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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8638289

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1961

REPORTED LOCATION47N173W North Pacific

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION

12. CONCLUSIONS

0 Wes Balloon
22 Feb 61 47N 173W (North Pacific) * |0 Probobly Bolloon
vivebies yg 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION = ee
1945 , 0 Was Aircroft
Local 0 Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Roder O Probobly Aircroft
GMT & Air Vi sual © Air-Intercept Redar O Possibly Aircroft
5. ‘PHOTOS O Was Astronomical
0 Yes 0 Probebly Astronomicel
@ Ne © Possibly Astronomicel

7. LENGTM OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE % Other_Satellite
: a Dete fer Evaluation
5 min and 12 min 1 W-E abl

10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Two reports received. 1. COMMENTS Duration of sighting is ‘char-

All that was reported was that objt was acteristic of a satellite such as Echo ].
sighted. Length of observation and course
were given.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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CIRVIS REPORT
FROM NAVY 43212

UFO ROSE IN WEST AT 27452 OVERHEAD AT 375DZ EZASTERLY HEADING

VISUAL SIGHTING
A/C POSIT 47N 17350
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE

| INCOMING
AF IN: 27004 (23 Feb 61) PE/see
ACTION: CIN-14 ©
INFO : OOP-CP-1, OOP-2, SAFS-3 (21)
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FM COMHAWSEAFRON OCC

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RJEZHQ/COFS USAF WASHDC
RUHPFS/CINCUSARPAC FT. SHAFTER

RBHPB/C INCPACFLT

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FM COMBARPAC

TO COMHAWSEAFRON

COMHAWSEAFRON OCC | | /
COMALSEAFRON

INFO CINCPAC

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UNCLAS,

CIRVIS AMPLIFYING REPORT

NAVY 435212

UFO DISAPPEARED 9757Z ALTITUDE 870 DEGREES A/© POSIT 48-18N 171-48W
3T NOTE +: Advance copy delivered to CIN 231010Z Feb 61

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FM HAW AIR DEF DIV WHEELER AFB OAHU HAAATI
TO. RJHPKM/CINCPACAF HICKAM AFB HAWAII
RBHPQ/COMHAWSEAFRON PEARL HARBOR HAWAIT
INFO RJEZHQ/COFS USAF WASHINGTON DC
RJWFALB/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLORADO a
RBHPA/CINCPAC CAMP H M SMITH HAWATI

RUHPFS/CINCUSARPAC FT SHAFTER HAWAII
RBHPB/CINCPACFLT PEARL HARBOR HAWAII
RJAPAZ/COMUSJAPAN FUCHU AS JAQAN
RUAMCR/COMUSKOREA SEOUL KOREA

AF GRNC

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EUNCLAS-CIRVIS-N-143212-WV-2-POSITION 47:00N 173: 00W
AT 23/0745Z REPORTED SIGHTING ANOBJECT PRESUMED

TO BE A SATELLITE, APPEARING FROM THE WEST, MOVING
EASTWARD, PASSING OVERHEAD. OBJECT IN SIGHT ABOUT

5 MIN. |

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25/8852Z .

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