SW of Stuttgart, Germany, January 1961January 1961

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Summary

On January 3, 1961, southwest of Stuttgart, Germany, a military observer reported an unidentified flying object. The object was rectangular and reflected bright orange-yellow color. It came from a round-shaped object beneath it far enough to plainly discern separation. A faint high-pitched whistle was heard before the object reached zenith and then died out after passage. The sighting lasted three minutes. Size was unknown but much larger than stars. The object was observed from the ground aided by optical instruments between 1740 and 1743 hours. The object moved in a straight flight path and disappeared as it climbed. Air Force evaluation is unknown.

Reported location

SW of Stuttgart, Germany, January 1961

Date of incident

January 1961

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 41

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS
3 Jan 61 | SW of Stuttgart, Germany | [] Was Balloon
 | | [X] Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | [] Possibly Balloon
0317402 Jan 61 | [X] Ground-Visual | [] Was Aircraft
GMT 0317402 Jan 61 | [] Ground-Radar | [X] Probably Aircraft
 | [] Air-Visual | [] Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS | [] Air-Intercept Radar | [] Was Astronomical
[] Yes | | [] Probably Astronomical
[X] No | 6. SOURCE | [] Possibly Astronomical
 | Military | [] Other_
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | | [] Insufficient Data for Evaluation
3 min | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE | [] Unknown
 | 2 | SW-NE |
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Top unit was rectangular | 11. COMMENTS: Witness attempted to indicate
and reflected a bright orange-yellow color. Similar to a rocket exhaust that was coming from a round shaped object beneath it far enough to plainly discern the separation. Faint high pitched whistle heard before object reached Zenith and then died out after passage. Size not known, but was much larger than stars. Sighting lasted 3 min, yet only one report was ever made. The information is very limited and general, precluding a valid conclusion.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52)

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