DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE9317072
DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1963
REPORTED LOCATION62 26N10 24W SEof Iceland
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
8 April 1963 62.26N 10.24W (SE of Icelan) Prabably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0' Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aireraft
GMT: 08/2130Z X AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
xNo Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE xX Other Satellite ECHI
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
13 minutes one SE
T0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round, star-sh ravailable. Believed
second observed
at 20 dgr icinity of observer and case is listed as
moon disappea dgr elevation levation a satellite.
224 dgr azimut 4 dgr azimuth on flight from NW to NW to ONS ON drree drree CCko C0o UCkD C0osy
SE. Object SE. Object t in glow of moon. Total n glow o pon. Total C.1e . s120 i!
duration l3 minutes. Possible duration 13 minutes. Possible satellite. satellite. 21017
O : 003602 1020 000
p P 2
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) 26 SEP 52)
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH -
UNCLASSIFIEO MESSAGE
INCOM N G
AF IN : 24510 (8 Apr 63) A/ab
ACTION: NIN-9
INFO: - (40)
SMB B148
ZCHQA841ZCECB401
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DE RUDIC 263
ZNR
Z 082206Z
FM COMBARFORLANT
TO RUECW/CNO
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RUEAHQ/HQ USAF
RUWGALB/CINCONAD
RUEASN/26 NORAD REGION
RUEGUH/COMEASTSEAFRON RUEgUH/COMEAStSEAFRON
INFO RUCKDT/COMASWFORLANT
NAVY GRNC
BT
UNCLAS
LOCATING ONE UFO
1. POSS SATELLITE
2. 6226N 1024W
3. 082130Z
4. CUS 160 SPD EST. 18000
K 5. VISUAL
6. ALT UNKNOWN
BT N NOTE Adv cy del to DIA & NIN
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- DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INCOMING 01
AF IN : 25279(9 Apr 63) X/wj Pg 1 of 2
SMB C113 ACTION: NIN-9
CHQB333ZCECA212 INFO : SAF-OS3, DIA-20,
MM RUEAHQ DIA/CIIC-2 (40)
DE RUDIC 100
ZNR
M 090503Z
FM COMBARFORLANT
TO RUECW/CNO
RUCKHC/CINCLANTFLT
RUWGALB/CINCCONAD
RUEASN/26 NORAD RUEASN/26 NORAD DREGION REGION
RUEAHQ/HQ USAF
RUEGUH/COMEAST SEAFRON
RUWGALD/SPADAT
INFO RUCKDT/ INFO RUCKDT MASWFORLANT
BT
UNCLAS
LOCATING ONE UFO LOCAT ING ONE UEO AMPLIFYING AMPL TEYTNG
A. MY 082206Z
1. -. 0 ONE
B. ROUND-STAR SHAPE
C. SAME S SECOND GNITUDE STAR
D. WHITE
2. A. MOVEMENT ACROSS THE SKY
B. 20 DEGREES ABUVE THE HORIZON-IN VICINITY OF THE MOON
C. ELEVATION 045 DEGREES, ASIMUTH 224 A DEGREES TRUE
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE /
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
AF IN : 25279(9 Apr 63) X/wj Pg 2 of 2
PAGE TWO RUDIC 100
D. NORTHWEST TO SUUTHEAST
E. LOST IN GLOW FROM MOON
F. 13 MINUTES
3. A. AIR-VISUAL
B. NAKED-EYE
C. 6226N 1024W, 082130Z, 5500 FEET, 240 DEGREES MAG, 190 TAS
D. NIGHT-BRIGHT MOONLIGHT
E. ON-TOP, VIS-UNLIMITED, CLOUD-9/10 THS COVERAGE, WIND
335/26 335/26
BT
09/0503Z
SNC SNE
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
3 STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
21
AF IN : 24949 (9 Apr 63) A/ab Page 1 Pages
ACTION: NIN-9
INFO : XOP-1, XOPX-4, SAF-OS-3, DIA-20, DIA(CIIC)-2 (40)
SMB B086
CZCHQA881ZCECB105
………' ZZ RUEAHQ .
ZFD RUDIC 057 I
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ZNR
UNCLAS SVC.
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DE RUDIC 283
ZNR
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NAVY SVC
BT BT e
* UNCLAS UNCLAS
ZU'I RUDIC 263/082206Z NOTAL.
RUWGALE TAKE FOR FIRST TIME ALL OTHERS C TO TO INFO anmaowb
ZZ RUECW RUCKHC RUEAHQ RUWGALE ZZ RUECW RUCKHC RUEAHQ RUWGALE E RUEASN RUEASN RUEGUh RUCkDT RUEGUH RUCKDT RUWGALE
DE RUDIC 263
Z 082206Z0
FM COMBARFORLANT
TO RUECW/CNO
2
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE ..
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
AF IN: 24949 (9 Apr 63) Page 2 of2 Pages
RUEGUH/COMEASTSEAFRON
R'WGALE/SPADAT
INFO RUCKDT/COMASWFORLANT
NAVY GRNC
BT
UNCLAS
LOCATING ONE UFO
1. POSS SATELLITE
20 6226N 1024W
3. 082130Z
4. CUS 160 SPD EST. 18000 4. CUS 160 SPI 18000 .
5. VISUAL
6. ALT 'NKNOWN
BT
08/2206Z
NOTE : Adv cy del Adv cy del to DIA & NIN DIA & NIN
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Public-domain United States government records (USAF Project Blue Book, NARA microfilm publication T-1206). Machine transcription from microfilm scans — typewritten bodies read well; stamps, marginalia and handwriting imperfectly. Pages marked poor legibility await re-examination. Source scans are linked unaltered on every case file.