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Case FileNARA NAID 28989924 · T1206 Roll 40

Project Blue Book Case File

Hickam AFB, HawaiiOctober 1960

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Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from Hickam AFB, Hawaii in October 1960. 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 40.

Reported location

Hickam AFB, Hawaii

Date of incident

October 1960

State / country

HI / US

Page count

5 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 40

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 5
Transcribed text
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_~spapppliiin. PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS :
Fo fr Ar V0 NE 17 a penal CSG DS 0 Wos Balloon
Ce = Cet 00 dlckam Arp, navaldl 0 Probably Bolloon
2. DATE-TIME GROUP SRA Te Ted Bwleon
’" grisii
SE ee I? Grownd- Visual O Ground-Rodar GQ Vas Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
. RICE] 7.3 1 Possibly Aircroft
OE a sic china 21 Aie-Visuel [3 Air-lntarcopt Radar — v ry
5. PHOTOS Rel SOURCE = oes nes mes sr ee ee A sn emT eal ;
OC Yes Re t{ Probably Astronomical Lobe on
g bo Hs? 2 PAALICATY 0 Possibly Astronomical t
7. LENGTH OF O355RVATION 8. NUMDER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE a dV GRE RS Ne |
: 0 Insufficient Dota for Cvaluation
5 sec one S8E 0 Unknown
10, BRIEF SUMMA2Y OF SIGHTING “11. commENTs
IER isa . 4 > g's uw 7 5 5 ; . t 3 : 4 :
Bluish-white ball with tail, 1/3 size of moon. |Description 1s typical of a meteor.
Lppeared first as a comet and then increased
sharply in size. Intensity of glow increased
from initial sighting to end. Appeared to give
almost e flash effect after first sighting and
appeared to burn out.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28989924

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