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Case FileNARA NAID 28995497 · T1206 Roll 44

Project Blue Book Case File

Cassville, WisconsinNovember 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 Cassville, Wisconsin in November 1961. The full case file (4 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

Cassville, Wisconsin

Date of incident

November 1961

State / country

WI / US

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 44

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 4
Transcribed text
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; x ; PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD i
1 I. DATE phd 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
3 ad : J Ree LF fg REC : O Was Balloon
: 9 Nov 61 Cassville, Wisconsin 0 Probobly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0. Possibly Balloon
i 1 8Ae i : 0 Was Aircraft
1 | By] GHIRSRAELY Ko, hs VR Re Sal Se Ot ZB Ground-Visual 0 Ground-Rodar 0 Probebly Alresett
1 SY. 00paRe co 0 Air Visuol O Air-Intercept Radar |D Possibly Aircraft
J 5. PHOTOS . SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
i O Yes O Probably Astronomical
o * 0 Neo Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
4 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE oO 81] SE Se EA oR eh -R
: BX Insufficient Dota for Evoivation
k NRA ge 0 Unknown
3 RPC may 1 varied ;
i 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHY' ~-~c-xet shzped 0DJG wenl 11. COMMENTS Letter was written to this vitngss
E SB for 15 min, changed course to NW for 10 min, |requesting additional info, but noc rsoly
4 Jthen N for 20 min. 5tczped and remained motion-|was received. Info provided by witne:zsz in
1 less for 20 min. Bean cf light pivoted around hiz letter must not be attended tco :2h F2lr
4 objt while motionless, Gave off sparks. Glowed.|if zis assignment of a speed of 20C0 ==h
E to 2 conventional a/c is any yardstick.
: This case is classed insufficient datz,
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E ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP $2)
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