PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
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I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
April 6-10, 1962 Northern Hems. D Probobly Balloon
GROUP 0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aireraft
GMT AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Airerait
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Do Was Astronomical Comet
Yes Probobly Astronomical
No Military and Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE 00 Other_
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
D Unknown
Varied 1 T
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Multiple reports of 1ight1. COMMENTS Comet seki-linas. Considered
Streak with no apparent movement. Plume to be the objt of these reports.
fail evident.
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INFO : ARMY-2NAVY-2 CMC-7. JCS-35,
JEICADU OSD-15, NSA-7, CIA-11, OOP-2,
OOP-CP-1, DIA-2, SAFS-3 3(105)
EYTIAU ANCNPEVCZCHE A947ZCQJA462
"'YY RJEZHO
DE ROWZAW 164
ZNR
Y100532Z
FM E52/AFI2
TO RCWNC/CANFLAGPAC ESQUIMALT BC TO RCWNC/CANFLAGPAC ESQUIMALT BC
RFEMGFB/CANAIRDEF ST HUBERT QUE RFEMGFB/CANAIRDEF ST HUBERT QUE
FBWPPG/COMWESTERNSEAFRON SANFRAN FBWPPG/COMWESTERNSEAFRON SANFRAN CALIF CALIF
RJEZHO/COFS USAF WASH DC RJEZHO/COFS USAF WASH DC
RJWFALB/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLO
RJWZSB/COMDR 28TH RJWZSB/COMDR I ADIV SAGE IADIV SAGE HAMILTON AFB CALIF
AFGRNC
ET
CIRVIS REPORT
SIGHTED LIGHT STREAK IN AKY RESEMBLING COMET VISIBLE AT 0440Z
HAVE IN RANGE IS VISIBLE AT THIS TIME TRUE BEARING 300 DEGREES DOES N9
APPEAR TO BE MOVING IN ANY DIRECTION APEX TOWARD THE HORZON TAIL POINT
IN UP APEX IS 5 DEGREES 10 MINUTES ABOVE HORIZON TAIL DEGREES 20
MINUTES ABOVE HORIZON AT 0300Z
ET
NOTE: Advance copy delivered to CIN and OOP-CP.
10/05402 APR ROWZAW

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INCOMING
AF IN : 46106 (10 Apr 62) N/jlt
ACTION: CIN-17 D-15, NSA-7, CIA-11, OOP-2,
INFO : ARMY-2, NAVY-2, CMC-7, JCS-35,
DIA-2, OOP-CP-1, SAFS-3 (105)
SMB C 207
DE RBEGUF 002
ZNR
Y 102341Z
FM COMEASTAREA
TO RBEKHC/CINCLANTFLT
RJWFALB/CINCNORAD
RJEZHQ/VCOFS USAF RJEZHO/VCOFS USAF
RBEKDT/COMASWFORLANT
RBEGUH/COMEASTSEAFRON FBEGUH/COMEASTSEAFRON
RCEHM/CANCOMARLANT
RFEMC/CANA IRDEF RFEMC/CANA IRDEF
RJWFHW/THREE TWO NORAD DIV RJWFHW/THREE TWO NORAD DIV
RJEZSN/TWO SIX NORAD DIV
Y102315Z
FM OS ECHO
TO COMEASTAREA
USCG GRI6
Br
INCLAS
MERINT
COMET-LIKE OBJECT SIGHTED 102230Z BEARING 290 DEGREES TRUE.
MOVEMENT
Adv cys del to CIN & OOP-CP .
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We request this personal information so that, if it is deemed necesscry, we may contact you for
further details.
1. When did you see the object? 1945-2120E87
.Time of day:
9 62 Hour Minutes
Apr
Doy Month Yoar (Circle One): A.M. or P.M.
3. Time Zone: a5 Eastern
(Circle One): a. Daylight Saving
b. Central b. Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
e. Other
4. Where were you when you sow the object? frox 26-28mfel
From WaskC to on Ohi T-33
No=rost Postal Addross Noarost Postal Addrosa City or Town City or Town State or Country State or Country
Additional remarks:
5. How long was object in sight? 35
Hours Minutes Seconds
determined?
o. Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
DAY NIGHT Ke Hon
a. Bright a. Bright Elisan
b. Cloudy b. Cloudy
(Circle One): In front of you d. To your left
b. In back of you e. Overhead
c. To your right f. Don't remember
FORM
FTD JUL 61 164 Thla form suporaedes ATic: 1o4, Fob 60, whleh ta cbsolste.

