PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8650597

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1962

REPORTED LOCATION10 52N149 59W Pacific

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 1C073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12 CONCLUSIONS
a Was Bailoon
12 April 62 10.52N 149.59w (Pacific) Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balioon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT 12/1531Z Sevtant D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronamical
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
No Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other Satollits
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
I min 45 Unknown
sees one 150 degreos
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING [11. COMMENTS
White small White small pea shaped shaped obj observed observed Observation apparently of orbital Observation apparently of orbital
thru BX & thru BX & sextant while taking taking star obj. ECHo data not obj. ECHO data not available, available.
fix. 28 degree eley o eley heading of heading of however no info in the rpt. does
150 deg. 150 deg. Faded at elevatidng/not conform w/this analysis.
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FRAME 002 / 003paddle-gpu-200dpi

UNGLASSIFIED NAVY DEPAL IMENT
PREOEDUNOE ACTIONI RELEASED BY DRAFTED BY EXT. NO.
VERCENCY
EMERGENCY HNFOI AF IN : 50532 (13 Apq 62) S/rfc
AF DIST: CIN-14, 00P-2, OOP-CP-1
131625Z SAFS-3, DIA-2, (22)
FN USS NEWELL
TO USAF PAO HICKAM AFB
HFC COMDESFLOT FIVE
01G 8.3
CONCORTRON.FIVE
ONO
CINCPACFLT
UNCLAS.
A. CINCPACRLT INST 3820.3 I. A. PEA SHAPE
3. SMALL STAR
C. WHITE
D. ONE
E. NGNE F. S SKALL PEA SHAPE WITH WHITE CBJECT OBSERVERED ON BEARING
100 POS1 100 POS 150. 150.
G. G. NONE
R. NONE R. NONE
I. NCNE
A. DETECTED WHILE MAKING MORNING OBSERVATION CBSERVATION STARS.
28 DEG
C. 20 DEG 20 DEG
D.-150 DEC
FADED FACK VIEW
FO-IMIN 45 SEC
3. A. VISUAL
3. S SEXTANT ARD CULARS
+
A.121531Z
- PANN
149-594 10-52N
LT. MORIN EBA GOOD.
92...
SLCMAV UNSEONA 00 09 C93 09M 09D 03 33 34 35 05 06 07
CSAF CIA NIC COGARD FLAGPLOT BFR
CONTROL NO. CIRCUIT NO PAGE OF PAUES TIME OF RECEIPT DATE TIME GRCUP
56183/JF/N00/1 A137 - 1712Z/13 APR 131625Z/APR/62
UNGLASSIFED

FRAME 003 / 003paddle-gpu-200dpi

UNCkAMSIED
NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT
PRECEOENCE RELEASED BY DRAFTED BY EXT. NO.
(INFO)
7 4. DTG OF SIGHTING.
B$ 191124Z.
NIGHT."
5. POSIT 49-02.0E.
5. OBSERVED
70 WEATHER.
A SURFACE VISIBILITY IO MILES,
B. SURFACE WIND 140 DEGREES TRUE 21 KNOTS.
C. CEILING 1500 FEET.
D. AMOUNT OF CLOUD COVER 7/IOTHS.
E. SCATTEI CRED RAIN SQUALLS WITHIN 15 MILES RADIUS OF SHIP.
8. E EVALUATED SATELLITE.
SCP-4
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DOWNORADED AT VEAR NTTDPAIS
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CIRCUIT NO. PAGE OF PAGES TIME OF RECEIPT DATE THE GROUP
CONTROL MO. 2000032 APR 62
10431 2 2
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