PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8692682

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1964

REPORTED LOCATION44 20N48 00W Atlantic

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1. DATE

10 Apr 64

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION

a. DATE TIME GROUP

Local

4h.20N 48.00W (Atlantic)
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION  ~—-

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O Ground- Vi suol

cmt 11/0155Z __11/00432Z KK Vi sual
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Py
D Yes |
KXNo _| Military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

10 Minutes

| 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

three sightings

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

O Ground-Radar

0) Air-Interceopt Radar

9. COURSE —

Sighting 1. Object at 50 deg clevation above
borizon as observed thpough sextant.
through haze. Object appeared to have 4& r
shape with tail extending behind in trailing;
position. Same color of stars. Motion oply
destinguishea object from stars.

Sighting 2. Surface vessels

Observation

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12. CONCLUSIONS

1

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Was Balloon
Probobly Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Was Aircraft
Probably Aircroft
Possibly Aircraft

Was Astronomical
Probobly Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

30 ieee

Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

Some indications of balloon obs.
with packa,e. No mention of radar

pickup on first sighting. Possitjle
balloon observation,

Sighting 3. Air radar and visual sightings. of 2 a/e. «#/C w&intuinea on rader for 5

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

minutes efter visually disappetring.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF. MESSAGE BRANCH

ESSAGE
AF IN : 46767 (11 Apr éiikfiso pg l of 2

ACTION: NIN-7

INFO : DIA-15, XOP-1, XOPX-4, SAF-0S-3 (31)

SMB E 274

ZCHQASTAZCSJAS 44

PP RUEAHQ

DE RUTTQH 4B 11/165 8Z

P 111648Z

FM COMUSFORAZ

TO RUWGALB/CINCNORAD
RUEAHQ/CSAF
RUCKHC/CINCLANTFLT
RUCSBR/CINCSAC
RUCKHC/CINCLANT
RUEAGQ/EASTAF MCGUIRE AFB NJ
RUCKDI/COMASWFORLANT NORVA
BT

1. REPORT RECEIVED FROM CAPT D. DUNLAP, USMC, PILOT OF KC IL3@F,

49795, VMGR 252, CHERRY PT, N.C. SIGHTED FLYING OBJECT AT

110045Z WHILE FLYING AT 25,880 FT ON COURSE OF a90T MAG. OBJECT
FIRST APPEARED WITH UNDERTERMINED ALTITUDE DUE TO HAZE CONDITIONS.
FROG 945 MAG. AT 1102848, OBJECT APPEARED 5@ DEGREES ABOVE

HORIZON THROUGH SEXTANT. VISUALLY OBSERVED FOR APPROX 10 MIN.
OBJECT APPEARED TO HAVE A ROUND SHAPE. A TAIL EXTENDED BEHIND

IN TRAILING POSITION. OBJECT APPEARED SAME COLOR OF STARS.
RELATIVE MOTION WAS PRIMARY FACTOR WHICH SET OBJECT APART FROM

STARS.

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STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE

AF IN : 46767 (11 Apr 64) pg 2 of 2

52-30W. ACFT AT 25200, 090 MAG. VESSELS APPEARED IN CURVING
LINE. NO APPARENT MOVEMENT, NO OUTLINES DISTINGUISHED, ONLYX
LIGHTS OBSERVEED.

5. ALSO REPORTED TWO UNIDENTIFIED AIRCRAFT WITH STEADY RED LIGHT
FLYING IN LOOSE FORMATION. SIGHTED AT 110155Z (44 20N 48-g0w)
PILOTS HEADING WAS 1@0MAG. ACFT SEEN AT TWO OCLOCK POSITION
REMAINED IN THAT POSITION ONE MINUTE. PILOT TURNED TO 115 MAG
THEN PLANES APPEARED AT 11 OCLOCK POSITION AND REMAINED IN

THAT SAME RELATIVE POSITION UNTIL VISUALLY DISAPPFARING.

RADAR SIGHTING CONTINUED FOR APPROX 5 ADDITIONAL MINUTES.

SPEED OF ACFT ESTIMATED AT APPROX 599 ANOTS, GP-4.

BT |
NOTE: ADV CY DEL TO DIA AND NIN. |
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS;

DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS,
DOD DIR. 5200.10

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