PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8704595

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1962

REPORTED LOCATION29 10N163 20W

FRAMES4

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MILITARY PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
12 Feb 62 29-10N 163-20W o Was Balloon
00 Probably Balloon
3. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Roder Was Aiscraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT 13/0732Z AlrVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Y.s Military 0 Probably Astronomical
. No 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE OtheSatellite Echo I
800 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
Not given one SE Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SICHTING 11. COMMENTS
atellite observed from ship. Brightness of At 12/o732z Feb Echo was at 35°N heading
, st mag star. Elevation described as high. SE at longitude of 165.3lW. This is con-
sistant with observation and case is
evaluated as satellite Echo I.
ATIC FORM 3

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE -
iNCO
AF IN : 36838 (13 Feb 62) H/j1t Pg 1 of 2
INFO : CIN-14, 00 CP-1, SAFS-3 (21)
SMB A200)
PKA043KHA001
'*'0O RJEZHQ RJWFALB
DE RJHPKH 9
ZNR .
0 1308540 UU
FM 326 AIR DIV KUNIA FACILITY HAWAII
TO RJHPKM/PACAF HICKAM AFB HAWAII TO RJHPKM/PACAF HICKAM AFB HAWAII
RBHPQ/COMHAWSEAFROM PEARL HARBOR HAWAII RBHPQ/COMHAWSEAFROM PEARL HARBOR HAWAII
INFO RJEZHQ/COFS USAF WASHINGTON DC
RBBEPW/CNO WASHINGTON DC
RBEPW/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC RBEPW/SECNAV SHINGTON DC
RJWFALB/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLO
RBHPA/CINCPAC CANP H M SMITH HAWAII
4 RUHPFS/CINCUSARPAC FT SHAFTER HAWAII
RBHPB/CINCPACFLT PEARL HARBOR HAWAII
RJAPAZ/COMUSJAPAN FUCHU AS JAPAN
RUAMCR/COMUSKOREA SEOUL KOREA
RUAGEL/COMUSTDC TAIPEI TAIWAN *
RBHPHH/HAWSEAFRON KUNIA TUNNEL ANNEX
* RBHPD/COMASWFORPAC FORD ISLAND HAWAII
RJWXBR/CINCSAC OFFUET AFB NEB
BT
AAUNCLAS/UF0/7

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE -
AF IN : 36838 (13 Feb 62) Pg 2 of 2
1. UFO
2. USS LLANSING
3. SATETLITE
4. 2910N 16320W
5. 130732Z
6.. HIGH
7. SE
8. UNKNOWN
9. BRIGHTNESS 9. BRIGHTNESS OF 1ST MA STAR.
10. SEAS CALM, SCATT 10. SEAS CALM. SCATTERED CLOUDS. CLOUDS.
BT
13/#900Z FEB RJHPKH
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11 At 2 UNCLASSIFIED
1 NAVY DEPARTMENT
PAECEDENCE (ACTION) RELEASED BY DRAFTED BY EXT. NO.
OEFRATIONAL INNEDTATE
IMMEDIATE A
(INFO)
AF IN : 36904 (31 Feb 62) PE/rb
T 1320542
FM326 AIF IA FACILITY HAWAII
TO RJHP AF DIST: CIN-14
HICKAM AFE HAWAII OOP-cP-1
R.BHP OOP-2
INFO RJEZHY/COFS SAFS-3
USAF WASHPNGT DC DIA-2 (22)
WASHINGTON DC
RBE NAV WASHINGTON DC '
RJWFALB/ CINCNOPAD AFB COLO
POHP ITH HAWAII
RUHPE AFTER HAWAII
RBUPB/ HARBOR HAWAII
RJAPAZ HU FS JAPAN JAPAN
FUAMCR/CC FUAMCR/COMI KOREA
PEI TAIWAN TAIWAN
RBYPHH/HAMSE R.BYPHH UNIA NIA TUNNEL ANNEX
REUPD/COMASWFOF REUPD/COMASWFOR ISLAND HAWAII
RJWXBR/CINCSAC 3 NEB
UNCLAS UNCLA
!. UFO
2. USS LANSING
3. SATETLITE SATETITTE
4. 2310N 16322W
. 130732Z
S.. HIGH
7. SE
8. UNKNOWN
9. BRIGHTNESS OF IST MAGNITUDE STAR.
1C. CLOUDS.
SECNAV/92...COG
T6..37..72..94.. BFR..CMC..JCS..CS
CIA..NIC.. COGARD
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CONTROL NO. CIRCUIT NO. PAGE OF PAGES TIME OF RECEIPT DATE TIME GROUP
8 A 394 - 2945Z 13 FEB
130854Z FE2 62
UNCLASSIFIED