PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9738998

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1964

REPORTED LOCATIONGainsville Fla

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
D Was Balloon /
26 Jan 64 Gainsvills, Fla 00 Probably Boiloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Sx Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT Air-Visual Air-Intarcapt Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yas 000 Probably Astronomical
No civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERYATION OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other_
000 Insufficient Data for Evqluation
1O minutes one Unknown
one SW SW
IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS COMMENTS
Yellow-orange light in flight to SW. Sky Possible a/c sighting. Flight char-
overcast and only objects visible were moon acteristics consistant with this
and UFo. Believed to be too high for a/c. enalysis.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO
REPLY TO
ATTH OEE TDEW
SUBJECT: UFO Sighting (7o miles West of Jacksonville, Florida)
re: He USAF SAFOI-PB (Mrs Gaiser)
Wash 25 D C
The following information is provided t assist you in a reply
to Mr University of Florida,
Gainesville, Florida. Our records indicate no previo correspondence
from Mr
2. The cbject reported had a southwesterly component ruling out all
known satellites. The duration of ten minutes is not excessive for an
aircraft at high altitude, particularly since he has indicated that it
crossed the zenith. There are no high altitude air routes over There are no high altitude air routes over
Cainesville heading Cainesville heading southwest. If the object were an aircreft it would
not be on a regular not be on a regular schedule. However, this does not rule out aircraft schedule. However, this does not rule out aircraft
as the most likely cause of his sighting. likely cause of his sighting.
FOR NDER
Gunte Capr
ONCKHEERE 1 Atch 1 Atch
Colonel, USAF Colonel, USAF cy Ltr
Deputy for Technology Technology
and Subsystems

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minutes) is excesslv your sighting (ten
altitude, partioularly since you indicate for an alroraft " at high at high
crossed the zenith. If the ndicate that it
was not on a regular oject ject was an alroraft, it
rule out alroraft as rule out alroraft schedule. However, this does not doe3
as the most likely cause likely cause of not
sighting. your
Ineloaed is a brochure concerning the Air Force
program on Unidentified Flying
of interest to o you. which may be
Thank you you for
Air Force. Air Force. this observation to the
Sincerely,
MASTON M. JACK3
Major, USAP.
Public Information Division
1 Attachment office of Information
Unlversity of Florida
Cainesville, Florida