PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8659603

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONPacific Between Califand Hawaii28 31N137 19W

FRAMES3

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1. DATE 12. CONCLUSIONS
Pacific Between Calif & Hawaid D Was Balloon
1 May 1962 28.31N 137.19W 00 Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION. Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT 02/0420Z AirVisual Air-Intercepl Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 5. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
D No Mtlitary Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION a. NUMBER OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
000 Insuificient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
1 min Falling
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING UFO white with small n1. comments Small slow moving metear would
tail. No noise. Impressed observaers as give this impression. Possible over-
falling star. Maintained straight flight estimation of duration given. Case
path at 20° elev. Visible Brightness evaluated as meteor.
lst mag star.
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- DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE -
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSRED MESSAGE
AF IN : 12819(2 May62) / 0 M | N G pg l of 2
INFO CIN-14, SAFS-3, DIA-7 (28)
SMB B 171
LKA06SKHC928 .
''…' 00 RJEZHQ RJWXBR RJWFALB
DE RUHLKH
ZNR
0 021045z
FM 326 AIR DIV KUNIA FACILITY HAWAII
TO RUHLKM/PACAF HICKAM AFB HAWAII
RUHPO/COMHAWSEAFRON PEARL HARBOR HAWAII
INFO RJEZHO/COFS USAF WASHINTON D C INFO RJEZHQ/COFS USAF WASHINTON D C
RBEPW/CNO VASHINGTON D C
RBEPW/SECNAV WASHINGTON D C RSEPW/SECNAV WASHINGTON D C
. RJWFALB/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COCO
RUHPA/CINCPAC CAMP H M SMITH HAWAII
RUHAFS/CINCUSARPAC FT SHAFTER HAWAII
RUHPB/CINCPACFLT PEARL HARBOR RUHPB/CINCPACFLT PEARL HARBOR R HWAII HWAII
RUAUAZ/COMUSJAPAN FUCHU AS JAPAN

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DEPARTMENT OF FHE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INCO ING —
AF IN : 12819 (2 May 62) pg 2 of 2
.
RUAMCR/COMUSKOREA SEOUL KOREA
RUAGEL/COMUSTDC TAIPEI TAIWAN
RUHPHH/HAWSEAFRON KUNIA TUNNEL ANNEX
RUHPD/CCMASWFORPAC FORD ISLAND HAWAII
RJWXBR/CINCSAC FB NEBR
BT
UNCLAS/UFO/WHITE VITH SMALL WHITE TAIL NO NOISE
IMPRESSION FALLING STAR ELEVATION 20 DEGREES BEARING
B1ST DISAPPEARING BEHIND CLOUD 030T AND ELEVATION 01ST DISAPPEARING BEHIND CLOUD 030T AND ELEVATION
20 DEGREES VISIBLE FOR ONE MINUTE BRIGHTNESS AT FIRST 20 DEGREES VISIBLE FOR ONE MINUTE BRIGHTNESS AT FIRST
MAGNITUDE STAR. LAT. 28 31. 5N LONG 137 19.3W BROKEN
OVERCAST SEEN BY 2 NAVIGATORS AND ASSISTING QUARTER-
MASTER 02/0420Z MASTER 02/0 030T UNABLE TO EVALUATE. UNABLE TO 0 EVALUATE.
BT
02/10472 MAY RUHLKH
B TS