PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8693264

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1961

REPORTED LOCATION33N177W

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
17 Oct 61 33N 177W 0 Probably Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probobly Aircraft
GMT. 17/1213Z AirVisuol Air-Intercept Rodar D Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE bx Was Astronomicol Meteor
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
No Military 0 Possibly Astronomicol
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
7 Min. 1 N. Unknown
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1 UFO SiZe aNd SpeCd 11. COMMENTS MeteOr with smoke trail which
comparable to Meteor. Bright as lightning -o-aabrsco re -gnt as iigneing persisted. Fersisted.
Ifalsh. Definite vapor trail which lasted 7 Iralsh. Definite vapor trail which lasted 7
hin. Course N * at 35 above horizon. hin. Course N * at 35° above horizon.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCF
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED MESS
INCOMI
AF IN : 31065 (17 0ct 61) B/jhs
INFO , OSD-15, NSA-7, CIA-11, OOP-2,
OOP-CP S-3
DE RJHPKH 20 LFe ol
ZNRP
P 171402Z
FM 326 AIR DIV KUNIA FACILITY HAWAII
TO RJHPKM/PACAF HICKAM AFB HAWAII
PBHPQ/COMHAWSEAFRON PEARL HARBOR HAWAII
INFO RJEZHQ/COFS USAF WASHINGTON DC
RBEQW/CNO WASHINGTON DC
RBEPW/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC
RJWFALB/CONCNORAD ENT AFB COLO
RBHPA/CONCPAC CAMP H M SMITH HAWAII
SHAFTER HAWAII
RBHPB/CINCI HARBoR HAWAII
RJAPAZ/COMUS AS JAPAN
RUAMCR/COMUSKOREA SEOUL KOREA
RUAGFL/COMUSTDC TAIPEI TAIWAN
RBHPHH/HAWSEAFRON KUNIA TUNNEL ANNEX
AJ ABRE/CINCSAC OFFUTT AFB NEBRASKA PJWXBRB/CINCSAC OFFUTT AFB NEBRASKA
AF GRNC
BT
C I R V I S UNCLAS/NAVY 43212, WV2, SIGHTED ONE UNKNOWN FLYING C I R V I S UNCLAS/NAVY 43212, WV2, SIGHTED ONE UNKNOWN FLYING
OBJECT AT 17/1231Z. SIZE AND SPEED COMPAREABLE TO
METEROR. BRIGHT AS LIGHTING FLASH. DEFEINATE
VAPOR TRAIL AND WIND EFFECT. VISIBLE FOR SEVEN MIN.
POSITION 33 DEG NORTH 177 DEG WEST. COURSE OF OBJECT
NORTH AT 35 DEG ABOVE NORTH AT 35 DEG ABOVE HORIZON. EVALUATION NO THREAT. HORIZON. EVALUATION N NO THREAT.
BT NOTE : Advance copy del to 0OP-CP and CIN 1250, 17 Oct 61.
17/1406Z OCT T RJHPKH
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