PROJECT BLUE BOOK

1. DATE · TIME GROUP . LOCATION LOCATION
26 March 65 27/0123Z 50 il1 S of Albany, Hew York 50 1I S of Albany, Hew York
3. SOURCE . SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Vilitary Astrononieal (InTIOR) Astronomical (iTIOR)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
Four
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Four objects described as fire in trail formetion. Asimuth at
3- 5 Seconis appearance 330 deg at burnout, 20 degrees. Filot Uhought objocts
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION possible space debris. lebrief upon landing indicates object
Air-Visual where dhite, evenly speced. Brilliance lit up a cockpit. Dist
appeared abruptly. Duration -5 secends. Co filot had previous
7. COURSE observation of reentry to be close to the aircraft. Thought o
Falling SE disaprear at alout 45,oo0 ft.
. PHOTOS C01301T3: 1965-240,1965-1201, 1965-23 am :u1t3p1e fragn nts 0
Consos 57 were decayed on te. Gigt ing in aceardance wilh
Y.s decay or meteor. Direction does not eliminnte a decay. Duratio s
XKNo and color as well as co-pilot st tement tind towerd lieteur anal sis
. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE and observ tion i regarded es  sleer sightin. .
Yes
XNo
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous oditione ef thie form may be ueed.

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MESSAGE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED
SMBD53
SMBD053 OS PAGE I OF 4
ZCZCHQA223ZCYJX 975 OSA AFIN: 9153 (27 Mar 65) A/jJh
OSP
US ACTION: NIN-7
RR TL
PP RUEAHQ ILA INFO: XOP-1, XOPX-7, SAFOS-3
ILI DIA-1'(20)
DE RUETGF 2 27/03462 ILP
ILS
P 270345Z ZFF-4 TET
FM
FM 416BW GRIFFISS RD MP
TO RUWGALB/ADC ENT MPP
MPR
RUETDP/6AD DOW AA AA AAA AAA
RUCDSQ/AFSC WRIGHT PATTERSON AAR
GC
RUEAHQ/HQ USAF 0I
LL
RUEAHQ/SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE SS DSMG
RUCSBB/SAC
RUETAD/8AF WESTOVER
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UNCLAS E F T 0 ZIPPO 03-197. WPAFB (FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION)
HQ USAF (AFNIN) , SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE (SAFOI)
UFO. IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 200-2 THE FOLLOWING IS SUBMITTED:
A. DISCRIPTION OF OBJECT:
TT, JMkMown (1) UNKNOWN
(2) UNDETERMINED
(3) FIRE
(4) FOUR
(5) TRAIL FORMATION (5) TRAIL FORMATION
(6) NOT REPORTED
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(7) UNKNOWN
(8) NOT REPORTED
(9) NONE
B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECTS
(1) FALLING FLAMING OBJECTS
(3) ANGLE 190 DEGREES MAGNETIC HEADING
(4) UNKNOWN
F (5) DISAPPEARED AT I 195 DEGREES 195 DEGREES
(6) UNKNOWN
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION
(1) AIR-VISUAL (1AIR-VISUAL
(2) UNKNOWN
(3) B-52, 35,000 FEET, HEADING UNKNOWN, TRUE AIR SPEED
450K, DOW AFB MAINE
D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
(1) 27/01232
(2NIGHT
E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER
(1) 4230N 7346W

