Northeast India, January 1961January 1961

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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 Northeast India, January 1961 in January 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 41.

Reported location

Northeast India, January 1961

Date of incident

January 1961

State / country

? / XX

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 41

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 4

Transcribed text

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD |
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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
H Pe a 0 Was Bolloon
| Jan 61 (2) Northeast India 0 Probably Balloon
AEE wo ct, Sol SIRES a SIH
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION I. Wonwmy Powe |
j23iTe) 4 " 0) Was Aircraft
LO4 ‘ : : :
Local ae . LHGround- Vi sual 0 Ground-Rador 00 Probably Aircraf? ;
emt .90104 a Air Vi sual 0 Air-Intercept Radar oO Possibly Aircraft |
5. PHOTOS §. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomicol
QO Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
4 0 No : Civilian D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9 COURSE 0 Other eee
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10. BRIZF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING int ive guide at 2753, 1. COMMENTS pis report is apparently re-
| 86278 saw ball of light rising straight line porting additional information on a
| and burning ouvk. Another observer at 27952N, sighting previously reported to ll 27th
80l9Z saw white streak already formed in sky FAG, and not to ATIC. This report is. Od
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Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

1961 1961-01-01