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Case FileNARA NAID 28986770 · T1206 Roll 38

Project Blue Book Case File

E of Hawaiian Islands, May 1960May 1960

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 E of Hawaiian Islands, May 1960 in May 1960. 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 38.

Reported location

E of Hawaiian Islands, May 1960

Date of incident

May 1960

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 38

Original case file scans

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

1. DATE
1 May 60

2. LOCATION
E of Hawaiian Islands

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local [blank]
GMT 0209032 May 60

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

5. PHOTOS
Yes
No

6. SOURCE
Military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
Not given

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

9. COURSE
ascending then descending

12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Other: Green Flare, Insufficient Data for Evaluation, Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Green flare arose through over cast up to 8000 feet 100 yards in front of a/c. Flare went out upon descent.

11. COMMENTS
Due to limited information, only conclusion to be drawn is that it was a flare. Origin of flare not determined.
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28986770

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