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CASE REFERENCE8702625

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1962

REPORTED LOCATION13 42N144 20E Pacific

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USN MATS PROJECT 1 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
28 Jan 62 13-42N 144-20E (Pacific) 0 Was Balloon
0 Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Passibly Balloon
3.
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT 28/1850Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 16. SOURCE X Was Astronomical Meteor
Yes Military Probably Astronomical
No 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
few sec few sec one one SW Unknown Unknown
O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Large bright explosion of small Large bright explosion of small object observed Sighting Sighting has characteristics of a meteor meteor
for a few sec. Observed from a for a few sec. Observed from a ? MATS plane about observation.
30 mi in front of the a/c on a 30 mi in front t of the a/e on a course courseI NE-SW.
Object without tail. Observers at 8000 ft.
Object appeared to be about 7000. Object appeared to be about 7o00.
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OPERATIONAL I
AFIN: 19311 (28 Jan 62) M/pbb
281948Z.
FM COMNAVMARIANAS
AF DIST: 8ON-OP-1,SAS-3
TO RJMALB/ 13AF .(21)
INFO RBEPW/CNO
RBHPB/C INCPACFLT
UNCLAS
INIDENT IF IED
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!. PILOT IBED - AS
FOLLOWS:
2. LARGE BRIGHT EXPLOSION OF EXPLOSION OF SMALL OBJECT. OBSERVED FOR SMALL OBJECT. OBSERVED FOR
FEW SECONDS PRIOR TO EXPLOSION ON NE-SW COURSE APPROX 30 MI COURSE MI
IN FRONT OF IN FRONT OF A/C A/C. CBJECT WITHOUT TAIL. CBJET
3. SIGHTED FROM 3. SIGHTED FROM AIRCRAFT 8000 FT, TIME 28185OZ, P0SIT
13-42N 144-20E. OBJECT APPEARED APPEARE T. JUST
ABOVE LOW CLOUD LAYER.
4. PLANE ETA CLARK CLARK
NOTE: Adv cpy CIr 1815L.
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00 09 098 09M 09D 03 33 34 35 05 06 07 72 76 94 IP NAVAIDE FLAGPLOT
BFR CMC JCS CSA CSAF CIA COGARD DIA DIRNSA OSD/ISA .
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NO. CIRCUIT NO. PAGE OF PAGES T TIME OF RECEIPT DATE TIME GROUP
63178/WF/WF/2 A145 5: 2149Z 28 JAN 62 281948Z JAN 62
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USN MATS
U F O ANALYSIS SHEET
DATE 28 January, 1962 LOCATION 13-421 14-20E
DATE TIME GROUP LOCAL GMT 28/1850Z
PHOTO YES—NO PHYSICAL SPECIMEN YES NO
SOURCE MILITARYCIVILIAN TYPE OF OBSERVATION _Air VisuEl
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Few Seconds One COURSE 31
NUMBER OF OBJECTS _
SATELLITE: IN ORBIT: VERIFY YES: NO: DECAY: N/A
ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA
METEOR Probably
STAR OR PLANET
OTHER
AIRCRAFT _N/A
BALLOON
INSUFFICIENT DATA INSUFFICIENT DATA
OTHER N/a
REFLECTION INVERSION PRESENT T PHOTO ANALYSIS
SUN DOG LENTICULAR CLOUD PHYSICAL SPECIMEN PHYSICAL SPECIMEN ANALYSIS ANALYSIS
BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING:
Lurgy brik Lurge brib 1: gonds oisarved lro 2OICs olsarved lro
.' mne cnout CCOU on a course on a course NE-sll. Object without tail. Object without tail.
Cbservers at 8,000 ft. Object appeared to be about 7,c00.
EVALUATION: CASE CATEGORY: Astro (Meteor) ~
CONCLUSION: Sighting has the characteristics of a meteor observation.
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