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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8301734

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1961

REPORTED LOCATION34 47N166 19W PACIFIC

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
O Wes Boll
3 Sep 61 34.47N 166.19W ( PACIF< 0 Probably Balleon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION G Possibly Belleon
O Was Airerafe

Local —— "OCF Ground: Vi sual © Ground-Reder Probably Aiverett

omt___0+/ 07342 ) 0 Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar |7 Possibly Aircraft

5. PHOTOS DURCE O Was Astronomical
0 Yes O Probably Astrono-nicel
it Ne Military O Possibly Astronomicel

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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 4K Other Satellite
QO Insufficient Date fer Evaluetion
O Unknown
4 min He

10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1 white objt size and 11, COMMENTSODServation had characteristics jof |
brightness lst mag star observed at 195° az satellite observation. Not confirmed witH |
heading NE. Desappeared over horizon at 175° | Satellite data however, there is no con-| |
az after 4 min flight. Observation with Bx. flicting data and case is evaluated as

Satellite Sighting. |

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

( STAFF MESSAGE‘ uRANCH
: UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE

AF IN + 44761 = (4 Sem GY) Wy FRferG

INFO : CIN-14, ARMY-2, CMC-8, JCS-35, OSD-15, NSA-7, CIA«11, OOP-
OOP- “OF-1, (SHFS-3) ~104- - s Lorne

PKA®54 KHB889 he
Se a YY RJEZNQ.RBEPW RJWFALB RJWXBRB

DE RJHPKH 18 p :
ZNR | TY ,
Y 041051Z : :

FM HAW AIR DEF DIV KUNIA ANNEX HAWAII re
TO “RJHPKM/CINCPACAF HICKAM AFB HAWAII
RBHPQ/COMHAWSEAFRON PEARL HARBOR HAWAII

- INFO RJEZHQ/COFS USAF WASHINGTON DC

RJWXBRB/CINCSAC OFFUTT AFB NEB
RBEPW/CNO WASH BC

RBEPW/SECNAV WASH DC

RJWFALB/C INCNORAD ENT AFB COLORADO
RBHPA/CINCPAC CAMP HM SMITH HAWAIT
RUHPFS/CINCUSARPAC FT SHAFTER HAWATI
RBHPB/CINCPACFLT PEARL HARBOR HAWAII
RJAPAZ/COMUSJAPAN FUCHU AS JAPAN
RUAMCR/ COMUSK@REA SEOUL KOREA
RUAGFL/COMUSSTDC TAIPEI TAIWAN
RBHPHH//COMHAWSEAFRON KUNIA TUNNEL ANNEX
AF GRNC

Br '

MERINT REPORT

UN@LASSIFIED NAVAIR/SAR SHIP

1. SIGHTED ONE WHITE @BJECT BRIGHT AS FIRST MAG,
STAR,

2. FIRST OBSERVED @48739Z. TEN DEGREES ELEVATION

BEARING 195T HEABING NE. DISAPPEARED OVER

HORIZON ON BEARING 175T AT @460734Z. TIME IN SIGHT FOUR MINUTES.
Se OBSERVED VISUALLY WITH BINOCULARS,
4. 949752Z NIGHT.

de LOCATION 34+47N, 166-19. 5W.
6 OBSERVED BY ZUMDAHL SN -AFTER LOOKOUT. CONFIRMED

BY OOD AND FIVE WATCH STANDERS. CONSIDERED RELIABLE,
7. CAVU

BT

: Adv Cy Del to CIN and OOP-CP 0730L/4 Sep 61