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Project Blue Book: Ramstein Air Force Base UFO Encounter, March twenty‑six, nineteen sixty‑two. This is a record from the United States Air Force, Project Blue Book, documenting an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed at Ramstein Air Base in Germany. The file is hosted on the Black Vault archive at theblackvault.com. The document was released to the public on August seventh, twenty twenty‑four. It was made available through a Freedom of Information Act request, case number not disclosed, and declassified by the United States Air Force, Office of Information. The PDF can be accessed at documents2.theblackvault.com/documents/projectbluebook/ProjectBlueBook‑Ramstein‑03‑26‑1962.pdf. Now, the text of the record card: PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD PAGE ONE OF THREE LOCATION Ramstein Air Base, Germany TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground visual source NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1 GROUND VISUAL SOURCE Observer: Ground radar operator, designation “C” INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION Unconfirmed DESCRIPTION: APPEARED LIKE VERY FAST A CFT. FIRST OBSERVED AT ONE O’CLOCK POSITION. FLASHES OF VERTICAL LIGHT. OBJECT APPROACHED FROM THE WEST TO TWO O’CLOCK POSITION, THEN DISAPPEARED. THE OBJECT RECEDED THROUGH THREE TO FIVE O’CLOCK POSITION. THE OBJECT WAS OF ONE DASH, THREE‑DASH, COLOR‑CODED. DETAILS: THE OBJECT WAS SEEN AT APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED FIFTY KILOMETERS ALTITUDE, MOVING AT HIGH SPEED. THE WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE OBJECT MADE A QUICK TURN TO THE SOUTH‑WEST, THEN ACCELERATED. THE OBJECT DISPLAYED A SERIES OF FLASHING LIGHTS, EACH FLASH OCCURRING AT INTERVALS OF ONE TO TWO SECONDS. THE OBJECT DISAPPEARED FROM VIEW AFTER AN ESTIMATED DURATION OF THREE MINUTES. NOTE: THE OBSERVER WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE OBJECT’S SHAPE OR SIZE. NO RADAR CONTACT WAS CONFIRMED. END OF RECORD CARD. The Black Vault entry provides the following contextual statement: On March twenty‑six, nineteen sixty‑two, at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, a significant UFO sighting was reported. The observation involved one witness. This is what the public record looks like at its most ordinary. storyflo.com https://www.theblackvault.com/documentarchive/project-blue-book-ramstein-air-force-base-ufo-encounter-march-26-1962-unidentified/

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This material entered the public record through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process.

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Project Blue Book: Ramstein Air Force Base UFO Encounter, March 26, 1962 (Unidentified)

JUN 21 · 2026Narrated by daily-declassified-project-blue-book-ramstein-air-force-base-ufo-encounter-ma3 minLast updated June 21, 2026

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Project Blue Book: Ramstein Air Force Base UFO Encounter, March twenty‑six, nineteen sixty‑two. This is a record from the United States Air Force, Project Blue Book, documenting an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed at Ramstein Air Base in Germany. com. The document was released to the public on August seventh, twenty twenty‑four.

Date: JUN 21 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)

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What was Project Blue Book: Ramstein Air Force Base UFO Encounter, March 26, 1962 (Unidentified) about?: Project Blue Book: Ramstein Air Force Base UFO Encounter, March twenty‑six, nineteen sixty‑two. This is a record from the United States Air Force, Project Blue Book, documenting an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed at Ramstein Air Base in Germany. com. The document was released to the public on August seventh, twenty twenty‑four.
Why was this case declassified?: This material entered the public record through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. Storyflo narrates it directly from the public release.

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