PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8299893

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1961

REPORTED LOCATION24 53N150 22W PACIFIC

FRAMES2

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THHMTRASIO
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
24.53N 150.22W PACIFIC) Was Balloon
18 Aug 61 Probably Balleon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aireraft
000 Probably Aireraft
GMT_ 18/1600Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aireraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE Was Astronomical
Ys 000 Probably Astronomicel
No Civilian Possibly Astronomieel
.LENOTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE PEX OtherProb Missile
00 Insufficient Data fer Eveluetion
S Unknowm
5 min 1
10. srier suMMArY oF siGHTINe Vapor trail fm horizon tqIl. coMMeNTsDescription conforms to I 10. Brier suMMAry oF siGnTiNo Vapor trail fm horizon tqIl. coMMeNTsDescription conforms to missile
horizon. Probable missile. Low altitude vapor horizon. Probable missile. Low altitude vapor observation. Location in path of expected observation. Location in path of expected
trail moved Southerly over vessel and s trail moved Southerly over vessel and spread spread down range flight fm Vandenberg. Launch down range flight fm Vandenberg. Launch
rapidly. schedule not available fm this location.
No info conflicting with analysis as
probable missile.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SRP 52)
00417222V83V0.Y3834T802-03101-4925
IEaNTA .
190-701
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE /
ING
190398 EEOOFSTDHUOSE
AF IN : 28559 (18 Aug 61). R/scc
INFO CIN-17, ARMY-2, NAVY-2, CS-35 OSD-15, NSA-7,
CIA-11, OOP-2, OOP-CP-I SAFS-3 (104)
alem
ong of
DE RJHPKH 21 3
ZNR
0 181715Z
FM HAW AIR DEF DIV KUNIA HAWAII MAAWAIRSDEFDIVKUNIA
TO RJHPKM/CINCPACAF HICKAM TO RJHPKM/CINCPACAF HICKAM AFB HAWAII AFB HAWAII H
RBHPQ/COMHAWSEAFRON PEARL HARBOR HAWAII
INFO RJEZHQ/COFS USAF WASHINGTON D C INFO RJEZHO/COFS USAF WASHINGTON DC Jil
RJWFALB/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLO
RBHPA/CINCPAC CAMP RBHPA/CINCPAC CAMP H SMITH HAWAII
RUHPFS/CINCUSARPAC
RBHPB/CINCPACFLT
RJAPAZ/COMUSJAPAN FUCHU AS JAPAN RJAPAZ/COMUSJAPAN FUCHU AS JAPAN
RUAMCR/COMUSKOREA RUAMCR/COMUSKOREA SEOUL SEOUL KOREA
RUAGFL/COMUSSTDC TAIPEI TAIWAN
RBHPHH/COMHAWSEAFRON OCC
AF GRNC
BT
UNCLASMERINT:
VAPOR TRAIL FROM E. HORIZON TO W. HORIZON. PROBABLE MISSILE.
2453N15022W
AT 18/1600. HEADING 240 DEGREES. SEA CALM AT 18/1635Z.
BT
NOTE: Advance copy delivered to O0P-CP 181415L Aug 61 Advance copy delivered to OoP-CP 181415L Aug 61
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