PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7443147

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1969

REPORTED LOCATIONNear Hanksville Utah

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
25/2200 MDT
25 Sep 69 26/0400 Z Near Hanksville, Utah
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Other (MISSILE/ATHENA)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
Cne_(1)
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
60 seconds See case file.
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual
7. COURSE
SW
8. PHOTOS 8. PHOTOS
Yes
30 No
PHYSICAL PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yas 0 Yos
No
FORH
FTD TTD SEP63 0-329 (TDE) Prevlous editiona of this form may be used.

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80 SEP 969
TDPT (U7O)
fakewood, Colorado 8o215
The stimulus of your UFO sighting has been identified as an
Athena rocket launch from the Green River Test Site. The
rocket ; was launched at 2154 MDT on 25 Sep 69 and was in
con,junction with the Air Porce ballistic re-entry study.
The impact point of the rocket was the White Sands, New
Mexico Test Range thams reporting your sighting to
the Air Force.
HECTOR QUIMTANILLA, Jr, Lt Col, USAF
Chiar, Chiar, Aerial Aerial Fhenomena Fhenomena Ofrice ofrice
Aerospace Technologies Aerosrace Technologies Division
Production Directorate Production Directorate
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O O (2) () NONE HONE
O O (5) VAPOX (5) VAPOA TRAIL TRAIL
(7) TRAIL O
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PAUL 2 RO.IFNAOI78 DICLAS
(O) LIGHT WAVENED AS IT GAIMLN ALTITUDE AND TOOK OFE IN
ANOTER GIRECTION.

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(O) LIOHI WAVERED AS IL GAINLD ALTITUDE AND TOOX OFF IN
0 AGOTIOR DIRECTION.
O N. DISCRIPTION OF COURSL OF DUJECT:
(1) BRILLIANT MOVING UBUECT LARGER THAN A SYAR.
O (2) 30 O.OREE A AlISLE FROM ONSERVATIOM POI.T.
131 LORECS IN SN DIRECTION
Q (4) D-IDGT GLARE WIYH MAVERING LIGHT AT  IGHER ELEVATION.
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C. RANNER OF OUSERVATION:
(1) GROUND VISUAL-
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(3) NOT APPLICABLE (S) MOT APPLICALLE
O O. TIAC ALD DATE OF SIGHTING: U. TIAE ALD DATE OF SIGITING: C
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C. LOCATION! ROUTE US E. 5 MILES SEST OF. C. LOCATION? ROUTE US E. 5 MALES SEST OF. H HANKSVILLE, UTAH.
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Sepet 69
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