PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
10-20 September San Diego, California 0 Was Balloon
0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME CRCUP |4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-VisualTX Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircralt
GMT Various AirVisual Air-intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes Yes 000 00 Probably Astronomical ProbablyAstronomical
CNo CNo civilian PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3. 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. NUMBER OBJECTS COURSE COURSE OthorSateliite Ecuo T
800 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown Unknown
varied one each time bne each time NE, SE
. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEP 11. COMMENTS
See Case See Cose file file from from witness.
Times correspond with passage of
Satellite ECHo I. Satellite ECHO I.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
4 WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO
REPLY TO TDEW
ATCH OF:
SUBJECT: Sighting 2400119611
TO: Hq USAF SAF-OIPB (Mrs Gaiser)
Wash 25 D C
1. Reference the attached sight dated
10 - 20 Sep 63.
2. Mr sightings of 10 - 20 Sep 63 coincide with the passage sightings of coincide with the passage
of ECHO'T. The ECHO schedule for San Diego, from for San Diego, from 0 Sep 63 0 Sep 63 is also is also
attached. is suggeste is suggested Mr Mr ir findings. findings.
3. For information 3. For information 1 regarding illusions or optical phenomena associated
with the distortion of Echo's with the distortion of EchO's flight path, it is suggested that Mr
consult any reputable consult any reputable physicist or astronomer. The book, by
A E Minnaert, titled Light and Color is an excellent reference.
FOR THE FYOR MUD COMMANDER IANDER
ZERIC T de JONCKHEERE 2 Atchs
Colonel, USAF 1. Correspondence on UFO
Deputy for Technology sighting
and Subsystems 2. Echo schedule
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At 09.37 PM Sept 09 North of City, 39 degrees above horizon moving NE
At 11.39 PM Sept 09 North or City, 42 degrees above horizon moving SE
At 03.52 AM Sept 10 South of city, 15 degrees above horizon moving 33
A 06.27 PM Seot 10 Bouth of City, 83 degrees above horizon moving NE
AT B.31 RM Sept 10 North or City, hh ees above horizon moving TE
AT 10.34 RM Sept 10 North of City, 38 degrees above horizon noving SE
AP 07.26 PM Sept 11 North of City, 54 degrees above horizon moving NE
AT 09.29 PM Sept 11 North of City, 37 degrees sbove horizon moving NE
AT 03.46 AM Sept 12 South of City, 05 degrees above horizon moving SE
AT AT 06.20 00.20 5M PM Sept Sept 12 12 North North of of City, City, 77 degrees 77 degrees above above horizon horizon moving moving NE HE
AP 08.23 08.23 PM PM Sept Sept 12 North or City, 40 degrees City, 40 degrees above above horizon moving NE NE
AT 10.25 PM Bept 12 12 North or City, 39 degrees 39 degrees above horizon moving
AT 07.13 PM Sept 13 North of of city, City, 47ddegrees above horizon horlzon moving NE
AT 09.20 PM Sept 13 North or City, 37 degrees degrees above horizon moving SE SE
AT 08.15 PM Sept 14 North or City, 37 degrees above horizon moving NE NE
AT 10.17 PM Sept PM Sept 14 North of City, 42 42 degrees degrees above horizoh horizch moving moring SE
AT 07.09 FM Sept Sept 15 North or City, 41 degrees above horizon borizon moving NE NE
AT AT 09.11 09.11 IM Sept 15 North of City, 37 City, 37 degrees above horizon moving SE SE
At At 08.07 08.0 PM Bept 3eot 16 16 North or City, 36 rees ees above horizon moving above horizon moving NE
At 10.09 PM Sept 16 North or 1ty, 45 rees above horizon moving 33
At 07.01 PM Sept 17, North n d City, 33 'ee3 above horizon moving NE
At 09.03 PM Sept 17 North of city, 33 degrees above horizon moving SE
At 07.58 PM Sept 18 North or City, 35 degrees above horizon moving SE
At 06.52 PM Sept 19 North or City, 35 degrees above horizon moving NE
At 08.55 FM Sept 19 North of City, 41 degrees above horizon moving SE
At 07.49 PM Seyt 20 North of city, 36 degrees above horizon moving SE
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October 29, 1963
Dear
Reference is made to the report entitled
"Observations and Discovery you recently
sent to the
Your September 10-20, 1963
coincide with the passage of ECHo I. The ECHO
schedule for San Diego for schedule for San Diego the period the perlod September
9-20 is attached.
The book "Light and Color" by A.E. Minnaert The book "Light and Color"
regarding
illusions or optical phenomena associated with the
distortion of ECHo's flight path.
