARMY-2, NAVY-2, CMC-8, JCS-353 OSD-15,
NSA-7, CIA-11,OOP-2, DIA-10, DIA(CIIC)-3,
ZNR OOP-CP- -2,$AFS-3 (118)
Y 110504Z
FM 19;3 IOMMSQ THULESAIRWAYS THULE GRNLD
RTO ZEN/YIE AIR DEFFNSE WING THULE AB GNLD SAPO1.
RIWGAL/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLO
RUEGUH/COMEAST SEAFRON NEW YORK NY
REAHQ: COFSUSAF WASH DC
3t
RFEMC/CANA IRDEF ST HUBERT
RCE HC/CANFLAGLANT HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA
AF GRNC AF GRNC
BT
UNCLAS EMERGENCY. CIRVIS REPORT Ø6I5Z CAPE ATHOL ADVIZED UNCLAS EMERGENCY. CIRVIS REPORT 06I5Z CAPE ATHOL ADVIZED
VIA LANDLINE-- OBJECT SIGHTED IN NORTH STAR BAY AREA X VIA LANDL INE-- OBJECT SIGHTED IN NORTH STAR BAY AREA X
AIRWAYS NOT IFIED THULE ACC & RAPCON RE PORTED AT 0639Z AIRWAYS NOT IFIED THULE ACC & RAPCON RE PORTED AT 0639Z
FAST MOVING TARGET SIGHTED CMA MAGNET IC BEARING 280
INBOUND / TARGET LOST IN GROUND CLUTTER CMA RANGE
3 MILES MAGNETIC WEST X RAPCON ADVISED 1983 RD COMM SQ 3 MLES S MAGNETIC WEST X RAPCON ADVISED 1983 RD COMM SQ 1
CMA 1983 COMMAND POST CMA BASE COMMAND POST X AIRCRAFT
SEARCHING INSDREA OF SIGHTIN AT THIS TIME X
BT NOTE: ADV CYS DEL TO CIN,OOP-CP AND DIA
10/0506Z NOV RUENTH
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UNCLASSIFIED EMERGENCY
YY 2
AF. IN : 19176 (10 Nov 62)B/jhs
ACTION : CIN-17
INFO .
00P-2, -3, -118-
FROM •• 1983RD COMM SQ THULE AIRWAYS GREENLAND
TO .. COMDR THULE AB GREENLAND
CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
COMEASTSEAFRON NEW YORK NEW YORK
COFS WASH DC
CANAIRDEF ST HUBERT MONTREAL
CANFLAGLANT HA NOVA SCOTIA
NR •• 102230Z 10 November 1962
Cirvis repor 11ow up 1130Z one L20 aircraft
searched area.of 45 nautical miles from Cape Athol.
Returned to home plate r sighting nothing. 1300Z two
Flo2 aircraft, one high altitude, one low altitude, searched
approximately 1000 square mile area, nothing sighted. 1630Z one
L20 aircraft s L20 aircraft earched earched area area on bearing of 275 bearing of 275 degrees from Cape
Athol, 40 nautical Athol, 40 nauti miles, altitude 8Oo feet. miles, altitude 8Öo feet. Nothing sighted.
BT
NOTE : Advance copy to OOP-CP.