8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. Nona p. Bright mnoonlight
b. Afow b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remember d. Don't romember
.The object appeared:
(Circle One): a. As a light b. Shiny c. Durk d. Don't ramember
I it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars?
1Did the object: Did the object: (Cirele One for each question) (Cirele One for each question)
a. Appaar to stand still at any time? Yos (No No Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any tine? Yos No Don't Know Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Break up Into parts or exploda? Yes No Don't Know
d. Give off amoke? Give off amoke? Yos No Don't Know
e. Change brightness? decressed wfdistane decreased wdisten= Yos (Yes No No Don't Know Don't Know
F. Change shape? Yas No. No Don't Know
S. Flosh or flicker?. Yes CNo Don't Know
h. Disappear and reappear ? Yos No. Don't Know
.Did tho object move behind something at any tima, partieularly a cloud?
(Cirelo Ono): Yes (N0) Don't Know, IF you enswored YEs, then tell what
it moved behind:_
1. Did the sbjeet move in front of something at any timo, partieulorly a cloud?
(Cirele One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you cnawered YEs, then toll what
In front oft
14. Did the object appeor: (Circle One): a. Solld . Transparent C. Vapor d. Don't Know
through any of he following?
d. Eyeglassos Yes No 2. Binoculars Yes
b. Sun glonses Yes No i. Telescope Yoa 22
c. Windahteld YD Ho 2. Thondolits Yos
d. Window glass Yos No h. Other

Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.
The odges of the objoct were:
(Cirel One): a. Fuzzy or blurred e. Other
b. Like a bright star
c. Sharply outlined
19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? 4e14255
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from E to WNw about
21. How large d
sh
how.much of the object is coverod by. the head of the match. if you had performed this oxperiment at the time
of the sighting, how much of the object would have been coverad by ths match head?
hirg it? If so. how?
common obioct or abjects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the sam ance as the object
which you sow.
Ca tail
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d. e. Flying over a city?
e. At sea t. Flying over open country?
f. OthorLilt ix frstebsecred g. Other
S 1A the sky tir other fra
IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTCMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complate. the following questions:
28.1 What direction were you moving? (C ircle One)
. North c. East e. South g. West
. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
28m
miles per hour.
28.3
(Circle One) (Circle One) Yes No (No
29. What direction were you (Circle One)
g. West
North c. East e. South h1 Northwest
b. Northeast d. Southeast Southwest 1. Overhead
30 What direction oking when you object? (Circle One) -
9. West
o. North c. East e. South h. Northwest
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest i. Overhead
If you are fomiliar with bearing terms (angular diraction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was
from true North (thru east) and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation).
31.1 When it first appearad:
a. From true North dograes.
b. From horizon. 7>
31.2 When It disappeared:
a. From true North Z3
From horizon

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high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the same curved line to
show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you last saw it.
-
B
. In the follawing I larger sketch place an "A" at the position the object was when you first saw it, and a "B" at its
position when you last saw it. .Re fer to smaller sketch as an example of how to complate the larger skatch.
C

c. Scattered clouds c. Moderate or heavy ruin
d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Snow
e. Don't remember
Indianypbs Coster
D=y Month Yoar
(Circle One) Yes No
(Circle One) Yos No
36.2
M2< WPAFD.OhO
Sevsral the Indian aphs
SAC afe reperted 64s 2 cunet
A
Peen Comne 27 a/titade
Lave necer 7
bright S
a clear di d
The rexlmo te
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(Cirele One) Yes No
IF you cnswered YES, then how far away would you say it was?. 55t
41. Please give the following information.about yourself:
NAME Nom irst Name Midala Nm
Desfon 1. Chie
ADDRESS Stroet Zon. State
,C1y
TELEPHONE NUMBER
A_0 39 Sox
1F yoars ratedgplot time.
Previoasly w-hed 3.5 2a UF=O prjec

