PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8676783

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1962

REPORTED LOCATION20 00N161 12W

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
161.12W Was Balloon Was Balloon
4 July 1962 4 July 1962 20.00N 20.00N 00 000 Probobly Balloon Probobly Balloon
3. 3. DATE-TIME GROUP DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon Possibly Balloon
Local Local. Graund-Visual Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Ground-Radar 0 o Was Aireraft
0 Probably Aircraft Probably Aireraft
GMT 04/13362 CAir Visual CAirVisual Air-Intercept Radar D Pessibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
XONo M Civilian PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE x Other. Poss Missile
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown U.
1 SE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING cbserved fm civil n. coMMENrsObjt w/characteristics of missile
nirlines flight while over Pacifie ocean. in known missile range and heading in
Objt bright travelling fm NW to 3E w/light direction that would be taken if launchdd
blue flame folloving. fm Vandenberg. No chack made to verify
missile launch. however data furnished
indicates probable missile sighting. .
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH Page l of 2
CIN-14, Al CMC-8, UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE TC
INFO DIA-8, SAFSH3
SMB A 193
KA070KHC430
•''OO RUECW RUKAC RUEAHQ RJWFALB RJWXBR
DE RUHLKH 2
ZNR
0 041402 0 041402.
FM 326 AIR DIV KUNIA FACILITY HAWAII FM 326 AIR DIV KUNIA FACILITY HAWAII
TO RUHLKM/PACAF HICKAM AFB HAWAII
RUKAC/C OMALSEAFRON KMIAK ALA KA
RBWPPG/C CMWESTSEAFRON SAN FRANCISCO CALIF
RUHPO/C MHAWSEAFRON PEARL HARBOR HAWAII
INFO RUAHQ/C OFS USAF WASHINGTON DC
RJWFALB/C INCNORAD ENT AFB COLO
RUHPA/CINCPAC CAMP H M SMITH HAWAII
RUHAFS/CINCUSARPAC FT SHAFTER HAWAII
RUHPB/C INCPACFLT PEARL HARBOR HAWAII
RUaUaZ/C MUSJaPaN FUCHU A J JAPAF
RUAMCR/COMUSKOREA SEOUL KOREA
RUAGFL/C MUSTDC TAIPEI TAIWAN I8
RUHPD/C CMA WFORPAC FORD ISLAFD RUHPD/C CMA WFORPAC FORD ISLAFD HAWAII HAWAII
RJWX BR/C INCSAC OFFUTT AFB NEBR RJWX BR/C INCSAC OFFUTT AFB NEBR
RUECW/CNO WASHINGT ON DC RUECW/CNO WASHINGT ON DC
RUCW/SECN AV RUCW/SECNAV WASHINGT ON DC
AF GRNC AF GRNC
BT
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORC
AF IN : 33235 (4 Ju1 62) STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH Page 2 of 2
UNCLASSIMED MESSACE
IIUUUUNCLA /CIRVIS RECIEVED BY HONOLULU ARTCC FROM PAN
AMERICAN 817, B707, FLIGHT LEVEL 310. POSITION 20 DEG 00 MIN NORTH,
161 DEG 12 MIN WEST AT 1336Z. SIGHTED VERY LARGE BRIGHT OBJECT TRAVELING
NORTHWEST TO SE WITH LIGHT BLUE FLAME FOLLOWIN APPROACHED HORIZON AT 60
DEG ANGLE NO EVALUATION
BT NOTE: ADV CYS DEL TO DIA, CIN AND OOP-CP.
04/141;" '7) 47#)(# 04/141;" 47#)(#
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