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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8705272

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONPacific Not Stated

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1. DATE

21 Feb 62

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Locel

om _..22/0910z

5. PHOTOS &. SOURCE

O Yes
& Ne

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

20 Min.

10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING _
ite obj ect Elev

ve y ond

rn

taroug?

“aunuvers.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

Az 280° going SE
serous at 05°
2 hragpmee Sighntin

2 LOCATION

Pacific (Not Stated)

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

& Ground-Visuel by
25X Telescope
0 Air Vig

12.

O Ground-Rodor
0 Alr-Intercep? Rodor

— ss

oog aoo ooo

Military
6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

9. COURSE

" “Te
a
Two “ on
— —

CONCLUSIONS

Wes Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Was Aivcroft
Probobly Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

Wes Astronomicol
Probably Astronomicol
Possibly Astronomical

Other_ Satellite. (Echo)

Insufficient Dete for Evaluction
Unknown

1). COMMENTS -
| At O910Z Echo was 2

elev, 132 latitude 127° i
it had moved to
elescope. -ongitud e (over

ad ~
< ‘,
’ > 3
Cc eet was

b dete Ge

the

3
—_

a
a on: *he -
~~ ww see ~ ar 5
,

; ~~
& CBs Ot

~~,
be hod

given. However
tnis area and

probably

| oe in
ing is

Giibe ers
37° N 14k? y
Japan this
ria Zcho sighting.

ey t

t about 40°
(over Korea. )

equator at
Islands )
would be @ con-
tion was
Was Korean to

;
tne sight-

, [2
40 wo 2

ee 7

>
=
object

“we ~s*-

wee a”
ECHR «

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’ NAVAL MESSAGE UNCLASSIFIED § NAVY DEPARTMENT

PRECEDRRCEy = ~=~=~CACTIIOND RELEASED BY DRAFTED BY ext.
mrniTy "a Ar IN: 47232 (21 Feb 62) G/lab _

AF DIST: CIN-14, SAFS-3, OOP-2, OOP-CP-1 (20) 1

“TP 2112202
FM USS VERNON CTY

TO CG FIFTH AF
_ PACAF

INFO COMLSTDIV 92
COMLANDSHIPRON NINE
COMNAVFORJAPAN
COMPH IBGRUWEST PAC
CNO |
COMSEVENTHFLT -. |
CINCPACFLT }

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UNCLAS.
UFO
& CINCPACFLTINST 3820.5

le As SPHERICAL | |
B. PEA
: C. WHITE
D. Two

; E. SMALL OBJECT ABOVE AND RIGHT OF LARGE OBJECT
I, SMALL OBJECT VISIBLE ONLY WITH 25X TELESCOPE

2- Ae BRIGHTNESS OF OBJECT IN SKY
B. ELE 22 AZ 280 DEG TRUE
Ce ELE 05 AZ 130 DEG TRUE

D. OBJECT APPEARED VICINITY ALPHERATZ BRIGHT AS SIRIUS, COURSE

APP 120 DEG TRUE. PASSED OVHD CLOSE SOUTHWARD OF CAPELLA, THEN

CLOSE NORTHWARD OF BETELGUESE, THEN APPROX HALFWAY BETWEEN
' PROEYON AND SIRIUS.

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— OSD/ ISAs 6s . - +e = --—— +

po —s

|

CONTROL NO DATE TIME GROUP
SIB9B/ JF/ J 211220Z FEB 62

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SS —— ——— ——— — ———— —
LS

Yr

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UNCLASSIFIED

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NAVAL MESSAG

UNCLASSIFIED NAVY DEPARTMENT

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* Sen enneneneneeens
PRECEDENCE (ACTION?

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RELEASED BY DRAFTED BY EXT. NO.

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tinNFO)

E. BEYOND VISUAL RANGE
F. 20 MIN
Se Ae GROUND-VISUAL
B. BINOCULAR=-25X TELESCOPE
4 Ae 21091@
Be DUK
6 Be. W. F. LONGTON, LCDR, CO _S. P. PASSANTINO, LT, XO R.D.
YATES, LTJG, OOD P.Re HAMMOND, Q42, NAV ALL VERY REDIABLE.-
Te Ae SEA MODERATE. WIND 265 DEG TRUE 22 KTS. TEMP DRY 64 WET 61
BAR 29.79 IN.
C. 4000 FT
D. 15 MI SURFACE. OVHD UNLIMITED
F. FOUR TENTHS. U AND SC TYPE CLOUDS
8. NONE
9, NONE
10. NONE
li. LTJG E~L. SILLIMAN, OPS OFF. EVALUATE SATELLITE SIMILAR ECHO
1 BALLOON
SATELL ITE
| *v
a alee Sens

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