PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8630315

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONMidway Island Pacific

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

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28 gan 61 Midway Island (Pacific) D Probebly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION — Jo Pesemy Sereen
>, Sa ee 0D Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Reder O Wos Aircraft
QO Probobly Aircroft
cmt__281720Z__ 20Z — 2% Air Vi sual D Air-Intercept Rader | Possibly Aircraft
5. ‘PHOTOS » SOUF 0 Was Astronomical
O Yes O Probebly Astronomical
XXNo Milite 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE ie: UD setter anmmnemea ttn memantine,
BD insufficient Dete for Evaluction
0O Unknown

10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Blue-white object with |). COMMENTSAlthough the description and
short bright tail. Object about 20° above the | flight path of the object is character-
horizon proceeding left to right. Estimated istic of a meteor, there is insufficient
extremely high. data on which to form a valid conclusiog.

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TO RJHPKM/CINCPACAF HICKAM
RBHPQ/COMHAWSEAFRON
REHPHH/COMHAWSEAFRON OCC
RJHPKA/ADCC WHEELER AFB
RBWPPG/COMWESTSEAFRON

INFO RJEZHG/COFS USAF WVASHDC
RUWFALB/CINCNORAD
REHPA/CINCPAC
QUNBFS/CINCUSARPAC FT SHAFTER
RBHPB/CINCPACFLT , | aa
RJAPAA/COMUSJAPAN FUCHU |

RUAMC/COMUSKOREA SEOUL

QUAGFL/COMUSTDC TAIPEI
RJEDSQ/ATIC WRIGHT@PATTERSON AFB ——~

RJAPAA/ATIC DET FOUR TOKYO

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RBEPW/SECNAV / |
RBHPY/CTU 92.1.1
NAVY SRNC

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SRIGHT TAIL CLEARLY VISIBLE RIGHT AHEAD, BEAARING 1521 FROM MDY,
DIST UNKNOWN, TIME 281720Z~ OBJECT ABOUT 29 DEGREES ABOVE
THE HORIZON PROCEEDING LET TO RIGHT ON EST CUS 242 DECREES

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RUHPFS/CINCUSARPAC FT SHAFTER
RBHPB/CINCPACFLT
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CIRVIS EVALUATION 2321132. NO FURTHER INFO. NO THREAT

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