PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION

4 June 1960 33.50N 144.25W (Pacific)
3. OATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

OO a 0 Ground- Vi sual O Ground- Reader
cmt__05/0635Z Air Vi auel MWir-Intercept Radar
MOTO:

Tel
O Yes

5.

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE

12. CONCLUSIONS

Probably Bolleon
Possibly Balloon

Was Aircraft
Probobly Aircroft
Possibly Aircraft

Was Astronomicel
Probably Astronomicel
Possibly Astronomicel

Other___Weather

Insufficient Dete fer Evelvetion
: 0 Unknown
no t renor ted , a : 2 A
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Two large targets picked up on radar. Evaluated as weather phenomena

One estimated to be 5 miles long and the by US Navy.
other two miles long. Targets about 2-3

miles apart. Held targets from 90 miles

ahead off starboard bow to 130 dgr

relative on starborrd side, Operator
insisted not clouds,

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CIRViS EVALUATION X COMHAWSEAFRON OCC @51113Z X NO THREAT *

SUSSEQUENT REPORTS FROM FLIGHTS THROUGH TARGET AREA INDICATE *'9
UNUSUAL RADAR TARGETS X EVALUATION ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENO", |

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AF IN : 8210 (5 Jun 60)

51,020 FEET HAD TWO LARGE UNIDENTIFIED RADAR CONTACTS IN POSITION
144-25W 35-50N AT @50635Z X ONE TARGET OF FIVE MILE DIAMETER ONE

TARGET OF TWO MILE DIAMETER X REPORTING OFFICE Rmgqummmespe/igmmaatar
X UNQUOTE. TELEPHONE DISCUSSION WIT =O teSTATES TARGETS :

2-5 MILES APART X NOT ROUND CMM BUT APPEARED APPROX 2 SHIP WIDTHS
WIDE CMM ONE 5 MILES LONG THE OTHER 2 MILES LONG ON RADAR SCOPE X

quienes st ates EMPHATICALLY NOT CLOUDS X HELD TARGETS FROM 90 |
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MILES AHEAD ON STARBOARD BOW AT FIRST CONTACT TO 150 DEGREES
RELATIVE STARBOARD SIDE RADAR LIMIT X CONTACT BEING INVESTIGATED

BY ENROUTE TRAFFIC X TENTATIVE EVALUATION WEATHER PHENOMENON

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NOTE : Advance copies delivered to CIN & OOP-CP
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