PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8723422

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1962

REPORTED LOCATION34 35N163 03E

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
12. CONCLUSIONS
LOCATION Was Balloon
1. DATE 00 Probobly Bailoon
34.35N 34.35N 163.03E 163.03E 0 Possibly Balloon roodoi7
2 September 1962 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
3. DATE-TIME GROUP D Was Aircraft Was Aircraft
Ground-Visual Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 000 D Probably Aircroft
Local. Air-Intorcept Radar Air-Intarcept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
02/1819Z 02/1819Z AirVisual D Was Astronamicol
GMT GMT. 6. SOURCE 000 D Probably Astronomical
5. PHOTOS D Possibly Astronomical
Yes
xNo xNo Military 9. COURSE D Other. Other
LENGTH OF OSSERVATION LENGTH OF OSSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
7. D Unknown
one NE
not rptd 11. COMMENTS
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Probably a/c. Satellite would not
like lst mag star observed at 38 be visible during time d/rpt.
Obj azimuth moving
dgr elevation 23 EcHo crossed equator going NE
to O50 dgr. Duration or speed not obsvatioh./15 minutes later at 173.33
rptd. Visible to eye. Daylight and would not have been in area
if time of sighting is correct.
Case listed as insufficient data.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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DIMPAPTMENT OF THE R FORCE /i
STAFT MESS AGE BESANCH YULATED MMSAGE
SMB C 033 hrNI 4dsiN(isep 62) N/cen
CZCHOA597ZCB7111 ACTION: CIN-17
INFO OOP-2, OOP-CP-1 SAFS 3, DOA-10,
DIA-CTIC-3 (37
DE RUMPJ 66
ZNR
Y 021828Z
FN OS VICTOR
TO RUUAHO/COFS USAF TO RUUAHG/COFS USAF
RUWSJCONWESTARJA RUWSJCOMWESTARJA
ZEN/TF32
RUWGALB/CINCNORAD RUWGALB/CINCNORAD
RUAUAZ/CONFIFTH AF FUCHU RUAUAZ FHCHU
PUHPB/CINCPACFLT
INFO RUECJD4CNNDT COGARD
ZEN/CCGD FOURTEEN
USCC GRNC
BT
UNCPAS
UFO
1. OBJECT SIGHTED, IAPPEARED AS IST NAGNITUDE STAR.
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2. POSIT 34-35N, 163-03E. 2. POSIT 34-35N, 163-03E.
3. TOS 021819Z. 3. TOS 021819Z.
4. HEIGHT 38, POSITION ANGLE FRON 230T. 4 HEIGHT 38, POSITION ANGLE FRON 230T.
5. DIRECTION OF TRAVEL 050T.
6. SPEED VISIBLE TO NAKED EYE.
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