PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8688147

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1964

REPORTED LOCATIONMarietta Ohio

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 12. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS
3 Mar 64 Marietta, Ohio Marietta, Ohio 0 Was Balloon
0 Probably Probably Bolloon Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 0 Possibly Balloon Possibly Balloon
Local 930-100PM KXGround-Vi sual Ground-Rodar 0 0 Was Aicraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT 04/0230Z 04/02302 AlrViswol AirViswol Air-Intercept Radar Air-Intercept Rador 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS Xx YX Was Astronomical Venus
SOURCE
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
KXNo Civilian. D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
15 Minutes Plus One S ationary
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Bright yellowish ob ject. S ationary, at l8Q deg Venus at 28o deg azimuth and setting a
azimuth. Looked at objeot through binoculars time of observation. Mag -3.7.
through bedroom window. Object did not twinkl. Case evaluated as an observation of
venus, and witness informed of this
evaluation.
ATIC PORM 329 (RPV 26 SEP 52)

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280 degrees we My mother the window
and we watched it for approximately l5 minutes then my mother
made me go after went looked again
and it disappeare nd was gone. didn't twinkle. I called
the local newspaper office and y siad perhaps it was Echo I
or II. Do you know what it ye been?
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Mariella, Ohio Mariclla, Ohio
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Hoad of UFo Investigations
WRIGHT-PATTFRSON Air FOrC Base Dayton, Ohio
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HEADQUARTERS CEAL
FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION
AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO
REPLY TO
ATTN OF: TDEW:
SUBJECT: S
1 0 MA6 1964
10: Hq USAF SAFOI-PB (Mrs Gaiser)
Wash 25 D C
l. Reference the attached observation of an u unidentified flying
object on 3 Mar 64 by
2. The object observed by Mr is Venus. Venus (mag -3.7),
at time of observation, was setting at 280 azimuth. The planet
will be visible throughout March, at night but slightly higher.
NDER
1 Atch 1.Atch
Colonel, USAF cy itn cy itn
Deputy for Technology Deputy for
and Subsystems

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March 13, 1964
Dea
This is in reply to your letter of March 5,
an unusual
object.
What you saw was Venus which at the time you
t 280o azimuth. The planet, which
has a magnitude f -3.7, will be visible throughout
March, at night and at an elevation a little higher
than at the time you observed it.
."
Inclosed is the latest Air Force Fact Sheet on Inclosed is the latest Air Force Facd Sheet on
the subject of Unidentified Flying Objects, which we
think will be of interest to you.
Sincerely,
MASTON M. JACKS
Major, USAF Major, USAP
Public Information Division
Office of Information
1 Attachment
Marietta, Ohio