PROJECT BLUE BOOK

I. DATE· TIME GROUP LOCATION
8,9 June 65 ·08/2I45Z Turkey
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Military ELECTRONIC SIGNALS ELECTRONIC SIGNALS (RADAR)
4. 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS Insufficient Data Data (Visual)
One Each Time One I Each Time
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Not Reported See Case: Eight returns at about one hour intervals of blip See Case: Eight returns at about one hour intervals of blip
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION coming directly toward the radar station ani disappearing as oming directly toward the radar station and di sappearing as
Visual they reached the site. Visual observati ons reported but dat they reached the site. Visual observati ons reported but data
Ground-& Grnd-Radar Jmown Padox not clear as to the time of the sightings. May or may not hive not to thetixn of the oithtinzs
7. COURSE occured in the same direction at the same time.
SW MleNTS: Radar analysists regard the radar returns as most
8. PHOTOS likely being caused by transmitting signals, NOT regarded as a
solid object. Visual portions not clear message.
Radar Overlays Insufficient Data.
a No (Not Rec'd) ALD IEsSAcE: Visual observations similar to Satellite ECHo I and
. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE passed North of location. Not consi stant with the radar tracks.
Y.s -motin westorly.
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CN P JCNL 19C, CMAALES V. XIPBEY NAS INTOHNED DY GE,ERAL EZILSE,
GHIEF AIR DEFDISE, TAPC, THAT TIE AHLATLIOIL RADAR SITE NEAS AVARA
MAE OESTPNED SORE RADAR RETURNS PITH UEDSUAL CHARACTHEISTICS DLRING
TE NIGIT OT LO JUNE (S. IE STATED TLAT THE TRACKS VERE OF EXTRIMELS
JIGL SPEED AND THAT SOME OF THE PERSONNEL AT THE RADAR SITE IAD
VISITED THE MADAR SITE DURING THE AFTERNOON OF 9 JUNE G5 AND DIS-
=0 CUSSED THESE TRACKS VITH THE CONTROLLER WIC WAS ON D UTY DURING MOST
Classification Cancelled
for chazie
Auth regt By DOWNGRADED AT S YEAR INTER
Date/3ar DECLAESIPIMD AFTER 12 YEA!
DOD DIR 620.10
FOLLOWING IS A SUEMARY OF THE INFORMAT TION WHICH WAS RECEIVED: Classitin Can
. A. TYPE OF RADAR: FPS-S8 Auth
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E. OPERATING FREDUENOY: 1295.7MC Date
C. TRACKS ORIGINATED AT SCOPS LINIT WHICA IS APPI
NM AT INTEAVALS. OF APPROXIMATELY 1 IOUR, READING APPROXINATELY es
IEGKEES AT STEEDS UP TO SOES MPH. ON THE SOOPE TIHE TRACKS APHE
- TO ORIGINATD ETVEEN EGE DEGRRES - EE DECREES NEADINS DIRECTLY IN
TOTARD TIE STATION. VISUAL SIGITIIGS 2DN07 7ANKARA.
D. THE TEACNS BERE MEVEA TRCKED MEST OF THE RADAR SNTE D. THE TEACKS BERE TEVEA TRACKED VEST OF THE RADAR SNTE ALTICUS.
VARVAL GS ERVATIGN AIOLE DAT IT CONTIMUED IN A VECIERLY VARVAL CS ERVATIGH AICER TRAT IT CONTIMUED IN A VECI
SIGITiNs SIGITING LE SUMMARIZND AS SUMMARIZND.
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BACULLIOE TIAT HE ORDT NAS HEING BEACIAD ON RALAR.
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8 JINE 214 21452
8 JUNE Pass 22427
8 JUNE 3339 23442
D JUNE 9655 6708Z
2. REREUST YOU CORRELATE THESE OBSERVATIONS WITH KNONN ORBITING
ODJECTS TO DETERMINE WHETIER OR NOT VISUAL SIGH TIMATE
CAND IN AN EFFORT TO DETERNINE WHETIER THE RADAR WAS TRACKIAG AN
OR JUST. MALFUNCTIONING. ANY
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if known to exist, would be obtainable from Mr Gould, ext 13l. Mr Bryant feels
that a solid object isnot the cause of the returns.
The visual portion of the sighting - No conclusions can be reached as to - No conclusions can be reached as to
with the radar returns, that is if the
1 3s ea09 Aircraft are also ruled out if the reported
the visual
data would be required.
Mr. Zabetakis TDCAM
MR ZABETAKIS HAS REQUESTED HORE INFORHATION 16TON65
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