Sincerely,
MASTON M. JACKS
Major, USAF
Public Information Division
Office of Information
San Diego, carlr. g2123

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HEADQUARTERS
22D BOMSARDMENT WING
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
MARCH AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA
REPLY TO ATTN OF: DCOX
18 0CT1963
SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Objects
TO: AFSC (FTD)
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
1. The attached correspondence and report was received in the
Intelligence Division, 22nd Bombardment Wing (H) at looo hours
on 17 October l963. Due to the lapse of time since the writing
of the report and information contained in the report, no action
has been taken by this unit. It will be noted that several official has been taken by this unit. It will noted that several official -
agencies of the United States Government were agencies of the United States Government were apparently notified apparently notified
during the alleged sightings. Included was the Senior Director, during the alleged sightings. Included was the Senior Director,
Air Defense, Los Angeles Air Defense, Los nas already as already reported on this this
matter.
2. If further information is desired concerning this report an 2. If further i information is desired concerning this report an
officer can be detailed to perform an inquiry. It would appear,
however, that a more comprehensive inquiry could b however, that a more comprehensive inquiry could be performed by formed by
naval personnel assigned in the San Diego area.
3. A letter has been sent to informing him of the
dispositi is report.
P. MCKINNON 1 Atch
Colonel, USAF a/s
Deputy Commander for Operations
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HEADQUARTERS
2848th AIR BASE WING
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
NORTON AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA
ATTN OF. REPLY TO SBBF 1 Oct 1963
SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Objects
TO: Base Operations Officer
March AFB, California
1. The attached letter dealing with a report of an Unidentified
Flying Object is forwarded as a matter pertaining to your command
per Para 3b AFR 20O-2 Unidentified Flying Objects dated 20 July
1962,
20 For your mation the author has not been notified as to bean notified as to
the disposition the disposit report report.
JESSE M. GULLEITE JRSSE M. GULLEITE 1 Atch
Colonel, USAF a/s
Chief, Flight Operations Division
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UFO CEMTER
Observations and Discovery Report 2 ANTARESPED PANNS.
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U.F.O. U.F.O. "Sidunal Object
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Enclosed is course chart, figunes data heet, and first nadio neport
ET USE: 6" neflecton, Seth Thomas Marine Clock, phone, ond a
Bendix-finmy Aiviation Nagnetic Compass
Septemben, 1963
San Diego, Calif.
On Sept. 10, 1963, in Serna Mesa, Son Diego,
amateur astronomer, 23 years of age, wa casually peering into the sky,
with and without a 6 inch Parabolic Reflecting Telescope, when at 20
minutes after the hour of 10:00 (10:20 p.m. - Pacific DST) I pointed
every night that we (and many others) observed it. The object cannot be
even with my compass bearings to orientate then ( and accurate appear- even with my compass bearings to orientate then ( and accurate appear-
ance time phoned dinectly to them, at the tire my gnoup wos observing ance time phoned linectly to them, at the tire my gnoup wos observing

and I noted
the UFO making its glorious ap nance, teaning speedily across the sky
Dinecton, Ain Defense, Los Angeles, that a lange nadar station, in the
L.A. vicirity, did pick up and track the UFO. They confirmed its actual L.A. vicinity, did pick up and track the UFO. They confinmed its actual
existence, and no more.
Also, the UFO, "SOL," hovers infrequently (3-5 times) each trip
It hovers from 5 to 10-12 seconds.
The writer vitnessed the object, Sept. 10, 11, 12, and 13. The writer vitnessed the object, Sept. 10, 11, 12, and 13. The
14th and 15th were overcast, so no observations were made, 14th and 15th were overcast, so no observations were made, , although ,although
attempted (in case the object was lower than the clouds). The clouls
were at isoo feet altitude.
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prote the nea on Sept. 12. No other information about thal observation
has been received.
We ane tnying to organi ge a group of interested, nesponsible
amateur astronomers, ard other concer erned people, to attack this thing
the i.s. had no satellites six years ago ind no
plones, even now, that can maneuven like "SoL." The person that told planes, even now, that can maneuven like "SoL." The person that told
me of his six years observation is an dero-Space Scientist.
*NOTE - "SOL" was not seen upon the date of the comylelion of this upon the date of the comylelion of this
repont, Sept. 19. Ubsenvation wras mode between 10:13 and report, Sept. 19. Ubsenvation was mode between 10:13 and
10:40 p.m 10:40 p.m
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I mentioned the "flashing" on and off befone, well, the paiod of
"off, " on Lapsed timie was anywhere from 1/2 second to a full second and
evening.
less, about 20 degrees East below the Zenith. exoto oe
Mn.
Amateur Astronomen Amateur stronomen -6* -6"
P.S P.S
to soow 14 to 17 popts  oll.