PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8697264

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1961

REPORTED LOCATION35 2N173 9W PACIFIC

FRAMES2

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8 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE |2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
173.9W (PACIGIC) D Was Balloon
15 Nov 61 35.2N 0 Probably Balloon
0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local X Ground-Visual Ground-Rodor 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
CMT 15/13277 Air Visual Air-Intercept Rodor D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS - 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical Meteor
Yes 0 Probobly Astronomical
x:No Military D D Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH LENG OF OBSERVATION BSERVATION 8. 8. NUMBER OBJECTS 9. COURSE 00 0 Other
0 Insufficient Data for Insufficient Data aluation luation
0 Unknown
1 SW
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING POSSIbl 0. BPIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING POSSIbl nose cone n. coMments Heading wrong direction for n. comments Heading wrong direction for
reentry, brilliant falling cbjt with reentry. Duration not ineluded however reentry. Duration not ineluded however
lincandescent tail trailing about, 1 lincandescent tail trailing about, 1 mile, observation hes all characteristics of observatien hes all characteristics of
chserved at 45° elev. Objt chserved at 45° elev. Objt disappeared over a bolide sighting.
horizon.
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StcfC62 SKY FTX
ATIC FORM 329 V 26 9ZP 52)
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M DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
SMB A 099 INCOMING
JJJJJSSSSS 00 RJEZHO RBEPW RJWFALB
DE RJHPKH 12 AF IN √ : 2684 (15 Nov 61) R/ap
ZNR INFO •e CIN-14, ARMY-2, NAVY-2. CMC-7. OSD-15,
0 15 15 10Z NSA-7CIA-11,
SAFS-3 -102-
FM HAW AIR DEF DIV KUNIA ANNEX-HAWAII
TO RJHPKM/CINCPACAF HICKAM AFB HAWAII OI
RBHPQ/COMHAWSEAFRON PEARL HARBOR HAWAII
INFO RJEZHQ/COFS USAF WASHINGTON DC
RJWXBRB/CINCSAC OFFUTT AFB NEB
RBEPW/CNO WASH DC RBEPW7 CNO WASH DC )FO
)F0
RBEPW/SECNAV WASH DC
@
RJWFALB/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLORADO
RBHPA/CINCPAC CAMP HM SMITH HAWAII
RUHPFS/CINCUSARPAC FT SHAFTER HAWAII
RBHPB/CINCPACFLT PEARL HARBOR HAWAII RBHPB/CINCPACFLT PEARL HARBOR HAWAII
RJAPAZ/COMUSJAPAN FUCHU AS JAPAN
RUAMCR/COMUSKOREA SEOUL KOREA
RUAGFL/COMUSSTDC TAIPEI TAIWAN
RBHPHH/COMHAWSEAFRON KUNIA TUNNEL ANNEX
RBHPD/COMASWFORPAC C FORD ISLAND HAWAII
AF GRNC
BT
UNCLAS/1CIRVIS/ 2. N43218 WV2 FL 100 3. POSSIBLE E NOSE
CANDESCANT TAIL REMA INED VISABLE FOR APPRX ONE MILE
4. 36.2N 173.9W P0SIT OF SIGHTING AIRCRAFT 5. 151327Z
TRUE DISSAPPEARED OVER HORIZEN SOUTHWEST
NOTE : Pand L Nov 61
BT