PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8645802

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1962

REPORTED LOCATION32 48N118 45W Pacific NEHawaiian Islands

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USN ; PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
32.48N 118.45W (Pacific) Was Balloon
17 Nar 62 NE Hawaiian Islands 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local C Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT 13347 AirVisuol Air-Intercspt Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 16. SOURCE Was Astronomical Meteor
Y.s Military 0 Probably Astronomical
No 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF CBSERYATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE 0 Other
00 Insulficient Data for
2 sec one E Unknown
BRIEFS SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1. COMMENTS
Light blue ball with trail about 5 times Object has all characteristicsd meteor
length. Cbserved from a ship by military sighting, brightness being attributed
personnel. Object sighted to S moving W-E. to nearness of the meteor. Horizontal
Covered agrox 20° Covered agrox 20 are at an arc at an elevation of elevation of trajectory does not rule out a meteor. trajectory does not rule out meteor.
30° in 2 sec. 30° in 2 sec. Flame Flame burned burned out about $25$ 25
above horizon on heading of on heading of 160 160 o.No sound.
Differed from normal meteor sighting in
almost horizontal trajectory, brilliance of almost horizontal trajectory, brilliance of
flame, and nearness of flame, and nearness of object.
ATIC FORM ATIC FORN 26 3ZP 52) 26 BZP 52)
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RBHPB/CINCPACFLT
UNCLAS
— UNIDENTIFIED FLY YING OBJECT
A. CINCPACFLT INST 3820.3 .
1. AT 171334Z DURING NAUTICAL TWILIGHT SIGHTED LIGHT BLUE BALL OF FLAME
ABOUT SIZE OF DIME AT ARM ABOUT FIVE
DIAMETERS IN LENGTH.
2 SIGHTED ON SOUTHERLY BEARING MOVING WEST TO EAST ROX
20 I DEGREES OF ARC AT IT 3O DEGREES OF ELEVATION.
3. SIGHTING HELD FOR ABOUT TWO SECONDS. . .
4. FLAME BURNED OUT ABOUT HORIZON
DEGREES.
5. NO SOUND HEARD.
6. SHIP POSIT 32-48 PT 5 N0RTH 118-45 COURSE 105
DEGREES TRUE SPEED 12 KNOTS.
.OBJECT SIGHTED BY COMMANDING OFFICER, EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND OTHERS OTHERS
CONCURRING CONCURPTNG IV THE IN THE UNUSUAL FEATURES OF THE ALMOST HORIZONTAL TRAJECTORY,
BRILLIANCE FLAME, AND APPARENT NEARNESS OF OBJECT AS BEI ERENT
FR GHTED METEORS.
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05..05..07..72..
CSAF
CONTROL PAGE OF PAGES TIME OF RECEIPT DATE TIME GROUP
53369/AW/ JLD/2 A 35 1 - 0354Z 18 MAR 52 180204Z MAR.52
UNCLASSIFIED.

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STAR OR PLANET
OTHER
AIRCRAFT NA
BALLOON N/A
INSUFFICIENT DATA N/A
OTHER N/A
REFLECTION INVERSION PRESENT PHOTO ANALYSIS
SUN DOG LENTICULAR CLOUD PHYSIC CIMEN ANALYSIS
BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING:
Light blue ball with trail about 5x length Observed from a ship by ball with trail about 5X length Observed from a ship by military
personnel.Tagobject personnel. gobject E Weat to WE. Weet to- WS.
covered overed approximately 20 degrees of arc at an elevation of 30 degrees in approximately 20 degrees of arc at an elevation of 30 degrees in
9 9 seconds. Flame burned out about . Flame burned out about 25 degrees above the horizon on & heading 25 degrees above the horizon on  heading of 160
degrees. No sound. Differed from normal meteor sighting in almost horizontal
trajectory, brilliance of flame, and nearness of object. Ilame. , and nearness of object.
EVALUATION: CASE CATEGORY: _Astro_(Meteor)
CONCLUSION:
Object has all characteristics of meteor sighting, brightness being attributed to
the nearness of the meteor asd horizontal trajectory does not rule out a meteor.
FTD. FORM 0-15 (TD-E2)