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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8705331

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONSt Croix Island Caribbean

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ST CROIX WX OBSR PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
23 Feb 62 St Croix Island (Caribbean) 0 Was Balloon
0 Probably Balloon
TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
3. 4.
Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 24/0030z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Ys 0 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
a No
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LENGTH OBSERVATION . NUMBER OF OBJECTS . NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE o Other. Other
6 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
2 not given one W 0 Unknown Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
TWX stating TWX stating that the weather observer on St. St. Duration not given. There Duration not given. There are several are several
Croix Island witnessed object resembling possibilities existing as to the nature
large flare or rocket moving from E to W large I flare or rocket moving from E to W of the object, however no conclusion
descending to the 3 descending to the 3 of the island. can be drawm. Object can be drawn. Object was I was possibly a possibly a
flare from a ship lore probable
that object was a meteor; however that object was a meteor; however color, color,
duration, and other characteristies are duration, and other characteristics are
omitted. Case carried as insufficient
data.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED MESSASE
INCO
AF IN : 49896 (23 Feb 62) G/trc
ACTION: CIN-17
INFO : 00P-2, 00
SMB B 010
SWQZCBJA044
"' YY RJEZHQ
DE RBEJC 31
ZNR
Y 240144Z
FM COMCARIBSEAFRON
TO RJWFALB/CINCNORAD
RJEZHQ/COFS USAF
RBEPW/CNO
RBEKHC/CINCLANTFLT
RJLJSA/72MRBCVVMER WING RAMEY AFB ATTN CHIEF INTEL
0 240030Z
FM SAN JUAN FIX ED AERO STA
TO COMCARIBSEAFRON
BT
ST CROIX FAA ADVISES WEATHER OBSERVER REPORTS
SIGHTING LARGE FLARE OR ROCKET MOVING FROM EASTERLY TO WESTERLY
DIRECTION APPEARED T0 DESCEND SOUTH OF ST CROIX
BT
24/0148Z
NOTE: ADV DEL CIN.