a tail several degrees long. (See stories SNL, SO:304, Nov. astronomer. When last observed at Flagstaff
41961, and on Nov. I1, Seki had become a faded blob
80:351, Nov.25, 1961.) trailing a few streamers, the remnants of
the tail, she said.
Seki, which was expected to have reached
ASTRONOMY its greatest brightness as it came closest to
earth, 12,000,000 miles away, on Nov. 14,
New Comet May Become ASTRONOAT moved south rapidly and could be seen only
Bright as Halley's Comet Now Comot Moy from the Southern Hemisphere after that
time.
A NEW COMET, expectEd to become However, by the end of November it is
as bright as the famed Halley's comet, is A NEW COMET prdied I sal expected to be visible from the United
now flashing across the and approach- Haley's comtr lo bwiDaece temow fnbing States again, although it will now have
ing the earth. a the ai, t is t do faded even further and be about seventh
It can now be seen with the naked eye or eighth magnitude, Dr. Roemer said. At
to 0 that brightness it can barely be seen with
before sunrise in the consteilation Leo, the The core was of couiitod ho hen ti binoculars but will be visible through small
lion. di ed o P A telescopes.
The comet was named Seki, after its dis- asec cner oarrod S who ye cet tihe Dr. Roemer said comet Seki will continue
coverer, a Japanese amateur astronomer ihrd df Shikl ea uleenog to move away from the earth and by mid.
who lives on the island of Shikoku. dinoerd mwe da er by  D. Uias o January it will be diffcult to observe even
Calculations made on the comet's prog. Phterla, Arie with very large telescopes.
ress b by Dr. Leland E. Cunningham of the Atrecanr Klf dsweed Science News Letter, 80:351 November 25, 176?
University y of California at Berkeley indi- coanee alar nared for bhn, aod lrx ro
cated that the Seki comet will be of almost murt on OF15a kt
first magnitude e by Nov. 13. Cn deaiaaa
During the second week of 1 November, b rad f: negse butwx cod
it will pass bv the earth and can be seen a pnly fih m aok U tuda
other first magnitude comets, Arend-Roland SthitdeFt   s
and Mrkos, were seen in 1957. dye yuieaacrine cufisfona orr erfedhcie
Comet Seki was first reported on Oct. good to rred inagdetle th the D
I1 to Harvard College Observatory, Cam- Dipper star br Marca T5. When sbe comet
bridge, Mass., clearing house for astronorni- is agin vlsible, ahout Apci 5, ie in ecmaed
cal information in the Western I Hemisphere. wo be of fint magaii darighir dat test
Science News Lelter, 30:304 November 4, 1961 ohe tiable sara
Afer Agrll & the comes wil ded enplly
and boane irrgirthl to the fracitef aye
ooit Apit 1, WoI wi mer
the yroup t lin kown ar d Ftda.
Tiro cther frst dopimdi oaoek, be.
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eapeuted to be Visible agait in i5y wtre
Arend-kclaod cnd Mrlen, tg in 1057.
Linea the srdr to Drtikamet oy
Calage Clsmr Cabi gn
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if they are needed.
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UP FROM WASHINGTON 24 July were those
Sir: Inatead of grectings from AT+T Pres. Kappel welcomely repetitive SI visitors James Bradley
to U.S V.P. Johnson, che first mesage bouned off and Mrs. Derothy Rosenberg. with a new (to us)
T.LStar sHoId Hate been MENE MENE TEKEL comer, Assistant Treasurer Otis Martin. and an
U'PHARSIN. old Smithsonian friend, Leonard Reamer of the
Pitr.g.Hfan firm which audits Si accounts.
Selah. Master Hofmann. verily, verily thou art a
Daniel (V, 25) come to judgement.
HAWKINS' "STATIC UNIVERSE"
A much abhreviated statement of Gerald Hawkins'
dinest inescapubly" froam analysts of red-shift data library.
poshliahed by Hubble. Hunnason, Mavall and Sandage.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSINED MESSAGE
IN C O
AF IN : 42076 (6 Apr 62) N/ldb pg l of 2
ACTION: CIN-17
INFO : OSD-15, NSA-7, CIA-11, ,O0P-2,
OOP-CP-1, SAFS-3 (105)'
SM33 343
CZCH0A463ZCZJX791
YY RJEZHO
DEE RJENAW 1 124 Stan?
ZNR
FM T 20373/AKX
TO RJEZHO/COFE USAF WASHINGTON DC
RJWFALB/CINCNORAD ENT AF3 COLORADO RJWFALB/CINCNORAD ENT AF3 COLORADO SPRINGS SPRINGS CLOLORADO CLOLORADO
RJWXBR3/CINCSAC OFFUTT OFFUTT ASKA
3T 7 7
0245Z AT 26/2224Z ACFT T 0245Z AT Z6/2224Z ACFT T
00373 REPORTED WE E HAVE SIGHTED SOMETHING AT AN EXTREMELY HIGH ALT,
IS THERE ANY TFC AROUND US AT PSN APPROX 4OW, CYJT AWYS REQ A FUTURE IS THERE ANY TFC AROUND US AT PSN APPROX 4OW, CYJT AWYS REO A FUTURE
REPORT AS TO PSN, SHAPE AND SIZE OF OJECT, THE OBJECT IS APPROX REPORT AS TO PSN, SHAPE AND SIZE OF OJECT, THE OBJECT IS APPROX
THE SAME PSN AND SHOWS NO APPARENT SIGNE OF MOVEMENT SO IT SI PROBABLY
A VERY GREAT DISTANCE FM US AND AT A VERY HIGH ALT OUR PSN 503ON
3840W 2230Z, 03JECT RAFT COMET
AT 06/2236Z
QBJECT IS 41 DEGREES TO OUR RIGHT 4 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON....
(AT 203OZ) WE ARE DECLARING THIS A CIRVIS SIGHTING THE THING IS
41 DEGREES TO OUR RIGHT AND 4 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON., AND OUR PSNS

