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Case FileNARA NAID 28995502 · T1206 Roll 44

Project Blue Book Case File

44.21 N 128.01 W, November 1961November 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 44.21 N 128.01 W, November 1961 in November 1961. The full case file (3 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 44.

Reported location

44.21 N 128.01 W, November 1961

Date of incident

November 1961

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 44

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3
Transcribed text
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
10 November 1961

2. LOCATION
44.21 N 128.01 W

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local ___________
GMT 11/0603Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual __ Ground-Radar __
Air Visual __ Air-Intercept Radar __

5. PHOTOS
Yes __ No __

6. SOURCE

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
5 seconds

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

9. COURSE
SE

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Large orange and white object breaking up and trailing flame and debris. In sight 5 seconds, object heading 130 degrees toward horizon from 35 degrees elevation at high speed.

11. COMMENTS
No reentries this date. Duration consistent with bolide observation and case evaluated as astronomical sighting of meteor.

12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon __
Probably Balloon __
Possibly Balloon __
Was Aircraft __
Probably Aircraft __
Possibly Aircraft __
Was Astronomical Meteor __
Probably Astronomical __
Possibly Astronomical __
Other __
Insufficient Data for Evaluation __
Unknown __
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28995502

Connected across the archive

Organizations

CIN-17PROJECT 10073

Places

44.21 N 128.01 W

Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

10 November 196111 Nov 6119611961-11-01

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