2227N 17519E (FAR EAST), August 1961August 1961

Insufficient Data

Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from 2227N 17519E (FAR EAST), August 1961 in August 1961. The full case file (5 scanned pages of witness statements, Air Force memoranda, and investigator notes) is reproduced below as held by the National Archives. The Air Force assigned this case to its broader investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena alongside ~12,600 other reports filed between 1947 and 1969. Citation: NARA Record Group 341, Microfilm Publication T1206, Roll 43.

Reported location

2227N 17519E (FAR EAST), August 1961

Date of incident

August 1961

State / country

? / XX

Page count

5 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 43

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 5

Transcribed text

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: PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
bo a Ph ton ti GR CR IR GE EER +) O Was Balloon
to fug Gl @2z2 (N Li 30 {v AC. EFT 0 Probably Balloon
RTI RE AA AOYSc SY NN) SUIT C. PORD STK TFIIB | CURD RP SST KU UAPICSRNPUI-INI UP VV FLIER SPT NELIT. SUVS PSR IL. «fSNUOE. APRITTRENS. = Fin Ar Radi0 ERIN Apv— .
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION : ld dba
: £1688 pan Vi 3 0 Was Aircraft
i ——— 0 Ground- Vi sual 0 Ground-Radar QO Probably Aircraft
CMT 06023007 OQ Air Visuol 0 Air-Intercept Radar DO Possibly Aireraft
5. "PHOTOS . SOURCE O Was Astronomical
; O Yes O Probably Astronomical
«£1 No Afra 1 dint 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE TIE DVI iii os kai \
: ‘0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
10 sec 8) O Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 2 cob jt=, 1 behind the 1. COMMENTS Insufficient data was furnished
i her a EE Erie Eales Th aoamrarn = i = 2m 4 rv INE =Te! a re 1 We ACT 111093 Avr T+ Te mene afdh? |
AVES LEH A) Gad SX (WiOEST rv SW QU Jd) Le pL J I at GO V lial COI WS LOLs dH AS Mua siple
Speed aprox © times Echo. Passed over ship that this was either a missile or mebteop.
at 537 elev, Pulsating effect tends to lead to missile
evaluation, however there was no known
launch on this date. :
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28993921

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Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

1961 1961-08-01