PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8661654

DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1963

REPORTED LOCATIONWashington DC

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
13 3 June 1963 Washington, D C 0 Was Balloon
00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION PossiblyBalloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar a Was Aircraft
14/0430-0530Z 000 Probably Aireraft
GMT. AirVisual Air-Intercept Rador Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE 0 Was Astranomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
No civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 2x Othe, Searchlights
one back and orth 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unk no wn
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Oval object greenish changing in size which Case investigated by LtC Friend.
seemed to shine through clouds or mist. Tended Searchlights in operation to the
to diminish or fade during phases of clear South of observer. Case evaluated
sky. Moved back and forth from South to SW. as searclight activity reflecting
Pinkish glow around object. Visible at about on the mist/haze and clouds.
for night.
ATIC FOrM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) Atic Form 26 SEP 52)

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RD024 18 01 15
1963 JUN
CZCS0B547ZCJYE129 C
PP RUCDSO E(UFO)
DE RUEAFF 110
ZNR
P 171900Z 3 XM
FM 1001 ABWG ANDREWS AFB MARYLAND
TO RUWGALE/ADC ENT AFB COLO 12708 U
RUEASN26 AIR DIV HANCOCK FLD NY T
RUCDSQ/AFSC FTD WP AFB OHIO 1 U
ZN/CSAF WASH DC
ZIN/OSAF ASH DC
BY BY
UNCLAS 1001 AB WG (DOOT) 17-F-27. CSAF FOR AFNIN. UNCLAS 1001 AB WG (DOOT) 17-F-27. CSAF FOR AFNIN. C
OSAF FOR SAFOI. 0-2.
A. (1) OVAL C C
(2) VARIABLE, FROM DIM SIZE TO (2) VARIABLE, FROM DIM SIZE QUARTER. C
(3) GREENISH (
(4) ONE
(5) NOT APPLICABLE (5) NOT
TENDED TO FADE OR DIMINISH DURING PHASES OF CLEAR SKY.
C
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G. (1): 150Z0 BROKEN, 7, 62/ /55, CALM, 29.87.
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30M-310/65, 50M-300/20
(3) 15000 BROKEN
(4) SEVEN
(5) 8/10 U
(6) SCATTERED SHOWERS, W-N, 80-110 MILES.
(7) NOT AVAILABLE J
H.UNKNOWN
I. NOT APPLICABLE
JUNKNOWN C
K. THIS REPORT WAS TELEPHONED TO CAPTAIN MILTON G. C
HARTENBOWER, BASE OPERATIONS DUTY OFFICER, ANDREWS S AFB,
FROM THE HO COMMAND, USAF COMMAND POST, WHO HAD IN U
THRN RECEIVED THE NOFIFICATION FROM THE HO USAF COMAND C
POST. FURTHER INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED BY A SUBS EQUENT
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SAME ADDRESS, WHO WAS ALSO A WITNESS TO THE SIGHTING. U
QUERIES WERE MADE BY CAPT HARTENBOWER TO ALL AIRPORT U
CONTROL TOWERS, MILITARY DUTY OFFICERS AND FAA CONTROL
POINTS, NONE OF WHOM HAD O RECEIVED UFO REPORT. U
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17/2112Z JUN RUEAFF

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THE UNDERSIGNED IS FAMILIAR WITH EFTO PROCEDURES IAW
(7) NONE. U
(8)NONE.
(9) SEEMED TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST C
REMAINING BEHIND CLOUDS AND HABE. THERE WAS PINKISH (
GLOW AROUND THE OBJECT. (
B. (I) WHILE SITTING IN BACK YARD OF HOME, FACING THE SOUTH,
NOTICED ODD LIGHT WHEN CLOUDS MOVED ACROSS SKY. C
(2)A APPROXIMATELY 60 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON.
SAME AS WHEN FIRST SIGHTED U
(3)
(4) SEE A (9) ABOVE. C
(5) OBJECT WAS STILL VISIBLE WHEN OBSERVORS RETIRED FOR
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THE N NIGHT.
() ONE HOUR OR MORE (
c1 (1) GROUND VISUAL
(2) NONE ()NONE
(3) NOT APPLICABLE (3) NOT APPLICABLE C
D.(1) 0430Z T D.(1) 0430Z 0530Z, 14 JUNE 63 63
(2) NIGHT C
E. STREET, N.W., 33 C C
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OF THE'PENTAGON BUILDING,
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N W., WASHINGTON
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