52 25N32 40W ATLANTIC unidentified aerial event — July 1961

On or during July 1961, at or near 52 25N32 40W ATLANTIC, the source reports the following sequence: BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Object observed visual for 15 min, high speed slow stop low level, blew up and disintegrated. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION INCOMING MESSAGE ARC IN: 12399 (2 AUG 61) C/ALC ACTION: CTL-IT SAFLS INFO : COP-2, COP-CP-1 (24) PRIORITY FOR MCGUIRE AFB NY TO CCS WASHDC ADC WASHDC ONE NINE COLO ATTN: CAPT HANCOCK FLD NY INFO: ADC WASHDC INFO RPT NYOIN RPT NYOIN THREE THREE SEVEN ZERO PD FOR AICIN AND SAFIS RPT SAFIS PD SUBJ CLN UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS PD UFO RPT UFO PD AIRLINE PILOT FLIGHT NR RPT BKA RPT BKA FWA FIVE ZERO BRDAG AND WORLD AIRWAYS SHANNON TO GANDER TO MCGUIRE PD ONE OBJECT THAT APPEARED TO BE A ROCKET CONE REENTERING THE ATMOSPJHRE FROM A HIGH AZIMUTH ON A PARABOLIC CURVE ENDING UP IN ALMOST VERTICAL DESCENT C/M HEADING ABOUT ONE ONE ZERO DEG CMM HIGH TEMPERATURE BLUE DASH WHITE LIGHT CMM EXTREMELY BRIGHT FOR ABOUT ONE ZERO SECONDS PD OBJECT THEN EMITTED A LONG TAIL 35" BRIGHT RED ORANGE VISIBLE FLAMES FOR ABOUT TWO SECONDS BEFORE IT EXPLODED LIKE A SKYROCKET PD NO SOUND WAS HEARD PD VISIBLE TO NAKED EYE DURING NIGHTTIME PD THE OBJECT WAS NOT LIKE A METEORITE OR WHICH THE CJSERVER HAS SEEN FREQUENTLY PD THE OBJECT APPEARED LARGER THAN A BASKETBALL AFHO FORM 0-309a The image contains a report document page from Project Blue Book.