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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8672217
DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1963
REPORTED LOCATIONOakhurst New Jersey
FRAMES8

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

Il. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

Was Belloon
Probably Balloon

1 July 1963 . Oakhurst, New Jersey
_ Possibly Bolloon

3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE SX Othesatellite ECHO TF
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10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

UFO sighted traveling from NNW to ESE until |Sighting conforms with ECHO observation

disappearing at 15 deg elevation. if reported time was Daylight Savings
Time. Very limited data. Report received

in letter only.

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HEADQUARTERS
FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION

AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO

REPLY TO

att’ of: TDEW 1 setae 1963

sussects Request for UFO Information Cait sir...)

ro: Hq USAF SAF-OI 3b (Mrs. Wells)
Wash 25 DC

1, Reference the attached correspondence from Donald Hopkins |
and Edward Winkelmann requesting information on unidentified
flying objects. This correspondence is forwarded to your

office for whatever action you deem necessary, (

2. Anent Mr. Hopkins' letter, if the time of the sighting
was Daylight Saving Time, the object was Echo; if not, there
is insufficient data for evaluation.

3. Anent Mr. Winkelmann's inguiry, Echo was moving southeast
at the time of the sighting, The object observed, then, was
not Echo but could have been an aircraft,

FOR THE COMMANDER

ERIC T, de/AJONCKHEERE 2 Atch
Colonel, USAF 1, Ltr fm al
Deputy for Technology and Subsystems postmarked 2 Ju ‘

2 ostcard fm E,
postmarked

27 Jun 63,
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

MEMORANDUM
August 12, 1963

Dear Mr. qian. |

Reference your letter to
the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration concerning
an unidentified flying object.

If the time of the sighting
was Daylight Saving Time, the
| object was Echo; if not, there
is insufficient data in your
letter for an evaluation.

Sincerely,

MASTON M, JACKS
Major, USAF
Public Information
Office of Information
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