PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8701866

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1962

REPORTED LOCATION33 21N171 42W

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MILITARY PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 7
5 Jan 62 33-21N 171-42W o Wes Balloon
00 Probably Bolloon
3. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rader Was Aiscraft
Sextant 000 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 06/05122 Air Visual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes DOO Probably Astronomical
Military Possibly Astronomical
ONo Satellite.
7. LENGTH OF OSSERVATICN . NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
200 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
4 min one N Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
bject t sighted at 39 elev, l90° azimuth, dis- Echo at 33°N, 70°W at 06/04572. At 0512Z
appearing at 43 elev, 350° azimuth after 4 Echo would have been above 47.5°N and at
min ebservation. (bserved thru sexaant. Object a longitude aprox 20°. Echo ruled out.
was round and size of Venus. No known a/e in However the object was probably one of the
area. other satellites visible thru a sextant.
Orbital flight and duration are consistant
with this conclusion. l96l Epsilon l,
Zeta l, and Lambda l&2 have inclinations
greater than 8o° and perigees below 300
miles. They would appear to be heading E.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 76 SEP 52)

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PRECEDENCE IACTIONI RELEASED BY EAT. NO.
PRIOTITY
PRIORITY UINFOI
54992 (6 Jan 62)B/scc AF DIST
AF IN: CIN-14
P263724Z O0P-2
. OOP-CP-1
FX USS DURANT SAFS-3
TO HICKAM HAWAII DIA-2
CNO 2)
CINCPA triene
To:
I
COMCORTRO FIVE
UNCLAS UFO
1. ONE ROUND OBJECT. COLOR, SIZE AND MAGNITUDE THAT OF VENUS. NO OTHER
DISCERNABLE OR UNUSUAL FEATURES.
2. SIGHTED WHILE
ELEV 39. CUS APPROX OOO. LOST IN CLOUDS AND THEN
LATEJ BRG 352 ELEV 42-47.6. OBSERVED FOR 4 MIN.
3. OBSERVED WITH NAKED SEXTANT
4. SIGHTED A 05 12Z
5. POSIT
6. HENF RELIABLE. BAKER, R. J., LTJG,
NAVY, NAVIGATOR HIGHLY RELIABLE.
NAILTCATOD HTCUIV DFITADI
7. HEAVY SEAS KTS, RESILTING FROM PASSING STORM.
WEATHER ITTENT SHOWERS. CLOUND COVERAGE
SIX-TENTH, 1 MILES.
8. NO UNUSUAL
NOTED. NO INTERCE IDENTIE NACT ION TAKEN NO AIRCREFT
IN AREA AT AT ANALYSIS
EV IDENCE EXISTANT
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92...ACT
SECNAV UNSECNAV ASISTANT SECNAV (R&D) 00 09 09B 098 09M. 03 33 34
3505 06 07 72 76 94 IP NAVAIDE FLAGPLOT. CMC BFR JCS CSA
CSAF CIA NIC COGARD DIA .
CONTROL NO. CIRCUIT NO. PAGE OF PAGES TIME OF RECEIPT DATE TIME GROUP
52425/R/DD/3 B101 - 1034Z/06 JAN 050734 Z JAN 8
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