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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 12 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
23 Oct 61 5846N 14429W (PACIFIC) 0 Was Balloon
D Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visua! Ground-Rodor 0 Wos Aircraft
Probobly Aircraft
GM2/1509Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Ox Was Astronomical IMETEdR
Y. 0 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 18. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
3 sec 3 see 1
10. 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Bluisn-white Tlash. No 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS Report turned in for turned in Tor correlution
iiscernable 84 scernable shape; had meteor type tail or meteor type tail or with other report. (Time did not correspond with other report. (Time did not correspoed
trail of smoke like contrail. Assumed at time trail of smoke like contrail. Assumed at time to other report.) Since observers assumed to other 1
to be meteor. objt was meteor, it is logical to assume
their evaluation was correct.
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INFO RBKAC/COMALSEAFRON RBHPA/CINCPAC
SAFS-3,RJHPKM/CINCPACAF
OOP-CP-1
RBHPB/CINCPACFLT
OCT 27 196t RCWa A/CANCOMARPAC
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REPORT OF BRIGHT FLASH SIGHTING BY USNS HARRIS COUNTY AT 231509Z.
A AFR 200-2. OPNAVINST CCGD17
29-61,.ENCLOSURE (2).
B. MY.240308Z..
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A. DESCRIPTION N OF OBJECT OF OBJECT
1. NO DETERMINABLE SHAPE, BLUISH WHITE SHAPE, BLUISH WHITE FLASH.
2. NA
3. BLUSIH WHITE FLASH.
4. ONE
5. NA
- 6.D DURATION APPROX TO 1 AND 1/2 SEC AS TO ESTIMATION OF
92...COG
SECNAV UNSECNAV 09D
37 72 76 FLAGPLOT CMC CSA CSAF NIC COGARD
NOTE : Reference is. not identified.
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NAVAL MESSAGE UNCLASSIFIED NAVY DEPARTMENT
PRECEDENCE (ACTIONI RELEASED BY DRAFTED BY EXT. NO.
(INFO) 8
LOOKOUT AND OFFICER ON WATCH.
7 7. APPEARED TO BE A METEOR TYPE TAIL TRAIL, SMOKE RATHER
THAN FIRE MORE LIKA A CONTRAIL. a
8. NEG. ASSUMED AT TIME WAS A METEOR AND PAID NO FURTHER ATTENTION
. NEG. REPORT HERE IS DUE TO
B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT
1. FLASH OF LIGHT
2. 65 DEG
3. DID HAVE SOME TRAVEL IN AIR BUT NONE THAT YOU COULD. OBSERVE
IN DEGREES
4 NONE.
. 5. WAS JUST A FLASH
. 6. APPROX 1 AND 1/2 SEC ON, FLASH, 3 SEC 6. APPROX 1 AND 1/2 SEC ON, FLASH, 3 SEC CON THE TYPE OF TRAIL
(VAPOR TRAIL, IT LÖOKED LIKE). (VAPOR TRAIL, IT LOOKED LIKE).
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION
1. OFFICER 1. OFFICER R OF WATC OF WATC SIGHTED
VISUALLY FROM VISUALLY SIGHTED
FROM CONNING TOWER PLATF HAPPENED SO QUICK.
- 2. NONE
3. USNS HARRIS COUNTY/NHJN.
pa Do DATE AND TIME OF SIGH ITING
1.231509Z OCT
OUR AREA (NHJN) DARK.
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