PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6779060

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1953

REPORTED LOCATION22 30N158W Pacific

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1. DATE . TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION

17 Dee 53 17/1740z 22.30N 158w (Pacific)
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
MILITARY POSSIBLE Afc

4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
FIVE SEPERATE

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION.
Radar 4 min period

11. BRIEF SUMMARY ANO ANALYSIS

5 blips on radar, obj snot observed visually, objs entered

screen from NW, flight to E. Alt of objs 1500-2500 ft, est
speed 2,000 knots.

6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

O Yes
0 Ne

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CC'D2 AIR WEA SV MATS USAF YASHDC “ASSIFIED APTER )SNTERVALS,
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UFOBe SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED OBJS, ELLIPTICAL SHAPE, APPEARED

TO BE SAME SIZE AS WB29e 5 OBJS APPEARED SEPARATELY ON APQ15 RADAR
SCREEN OVER PERIOD OF 4 MINUTESe OBJS ENTD SCREEN FR NORTHWEST
QUADRANTe DIR OF TVL WAS WEST TO EAST, SPEED APRY¥ 2239 KNOTSe OBJS
LEFT TRAIL, GIVING COMET“LIXE APPEARANCEe ALT OF OBJS BETWEEN 1599
AND 2599 FEETe SIGHTING AIRCRAFT WAS AIR FORCE WB29 NUMBER 4169,
ALT 1533 FEET, HEADING 362 DEGREES, SPEED 169 MPH3 HOME STA HICKAMes
TIME OF SIGHTING 171749Z. PSN OF AIRCRAFT 22-59 DEGREES NORTH,

15S DEGREES WESTe SIGHTING MADE BY NAV, CAPTAIN PAUL COSCARELLT.
WA CLOUDY, WIND 239 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS, HIGH ALTO STRATUS,

VISIDILITY GOOD ° ,
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