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Case FileNARA NAID 28989116 · T1206 Roll 40

Project Blue Book Case File

W of Azores Islands, September 1960September 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 W of Azores Islands, September 1960 in September 1960. The full case file (2 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

W of Azores Islands, September 1960

Date of incident

September 1960

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 40

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 2
Transcribed text
PROJECT 10973 RECORD CARD
MILITARY AIR

1. DATE
17 Sep 60

2. LOCATION
L of Los Anges Islands

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local
GMT 17/03312

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

5. PHOTOS
Yes
No

6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
not given

8. SOURCE
Barrier / Commander

9. COURSE
descending

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Incandescent ball falling straight down and burning. Lighted whole sky leaving white trail approx 5 wide with white lines at shock wave approx 5 wide with white lines at shock wave. Center of trail full of burning debris.

12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

11. COMMENTS
Object has all the characteristics of a large meteor.
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28989116

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