PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECCRD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
24 October 1963 24 October 1963 Cupar Fife, Scotland Cupar Fife, Seotland 0 00 Was Balloon Was Balioon
3. 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Possibly Balloon Balloon
Local Local Ground-Visual Ground-Visual Ground-Rodor a 0 Was Ancraft Was Aieraft
GMT GMT Probably Aireraft Probably Aircroft
AirVisudl AirVisuol Air-Intercept Rodor Air-Intercept Rador 0 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. 5. PHOTOS PHOTOS 5. 6. SOURCE SOURCE
Yes aYes Was Astronomical
No No 000 Probably Astronamicol Probably Astronomicol
CIVILIAN 2) CIVILIAN 2) Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OBJECTS 9. COURSE COURSE 0 Other UNIDENTIFIED UNIDENTIFIED
0 Insufficlent Data for Evaluation
Not Reported 1 Not Reported Unknown
IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Object moving in sky. Sound of a/e  heard and
witness assumed object to be an a/c, however, UNIDENTIFIED.Although duration not
aircraft also observed and now sound not included description of object and
associated with object. Object made Mifls manuevers sufficiently complete. Speed
circle in vicinity of star procyon. assumed that associated with a/c.
Therefore duration would be consistant
with flight of a/e.
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HEADQUARTERS JA
FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION
AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
REPLY TO WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FOPCE BASE, OHIO
ATTH OF: TDEW
SUBJECT: UFO Sighting (Cupar Fife, Scotland, 24 Oct 1963)
1964
TO: Hq USAF SAFOI-PB (Mrs Gaiser)
Wash 25 D C
On 24 Oct 1963 and his sister observed an unidentified
object by Cupar Fife, Scotland. The ne sighting is carried as an
unidentified and was used to illustrate report o OOOL this nature in the nature in the
brochure which your office has released to brochure which your office has released the general public. We
suggest that ou notify that we that we were unable to unabl
the object which the object whi he sighted and expres he sighted and express identify
Also, inform him that we have taken opreciation for his his report. report.
ve have taken iberty of including the rty of including the obser-
vation as part of the attached information sheet and that his sighting
was used not only as a sample of an unidentified report but was also
included because of the excellent presentation. While several included because of the excellent presentation. While several
essential factors, such as the duration and manner of disappearance,
were onitted such statements as "We thought at first it was an were onitted such statements as "We thought at first it was an
aeroplane" gives an indication of the speed and appearance that the
object presented to him. address is:
By Cupar
Fife
Scotland
FOR THE COMMANDER
Qitiar
JONCKHEERE 1 Atch
/Colonel, USAF Info Sheet
Deputy for Technology
and Subsystems

February 28, 1964
Dea
The Air Force would appreclation
to you for the excellent reoort you furnished with
respect to an unidentified sighting you witnessed on
October 24, 1963.
Although we have been unable to identify the
object we have taken the liberty of includinz taken the liberty of includinz
your observation in the your obse rvation in the brochure which the Air Force
releases to releases the the general general oublic In oublie Ir connectlon with the
Unidentified Flying Object program. Your presentation Your presentation
of this sighting was one of the most of this sighting was one of the ost complete complete of all all
the Unidentifleds or 1963, and W have so stated in
our brochure.
Sincerely,
MASTON M. JACKS
Major, USAF
Public Information Division
office of Information
1 Attachment
Fife, Scotland