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFED MESSAGE
N CO
AF IN : 4 42076 (6 Apr 62)
PACE 2 RJENAY 124
ARE STILL RELATIVELY THE SAME AND IT HAS A SOFT OF FLOATING ACTION
WHICH MIGHT BE SOME SORT OF A BALLOON, AND WE CAN'T THINK WHY OUR
ANGLE FRCM IT ISN'T ENCREASING AND IT IS STILL A GREAT DISTANCE
FRO WU.....WE ARE GOING TO TAKE ANOTHER SIGHTING ON IT AS SOON AS
VE GET A CHANCE AT 2330Z ACFT VAS CLRD TO 390' 2307Z OUR PSN 4950N
4340W BEARING OF IT 31 DEGREES TO RIGHT 1&1/2 ABOVE OUR LEVEL
ELEVATION IS CHANGING ... WE CORRECTED TO RIGHT 10 DEGREES WHICH ELEVATION IS CHANGING .... WE CORRECTED TO RIGHT 10 DEGREES WHICH
WOULD MAKE OR ANGLE THE SAME CONSIDERATING OUR CHANGE
OT NOTE: A 3T NOTE: A ADVANCE COPY DIEIVERED TO OOP-CP AND CIN.
06/2350Z Z APR RJENAW APR F RJENAW

