PROJECT BLUE BOOK

1. DATE · TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
1 December 65 01/2310Z Caracas, Venzuela
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Military 3 Possible SATELLTTE.
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS Degrees of arc Degrees of arc not stated. not stated. One minute not too brief for One minute not too brief for
Satellite report.
One One
5. LENGTH OF LENGTH OF CBSERVATION 11. BRIEP SU AND ANALYSIS ANALYSIS
Ons minute Object was size of grape fruit, pink. was size of grape fruit, pink. Appeared exactly as
6. TYPE OF TYPE OF OBSERVATION ATION normal satellite except for size and speed. Seemed to have
at least xhk three times the velocity of the EcHo's observed
Groune-Visual before. No tail or exhaust. No sound. Steady course approx
7. COURSE 50 deg above horizon. First sighted at about 350 deg az.
Disappeared at about O45 deg az behind cloud haze. Flight
15 daz 1.5 path was straight and not erratic. Exactly like a satellite. path was straight and not erratic. I Exactly like a satellite.
PHOTOS
Witness has observed Satellites in past. Possible that this
0 Yos was a Jet a/c at altitude. However, WX conditions could
No have attributed to illusion if higher speed. Possible
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE SATELLITE.
Ys
No
FORM
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE UFO.
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AFIN: 58231 (6Dec65) G/bgt Page l of
ACTION: NIN-7
INFO: XOP-1, XOPX-2 SAFOS-3, JCS/DIA-1, SMB-1 (15)
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STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AFIN: 58231 (6Dec65) Page 2 of 4
UNCLAS E F T 0 D0548 DEC 65. U F 0 REPORT. PARAGRAPHS
CORRESPOND VITH THOS OF PARA 14 AFR 200-2.
A. DESCRIPT ION OF THE 0BJECT:
(1) SPHERICAL
(2) GRAPEFRUIT
(3) PINK (3) PINK
(4) ONE (4) ONE
(5) N/A
THREE TIMES THE
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VELOCITY OF ECHO I AND ECHO II OBSERVED BY VIEWER IN
PAST.
(7) NO TAIL. NO EXHAUST
(3) NO SOUND
() NO UNUSUAL FEATURES.
B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT.
SIZE AND BRILLIANCE
SIGHTED AT ABOUT 350 DEGREES TRUE AND DISAPPEARED AT
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4) FLIGHT PATH WAS STRAIGHT AND NOT ERRACTIC. EXACLS
LIKE A SATELLITE.
(5) BEHINJ CLOUD HAZE AT 045 DEGREES TANGO.
(5) VISIBLE FOR ONE MINUTE.
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION.
(OBJECT OBSERVED GROUND-VISUAL ON CRYSTAL CLEAR NIGHT
EXCEPT FOR HAZE IN THE B45 DEGREE QUADRANT OF
OVERHEAD
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(2) NO OPTICAL AIDS USED.
C3) N/A
D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING.
(1 012310Z DEC65
(2) NIGHT
E. LOCATION OF OBSERVERS. CARACAS, VENEZUELA, SECT ION OF
CHJAD, 500
F. OBSERVER SNA,AGE
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AFIN: 58231 (6Dec65) Page14 of 4
45, 25 YEARS FLIGHT EXPERIENCE.
AGE 28. MRS WIFE OF AGE 45
TJ. WEATHER
(D) CLEAR, TEMPERATURE 75 DEGREES TM WIND CALM ON SURFACE,
WINOS ALOFT UNKNONN. PREVAILING WIND ON SURFACE
THIS TIME OF YEAR FROM D60 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS. THIS TIME OF YEAR FROM D60 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS.
(2) LOCAL (2) LOCAL WEATHER BUREAU DOES NOT HAVE ADDITIONAL WINO WEAT HER BUREAU DOES NOT HAVE ADDITIONAL WINO
DATA. DATA.
(3) CLEAR, NO CEILING. HAZE (3) CLEAR, NO CEILING. HAZE IN 045 DEGREE QUADRANT.
(5) NO CLOUD COVER. (5) NO CLOUD COVER.
(6) NO THUNDERSHOWERS.
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H. NO UNUSUAL ACTIITY.
1.NO INTERCEPT ACTION TAKEN.
J. NO AIR TRAFFIC IN THE AREA.
K. I EVALUATE T I AT
HIGH SPEED ANU LARGE SIZE MAY INVALIDATE THIS CONCLUSION.
L. NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE OR PHOTOS.
BT
NOTE: Corrects AFIN 56686 dtd 4 Dec 65.
AFHQ AN G5 FORM 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED