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UFO case file · UFO-31875

25N12533W And NEVandengerg AFBCalif reported light point observation — December 1961

CE11961-12-01

25N12533W And NEVandengerg AFBCalif

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Case description

Observed for 5 mins. 2 Cavis report of flaming obj observed falling as fast and disappearing into cloud. The image appears to be a text-only document from Project Blue Book, an Air Force program that investigated unidentified flying objects (UFOs) in the 1950s and 1960s. FAILING FLAMING OBJECT AF TIN : 22982 (4 DEC 61) VERY BRIGHT LIGHT (2) 45 DEG ELEV, 25 DEG LEFT OF ACFT (3) 30 DEG ELEV, 35 DEG LEFT OF ACFT (4) DESCENDING (5) FLARED UP AND DISINTEGRATED INTO APPROX FOUR PIECES RAPIDLY FADED OUT (6) FIVE SECONDS. SIGHTED FROM 2 TO 4 SECONDS AT 26000 FT DISSAPEARED INT AT 20000 FT. SIGHTED FROM 2 TO 4 SECONDS AT 26000 FT DISAPPEAR IN CLOUDS AT 20000 FT.

Recorded details

Local time
2600
Craft description
Point of Light
Coordinate precision
LOCALITY
Date precision
MONTH_ONLY

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