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
AF IN : 43591 (8 Apr 62)N PAGE 1 of 2
CMC-7, JCS-35, OSD-15,NSA-7,
INFO : CIA-11,0 IA-2, OOP-CP-1, SAFS-3 (102)
SMB A 034
PKA037EAA
KKHC849
.….…'0. RJEZHO RJWFALB
DE RJHPKH 4
ZNR
0 08/0824Z
FFM 326 AIR DIV KUNIA FFACILITY HAWAII FFM 326 AIR DIV KUNIA FFACILITY HAWAIT
TTO RJHHPKM/PACAF HICKAN AFB HAWAII TTO RJHHPKM/PACAF HICKAN AFB HAWAII
RBHPO/COMHAWSEAFROM PEARL HARBOR HAWAII RBHPO/COMHAWSEAFROM PEARL HARBOR H HAWAII
INFO RJEZHO/COFS USAF WASHINGTON DC
RBEPW/CNO WASH INGTOON DCC
RBEPW/SECNAV WASH INGTON DC RBEPW/SECNAV WASH INGT ON DC
RJWFALB/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLO ENT AFB COLO
. RBHPA/CINCPAC CANP H N SM ITH HAWAII
RUHPFS/CINCUSARPAC FT SHAFTTER HAWAII
RBHPB/CINCPACFFLT PEARL HARBOR HAWAII
RJAPAZ/COMUSJaPAN FUCHU as JAPAN
RUAMCR/COMUSKOREA SEOUL KORREA
RUAGEL/COMUSTDC TAIPEI TAIIWAN
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
AF IN : 43591 (8 Apr 62) 2 of 2
RBBHPHH/HAVSEAFRON KUNIA TUNNEL L ANNEEX
RRBHPB/COMASWFORPACC FORD ISLAND HAWAII
RJWXBR/CINCSAC OFFUET AFB NEB
BT
UNCLAS CIRVIS/NAVY WV-2 SIGHTEDD POSS SATELLITE OR
COMET HELD VIISIBLE 3 MINUTE. SMALL ROUND OBJECT T WITH
LONG TAIL OF BRIGHT LONG TAIL OF BRIGHT LIGHT.POSIT 33DEG 30 MIN NOORTH T LIGHT.POSIT 33DEG 30 MIN NOORTH
177 DEG 20 MIN WEST AT 030730Z C 177 DEG Z0 MIN WEST AT 030730Z CUS EAST TO VEST.
NO EVALUATION
BT
08/0824Z Z APR RJHPPKH APR RJHPPKH
NOTE E : E : Advance OOP-CP & CIN. & CIN.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
AF IN : 43641 (8 Apr 62)H Page l of 2
INFO (101) NSA-7, C OP-2,
SMB A 042
00 RJEZHQ
DE RJHPKH 5
ZNR
0 0810402
/
FM 326 AIR DIV KUNIA FACILITY HAWAII FM 326 AIR DIV KUNIA FACILITY Y HAWAII
TO RJHPKM/PACAF HICKAN AFB HAWAII
RBHPO/COMHAWSEAFROM PEARL HARBOR R HAWAII HAWAII
INFO RJEZH9/COFS USAF WASHINGTON DC INFO RJEZHO/COFS USAF WASHINGTON DC
RBEPW/CNO WASHINGGTON DC
RBBEPWW/SECNNAV WASH INGTON DC RBBE PWW/SE CNNAV WASH INGTON DC
RJWFALB/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLO
RBHPA/CINCPAC CANP H M SMITH HAWAII
RUHPFS/CINCUSARPAC FT SHAFTER HAWAII
RBHPB/CINCPACFLTT PPEARL HARBOR HAWAII
RJAPAZ/COMUSJAPAN FUCHU AS JAPAN
RUAMCR/COMMUSKKOREA SEOUL KOREA
RUAGEL/CCOMUSTDC TAIPEI TAIWAN
RBHPHH/HAWSEAFRON KUNIA TUNNEL LANNEX
RBHPD/COMASSWFORPACC FORD ISLAND HAWAII
RJWXBR/CINCSAC OFFUET AFB NEB
BT

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
ING
AF IN : 43641 (8 Apr 62) Page 2 of 2
AAAUNCLAS/C I R V I S/SIGHTING REPORT PA 714 ENROUTE PWWAK TOO
RJTT. AT 080855Z FROM ACFT SIGHTED BRTGHT COMET PSN
25N 158E HEIGHT 4 DEG TAIL HEIGHT 11 DEG DIRECTION OF
TRAVEL 270. NO INTELLIGNECE EVALUATION.
BT NOTE: ADV CYS DEL TO CIN AND OOP-CP.
08/1042Z 08/1042Z ZAPR RJHHPKH APR RJHHPKH
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
1 UNCLASSUMED MASSAGE
AF IN: 43903 (9 Apr 62) i bod
ACTION: CIN-17
INFO : A ARMY-2, NAVY-2, CMC-7, JCS-35, OSD-15, NSA-7, CIA-11,
OOP-2, DIA-2, SAFS-3 (105)
SM3 B -009
CZCH9A817ZC3JB131
00 RJEZHO
DE RBWPJ 008
ZNR
0 090445Z
FM CCGD TWELVE
TO RBWPPG/COMWESTSEAFRON TO RBWPPG/COMWESTSEAFRON
RJEZHO/COFS USAF
RJWFALB/CONAD ENT AFB
ZEN/COMVESTAREA COGARD
RBEPJD/CONDT COGARD RBEPJD/COMDT COGARD
RJWZS3/WARC HAMILTON AF3 RJWZS3/WARC HAMILTON AF3
USCG GRNC
BT
UNCLAS
CIRVIS
1.; MATS 33025/B 090429Z 36-23N 125W SIGHTED UF0 P0SSIBLE PLUME
OF COMET BEARING HORIZON
FOLLOWING SSW.
BT
09/0445Z
NOTE :