PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8705290

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1962

REPORTED LOCATION21 16N121 40E

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE © |} 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS |
- 0 Wes Bolloon
22 962 21.16 N 121.40 O Probably Belloon |
mage - _ 0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP & TYPE OF OBSERVATION |
O Was Aiscroft
Locol D Ground. Vi sual O Ground-Roder Q Probebly Aircraft |
GMT__22/ 102 3Z & Air Vi suol 0 Air-Intercept Radar O Pessibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS O Was Astronomical
OG Yes 0D Probably Astronomical
O'Ne Military o Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION $. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Orher_Lcho I,
© Insufficient Date for Evaluction
15 Min One SE G Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |1). COMMENTS
Object sighted at 35° elevation bearing On 22 Feb at 1023Z Echo was at 35° N
390° azimuth heading SE. Had brightness of | at @ longitude of 113.52 E. At 1038Z
lst Magstar. Visible for 15 min. No pickup Echo was at about 6° N 144° © heading
on radar oth sir 2nd surface. Observed SE. Echo would be visible to the
througns sextant while taking meheatas ap BF witness during this period. Case is
ane appeared bearing 123° true at aititude of evaluated as Echo I Satellite.

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cual MESSAGE UNCLASSIFIED NAVY DEPARTINENT

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OPERATIONAL IMMBODATE =e

AF IN: 48568 (22 Feb 62) X/bms
0 2211412

eo oer seewn AF DIST: CIN-14, OOP-2, OOP-CP-1,
TO USAF PAC SAFS-3, DIA-2 (22)

STH AF FUCHU AS JAPAN
COM SEVENT HFLT

ADCC OKINAWA
COMNAVMARIANAS

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DRAFTED BY

INFO COMPHIBPAC

COMPHIBRON ONE
~USS THOMASTON

CNO |

C INCPACFLT

CTF 76 |

UNCLAS.
UFO

1. AT 103Z 22 FEB 62, LAT 21-16N LONG 121-40.5E AN OBJECT YAS |
SIGHTED AT AN ELEVATION OF 35 DEGREES BEARING 340 DEGREES. |
TRUE, TRAVELING IN SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION. OBJECT HAD BRIGHTNESS
OF 14 MAGNATUDE STAR, VISIBLE 15 MINUTES. AIR AND SURFACE RADAR |
COULD NOT PICK UP OBJECT. OBSERVED BY NAVIGATOR WHILE TAKING |
CELESTIAL FIX. WAS THEN OBSERVED BY COMMANDING OFFICER, OOD,

JOOW, AND APPROXIMATELY 1000 ENLISTED PERSONNEL. OBJECT |
DISAPPEARED BEARING 123 DEGREES TRUE AT AN ALTITUDE OF 20 |
DEGREES |

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DATE TIME GROUP

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