Fremont, CaliforniaAugust 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 Fremont, California 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

Fremont, California

Date of incident

August 1961

State / country

CA / US

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

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD |
LAS { Sab |
\. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS | :
29 Aug 61 Fremont, California 5 Probably Belleon |
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION ERY ey |
wea i ERR XR Ground-Visuel O Ground-Radar Probably Alverehs |
OMT a PORE ih 0 AirVieal O Air-Intercopt Radar | DO Possibly Aircraft |
5. PHOTOS . O Was Astronomical
Q Yes O Probably Astronomicel |
ONe Civilian O Possibly Astronomical |
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0 IN cid itiininiioiommotion
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation |
0 Unknown
5 min 1 S " |
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTINGROund objt, size of 1. COMMENTS Ob jt was reported to have a red|
grapefruit, pink, white, solid bronze. Red light on top and green light on bottom,
light on top, detached green light on bottom |making circular right turns. Reporting |
TB interference. Circular flight pattern. official states that a right hand holding |
+ |pattern is located in vicinity of witnessg¢s,
| | adding that there were 3 a/c in this patt4rn
Position of lights as reported by witness|
was probably due to a/c. |
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26-8RP 32)
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ho i A ASA 5 Sl i SARAH ee a id iv CRC ECVE REE, try SN
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28994246

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Places

California Fremont, CA

Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

1961 1961-08-01