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F.IDENTIFYING INF ON OBSERVER
(1) NA
(2) NAME AND GRADE UNKNOWN, 397BW DOW AFB, MAINE. PILOT
OF B-52
G. WEATHER AND WINDS
(1) NOT AVAILABLE
(2) NOT AVAILABLE
(3) NOT AVAILABLE
(4) NOT AVAILABLE
(5) NOT AVAILABLE
(6) NOT AVAILABLE
(7) NOT AVAILABLE (7) NOT AV AILABLE
H. NONE KNOWN
I. NONE
J. UNKNOWN
K. CAPT ROBERT D SHULAR, 60509A, SAC CONTROLLER. THE B-52
PILOT THOUGHT THEY WERE SPACE DEBRIS OR SPACE VEHICLE
APPARATUS ON RE-ENIRY, EIGHT AIR FORCE COMMAND POST WAS
CONTACTED AND THEY REQUESTED THAT I SEND OUT THE ABOVE
REPORT. HDQS SAC C COMMAND POST CALLED BACK K AND ALSO STATED
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THIS INCIDENT ANY FURTHER AT THIS TIME BECAUSE OF MY DUTIES.
THE PILOT CAN BE CONTACTED AT DOW AFB, MAINE. THE INITIAL
SIGHTING WAS RELAYED TO WESTOVER AFB, AS SEING A BASE E CLOSE
TO THE AREA INV OLVED. /
L. NA
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MESSAGE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIFD
AFIN: 9703 (27 P-I of3
ACTION: NIN-7 TO! CYS
69
INFO: XOP-1, XO PX-7, SAFOS-3DIA-1 (20) OSA OIC
SMBD 096
VV DZA538ADA288OTFD630
V DP B283
PP RUEAHQ ILS
ILT
DE RUETDP 1 27/1150Z JM
RD RD
P 2711452 P 2711452 IP
FM 397BW DOW M2R
TO RUWGALB/ADC ENT TO RUWGALB/ADC ENT .A.A. A.A
AAA
RUCDSQ/AFSC WRIGHT PATTERSON GC
RUEAHQ/HQ USAF OI OI
RUEAHQ/HQ USAF
RUEAHQ/SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
RUCSBB/SAC
RUETAD/8AF WESTOVER
ZEN/6AD DOW
BT
UNCLAS E F T 0 ZIPPO 03-190. WPAFB (FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION)
HQ USAF (AFNIN), SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE (SAFOI)..
IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 200-2 THE FOLLOWING IS SUBMITTED. THIS REPORT
IS INTENDED TO UPDATE AND COMPLETE THE INFORMATION ORIGINALLY SUB- IS INTENDED TO UPDATE
MITTED BY 416TH BOMB MITTED BY 416TH GRIFFISS AFB, N.Y. THEIR ZIPPO 03-197 S AFB, N.Y. THEIR ZIPPO 03-197
DID 270345Z.
A. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT:
(1) FOUR CIRCULAR DOTS
(2) ABOUT THE SIZE OF A QUARTER
(3) BRIGHT WHITE

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(4) FOUR
(5) IN A LINE E ABOUT THE SAME DISTANCE APART AS THE SIZE OF EACH
(6) NONE
(7) NONE
(8) NONE
(9) NONE
B.D DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECTS
(1) BRILLIANCE OF OBJECTS LIT UP THE SKY (1) BRILLIANCE OF OBJECTS LIT UP THE SKY
(2) ANGLE 330 DEGREES MAGNETIC HEADING
(3) ANGLE 190 DEGREES MAGNETIC HEADING
(4) FALLING IN A HYPERBOLIC ARC
(5) ABRUPTLY (5)ABRUPTLY
(6) THREE TO FIVE SECONDS
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION
(1) AIR-VISUAL
(2) NONE
(3) B-52G, 58-0212, 35,000 FEET, HEADING 256 DEGREES MAGNETIC, IAS
280 KNOTS, DOW AFB MAINE.
D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
(1) 0123.5 ZULU 27 MARCH 1965
C
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(2) DARK NIGHT 411
E. LOCATION OF 03SERVERS 42-30 NORTH, 73-46 WEST. 4PPROX IMATELY 5Z
MILES SOUTH OF ALBANY, NEW YOPK.
F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OBS SERVERS
(1) NONE
(2) ROGER POORE, I LT. 397TH BOMB WING, DOW, CO PILOT.
G. WEATHER AND WINDS
(1) UNDERCAST, WIND WESTERLY APPROXIMATELY (I) UNDERCAST, WIND WESTERLY - APPR OX IMATELY 135 KNOTS 135 KNOTS
(2) NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS IS STATION STATION
(3) 30,000 .
(4) 50 MILES
()CONTINUOS )CONTINUOS BELOW AIRCRAFT
(6) NONE
(7) TEMPERATURE - NEGATIVE 54 DEGPEES
H$NONE
I. NONE
J. NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS STATION
K. 397TH BOMB WING DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION. PILOT CAPT. BERNARD ROQUE
WAS LOOKING DOWN IN COCKPIT AND NOTICED BRILLIANT LIGHT. WHEN HE
LOOKED UP THE LIGHT HAD DISSAPEARED. CO-PILOT HAD PREVIOUSLY WIT-
NESSED A ROCKET NESSED A ROCRET RE-ENTRY AND SAID THIS WAS NO! THE SAME. JSJECTS RE-ENTRY AND SAID THIS WAS NOT THE SAME. OBJECTS
SEEMED CLOSE TO THE AIRCRAFT. DISAPPEAPANCE WAS SIMULTANEOUS WHEN SEEMED CLOSE TO THE AIRCRAFT. DISAPPEAPANCE WAS SIMULTANEOUS WHEN
OBJECTS REACHED APPROX IMATELY 45,000 FEFT ALTITUDE. POSSIBLE CAUSE
OF THE SIGHTING UNKNOWN.
L. NONE
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