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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8701848

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1962

REPORTED LOCATION47 30N172 30W

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MILITARY PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION :2. CONCLUSIONS
5 Jan 62 47-30N 172-30W Was Balloan
0 Probably Balloon
3. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP
Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Local_ 00 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 05/17502 Air Visual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. 5. PHOTOS PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 16. SOURCE o Was Astronomical
Ys 000 00 Probably Astronomical
No Military Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE COURSE α Other. Other. Poss Satellite Poss Satellite
0 Insufficient Data Insufficient Data for Evaluation Evaluation
5 min to zenith 5 min to zenith one one [x) E 0 Unknown Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING F. 11. COMMENTS
Navy a/e Navy a/e pilot cenontei renortei atellite on bearing At 05/17352 Echo At 05/17352 Echo I.was 47°50'N
157-30E and would have appeared to be
abrve horizon heading E abrve horizon heading E. Object passed zenith traveling NE to the witness. Echo would
5 min later. Speed not determined and object 5 min later. Speed not and object not be visible at the time reported.
had no dientifying marks. However Echo was in the direction re-
ported and since the object was identifie
as a satellite a slight error in time is
considered poasible and the case is listel
as a possible satellite observation.
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05/1750
AF IN : BRANCH T
UNCLASSIFIEQ MESSAGE
SMB B 192
DE RJHPKH12
INFO .. CIN-14, OOP-2, OOP-CP-1, ARMY-2, CMC-7, JCS-45,
ZINR 0SD-15, NSA-7, CIA-11, DIA-2, SAFS-3 (110)
0 0519252
FM HAW AIR DEF DIV KUNIA ANNEX HAWAII
TORBHPQ/COMHAWSEAFRON PEARL HARBOR HAWAII
INFO RJEZHQ/COFS USAF WASHINGTON DC
RJWXBRB/CINCSAC OFFUTT AFB NEB Fring -
REEPW/CNO WASH DC
RBEPW/SECNAV WASH DC .
RJWFALB/CINCNORAD ENT RJWFALB/CINCNORAD ENT T AFB COLORADO I AFB COLORADO
RBHPA/CINCPAC CAMP HM SMITH HAWAII
RUHPFS/CINCUSARPAC FT SHAFTER HAWAII
ASHPB/CINCPACFLT PEARL HARBOR KAWAII ABHPB/CINCPACFLT PEARL HARBOR HAWAII
RJAPAZ/COMUSJAPAN FUCHU AS JAPAN RJAPAZ/CONUSJAPAN I Fuchu as JAPAN B6, 11 Jan
thi
RUAMCR/COMUSKOREA SEOUL KOREA witl
RUAGFL/CONUSSTDC TAIPEI TAIWAN the
RBHPHH/COMHAWSEAFRON KUNIA TUNNEL ANNEX bits
R3HPD/CONASWFORPAC FORD OSLAND HAWAII
AF GRNC Q
3T
UNCLAS/CIRVIS/NAVY AIRCRAFT 143186 REPORTS SIGHTING SINGLE
SATELLITE ON BEARING 28C DEGREES FROM POSITION -
473EN17230W AT 051750Z. SATELLITE APPEARED 35 DEGGES
ABOVE HORIZON TRAVELING FROM WEST TO EAST PASSWNG
ZENITH AT C51755Z . SPEED ENTIFYING
ARKS. NO EVAULATION.
BT NOTE : ADVANCE CY DET