PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7822123

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1960

REPORTED LOCATIONNof Midway Island

FRAMES4

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MILITARY AIR PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
25 Aug 60 N of Midway Island Was Bailoon
00 Probably Balloon
3. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Bailoon
Locai Locai. Ground Visual GroundVisual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aicraft
Nayy.. 000 00 Probobly Aireraft
GMT_ GMT. 26/10342 26/1034Z AI AirVisuel Air-Intereept Radar Air-Intereept Rader Possibly Aircralt
5. 5. PHOTOS 3. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Y Ys 000 Probobly Astronomical
No Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3. MUMBER OF OBJECTS 5 9. COURSE 9. COURSE Other. Echo I
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insuflicient Data for Evaluation
10 min one NE Unknown
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Object with brightness of first Probably Echo I.
or better, traveling from SW to NE.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 3EP 52)
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MAVAL MESSADE
EXT 9 COPY 4R.
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YOR ROUTEO Y CHECHEN
DATE AGAC/
26 400 60 1356Z/26 AUG 60 DCLAN
PRECECENCE
3190 2513317 AJG 60 (ACT) (INFC)
(O-TE/TINE GROUP (GCT)) OFLASH
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FROM: USS HIGBEE TMWZDATE
AICNIY
ROUTINE 000
TO: COMSEVENT /5TH AF JAPAN// OLPEAREO
CNO//CINCPACFLT//USAF PACIFIC/ACOMDESFLCT 1, RON 3//
INFO:
COMDESDIV-32//COMNAVFORJAPAN//
UFO. SIGHTED UNIDENTIFIEN FLYING CBCENT BEARING 33D DEGREES
TRUE
APPEARED AS FIRST MABNITUTE BTAS MOVING ON ESTIMATED COURSE OF
CBJECT
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POSSIBLE COMMUNICATIONS BALLOON CF SATELITE.
Classification Cancelied
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ADVANCE COPIES ADVANCE COPIE DELIVERED
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ANPD/CINCPACFLT ANPD/CINCPACFLT .....
MAPAA/COMUSJAPAN FUCHU MAPAA/COMUSJAPAN FUCHU
ILAMC/COMUSKOREA SEOUL MLAMC/COMUSKOREA SEOUL ...
PLAGFL/COMUSTDC TAIPEI LAGFL/COMUSTDC TAIPEI
MEDSCVATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB IDSOVATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO OHIO
EATC/ATIC DET FOUR TOKYO
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UNCLAS " CIRVIS REPORT * NAVY 4 43207 SIGHTED BRIGHT OBJECT AT
2S1234Z TRAVELING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST X POSITION
35-55N 17S-DCW X OBJECT SIGHTED 1 DEGREE ABOVE NORTH
TTAR AND TRACKED UNTIL 261044Z X DISAPPIARED 15 DEGREES STAR ARD 1 TRACKED UNTIL 4Z X DISAPPEARED 15 DEGREES
ABOVE HORIZON X OBJECT ABOVE HORIZON I X OBJECT BRIGHTNESS OF A FIRST MAGNITUDE BRIGHTNESS FIRST MAGNITUDE -
STAR OR BETTER (
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CFN 43257 251034Z 35-55N 176-63N 1 2512442 15 CFN 1 43257 2510342 35-55N 176-22W 1 2612442 15
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