PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8652512

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1962

REPORTED LOCATION18 45N166DEGENear Wake Is

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
18.45N 166°E 0 Wos Balloon
21 April 1962 Neur Wake Is. 0 Probobly Belloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aireraft
GMT 22 0750Z Air-Visuol Air-Intereept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
aYes D Probably Astronomical
2 No M.litary D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OP.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE Other. Echo I
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
1 NE Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Round pea sized objt. 11. COMMENTS At O750Z on 22 April Echo was
nite. No tail or sound viewed fm 33o at 35$ at 30° N 154° E. Rx heading NE. This
Blevation after 8 min light. Sighting d at night would be visible fm reported location
I'm ship with aid of bincculars. and all other factors conform to a
satellite evaluated as
Echo I.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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FM USS THOMASTON .
TO CINOPACFLT
COMFIRSTFLY
CNO
COMHAWSEAFRON
PACAF
-
UFO SIGHTING.
1. DESCRIPTION
A. ROUND. A. ROUND.
B. PEA. PEA.
C. WHITE.
ONE. ONE,
NONE.
NONE. NONE.
G. NO TAIL.
H. NO SOUND.
2. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE. 2. DESORIPTION OF COURSE.
PEED. EED.
B. FIR. B.1 FIR ING 330 TRUE ELEVATION 35 DEGRSES, DEGRSES.
C. DISA DIS 020 TRUE EGREES.
D. D. CIRCULAR PATH. 0 DEGREES.
E. E CARED,
F. IN SI ITES. Classification C Cancelled
3. MANNER OBSERVATION.
- A. NAKED BINOCULARS. By
Da
AFR 205yP24
......ACT 3Jan C
SECNAV 02 09 997- 85 33 34 55 05
94 IP JOS CSA 26 07 72 *-
COGARD CIA NIC NAVATOE FLAGPLJT GFR
BPASOYGTIONOF THIS DOCU : A UA IN PANT S PNONISIVED IXCERT WLPERNISDION OF
CORTOLUD CIRCUT NO AGI OF PACES TIME OF AIOSIT TOATE TIME7EUO
11460/BP/JP 005K - 9117Z/23 APR 2239994,APR 69
DOVs
DEL.

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UNCLECNED
HAVAL CESSACE
MNVY DEPARTIENT
PROCELENGS CAGTIONI RELEASED BY DRAFTED DY
EXY HO.
UNFOL
-7
4. DTO OF SIGHTING.
A. 220750Z
B. NIGHT
5. POSIT 1S-45N 166-00E.
6. SIGHTED
FICER, LOOKOUT, AND QUARTERMASTER.
7. WEATHER.
A. SURFACE VISIBILITY UNLIMITED.
B, SURFACE WIND O9G TRUE 19 KNOTS,
C. CEILING UNLIMITED,
D. CLOUD COVI HREE TENTHS.
E. NO RAIN N 20 MILES OF
SHIP.
8. EVALUATED AS SATELLITE.
SCP-4
2iAR
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CONOL LO ICIRCUNT NO. MOE OF PARSImL O7I2CET OAT THRE OMOLY
1146Z 2 2. 220909Z APR 60
DOWNGEADTATHY 8 INERVALS:
DECL. 12 hARS.
MUArD