PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8699326

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1961

REPORTED LOCATION40N174W PACIFIC

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

DATE 2. LOCATION - 12. CONCLUSIONS
. oe — ep) er f Sa D0 Was Boliocon
15 Dec 61 Lom] (ra ( f xc Fy 4 } 0 Probobly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION , e Pessitly Batleen
Local XO Ground-Vi suol OQ Ground-Rador a : ry oft
GMT 1518252, D Air Vi sol D Air-Intercept Rodar O Possibly Aircroft 7
5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE OQ Was Astronomical
0 Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
XD Ne Militer % 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0 Other eo
TS. Insufficient Data for Eveluction
a : 0 Unknown
p Ip

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTINGOD,jt with appeerance 1. COMMENTSDirection not given as T or rel-
of satellite and brighbness of end magnitude ative. 5 min at this elev is too long for

= = ~ - ft ° . - 77 0 - . “~. ne cin 0 ~ ace «a e 7 . re rr * ~
star sighted at 190° az and 7/5 elev. Diseprear-satellite to pass only e 30° are unless ahgl
ed at &® elev, 210° az. were extreme. No heading given. Cannot

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

evaluate due to

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DEPARTIAENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE

cad mt Ba
IS //ECSES INCOMING

AF IN: 36020 (15 Dec 61) N/dfe
INFO : CIN-i4, OOP-2, OOP-CP-1, SAFS-3, DIA-2

SMB C 245

PKA958D217
00 RJEZHQ RJWFAL :

DE RJHPKH 17 Fe:

ZNP

O 1529282

FM £26 AIP DIV KUNIA FACILITY HAWAII

TO RPJHPKM/ PACAF HICKAM AFB HAWAII

PBYHPG/ COMHAWSEAFROM PEARL HARBOR HAWAII

INFO RJEZHQ/ COFS USAF WASHINGTON DC

PBEPW/ ONO WASHINGTON DC

‘ PBEPW/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC

PJWYFALB/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLO

RBHPA/CINCPAC CANP H M SMITH HAWAII

PUHPFS/CINCUSARPAC FT SHAFTER HAWAII

PBHPB/CINCPACFLT PEAPL HARBOR HAWAII

© JAPAZ/COMUSJAPAN FUCHU AS JAPAN

PUAMCR/COMUSKOPEA SEOUL KOREA

PUACEL/COMUSTDC TAIPEI TAIWAN

PBHPHH/HAWSEAFRON KUNIA TUNNEL ANNEX

PBYPD/ COMASWFORPAC FORD ISLAND HAWAII

PJWXB9/ CINCSAC OFFUET AFB NEB

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASS FIED MESSAGE

INCOMING

AF IN : 36020 (15 Dec 61)

ee ee = — — - ——

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UNCLAS/C I ® v I S/MERINT UFO

1.USS LANSING DER 388

®.UFO SATELLITE APPEARANCE OF 2ND MAG STAR BUT WITH
MOT ION

Se49N 174

4. 151225Z

2e ALT HIGH

§.295

7.- SPD UNKNOWN

2,.BPe 1989 EL 75 DEG WHEN SIGHTED FADED AFTER 5SMIN
BRE 212 EL 84 DEG

9. “WX CLEAP WITH SCT CLDS SIGHTED BY CO XO OOD
1%, NO EVALUATION

BT

15/2739Z DEC RJHPKH