PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8229640

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1960

REPORTED LOCATIONNof Midway Island

FRAMES3

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MILTTARY AIR PROJECT 10073 CORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
17 Sep 60 N of Mdway Islend Wos Balloon
00 Prabably Bolioon
TYPE OF O3SERVATION Possibly Balloon
3.
Ground-Visual D Ground-Rader a Was Aicraft
Local a Probably Aireraft
GMT. 18/10152 0 Ain-Visual Air-Intercept Rador Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 8. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes OYes D00 00 Probubly Astronomical Probubly Astronomical
X0 No Military Possibly Astronomieal Possibly Astronomieol
7. LENGTH 3. 3. 9. 9. COURSE COURSE Other Poss misaile misaile
7. LENGTH OF CBSERYATION OF CBSERVATION 800 Insulficient Data for Evaluation Insulficient Data for valuation
20-30 sec E Unknowm Unknow
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O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Elliptical shaped object, ,size of size of football with Possibly missile. Duration of sighting Possibly missile. Duration of sighting
tail length of body. of body. Bright , Bright crange crange color. and appearance of object indicate missil
Horizontal tra,jectory. Disappeared on horizon. Horizontal tra,jectory. Disappeared on horizon. in known in kmown missile missile range area. renge area.
Speed slower than Speed slower than average meteor. Appeared at
34140 azinuth. Last s azinuth. Last een at 19 elev en at 19^ elev
cn 100 azimuth with horizontal trejectory witl
course of 100.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 327 52)
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CZCSQA623ZCJY3071-60
1930 SEP 18 13 34
YY RJEDSQ
DE RBHPF 348
ZNR TELEPHONED
Y 1812457 tO 7222
NO. 21222
FM COMBARPAC TIMF 1 933
Uate
TO RJHPKM/CINCPACAF TO RJHPKM/CINCPACAF Wy:
RBHPO/COMHANSEAFRON 2
RBHPHH/COMHANSEAFRON OCC RBHPHH/COMHAUSEAFRON OCC 12 12
Y 4
RJHPKA/ADCC WHEELER AFB N
RBNPPG/COMWESTSEAFRON f 4 J
RBKAC/COMALSEAFRON RBKAC/COMALSEAFPON
INFO RBEPC/COFS USAF ' WashDO
RJNFALB/CINCNORAD
RBHPA/CINCPAC
RUHPB/CINCUS APPAC
RBHPB/CINCPACFLT
RJAPAA/COMUSJAP
RUAMC/COMUSKORE A
RUAGFL/COMUSTDC TAIPEI
RJEDSO/ATIC WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB
PUAPFD/ATIC DET FOUR TOKYO
NAVY GRNC

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BT
UNCLAS CIRVIS X
N43193 X 181@15Z X P POSIT 35-2EN 176-18N X 7200 FEET X CUS 014
LEG TRUE X ONE UFO 1 WITH TAIL LENGTH
OF BODY X BRIGHT ORANGE COLOR X INITIAL. SIGHTING 5 LECPEES ABOVE
OFF PORT BON X HORIZONTAL TRAJECTOPY ON APPARENT
CUS 108 L DEGPEES TRUE X SICHTED FOF 20 TO 30 SECONES BEFORE DISAPPEARING
ON HORIZON 5 DEGREES OFF STBD BOW X SPEED SLONER THAN AVERAGE METEOS
X SIGHTED VISUALLY BY PILOT INEER WEATHER CLEAR WITH LOV CLOUDS
ON HORIZON MITED ITED
BT
CFN N43193 181015Z 35-22N 176-180 35-20N 176-180 7330 074 5 30 100 20 30 5
18/12452 18/12432
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