PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8724303

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONWake Island

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION LOCATION
12. CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
18 September l962 18 September 1962 Wake Island Wake Island 0 0 Was Balloon Was Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 00 Probably Balloon
Local Local Possibly Balloon Possibly Ballcon
18/1055Z Ground-Visual Ground-Rador Ground-Rodor CI Was Aircraft
GMT. GMT AirVisual AirVisual G00 0 Probably Aircraft
.5. 5 PHOTOS PHOTOS Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
Yes 6. SOURCE
MNo & Civilian Airline D Was Astronomical
Military (Tower Personnel) D Probably Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Possibly Astronomical
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE CK Other Satellite Decay
not reported 00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING one breaking up NNE Unknown
Falling abjec ighted 11. COMMENTS
breaking up. Extremely in one piece
observation bright. Ground Probable decay of space debris.
incandescent objects omena of
grouped of arious merous, closely
acute angle apparently falling at an
atmosphere fm SSW. entering
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52)

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AF IN: DEPARIMENT OFP THE AIR FORCE pg l of 2
UNCLASSINEO MESSAGE
ACTION: CIN-17 INCON
INFO : 00P-2, OOP-CP-1, SAFS-3, DIA-10, DIA(CIIC)-3 (37)
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SMB A 149
.....YY RUEAHQ
DE RUHLKH 5
ZNR
Y 181305Z Y 181305Z
FM 326 AIR DIV KUNIA FACILITY HAWAII
TO RUHLKM/PACAF HICKAM AFB HAWAII TO RUHLKM/PACAF HAWAII
RUKAC/COMALSEAFRON KODIAK ALASKA RUKAC/CCMALSEAFRON KODIAK ALASKA
RUWSPG/COMWESTSEAFRON SAN FRANCISCO CALIF
RUHPQ/COMHAWSEAFRON PEARL HARBOR HAWAII
INFO RUEAHQ/COFS USAF WASHINGTON DC
RUWGALB/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLO
RUHPA/CINCPAC CAMP H M SMITH HAWAII
RUHAFS/CINCUSARPAC FT SHAFTER HAWAII
RUHPB/CINCPWCFLT PEARL HARBOR HAWAII
RUAUAZ/COMUSJAPAF FUCHU AS JAPAN
RUCDSQ/ARDC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO RUCDSQ/ARDC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RUAMCR/COMUSKOREA SEOUL KOREA RUAMCR/C CMUSKOREA SEOUL KOREA
RUAGFL/COMUSTDC TAIPEI TAIWAF TAIWAF

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIRIED MESSAGE pg 2 of 2
NG
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RUHPD/COMASWFORPAC FORD ISLAFD HAWAII RUHPD/COMASWFORPAC FORD ISLAFD HAWAII
RUCSBR/CINCSAC OFFUTT AFB NEBR RUCSBR/CINCSAC OFFUTT AFB NEBR
RUECW/CNO WASHINGTON DC
RUECW/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC
AF GRNC AF GRNC
BT
UNCLAS/SLICK 602, P0SITION APPROXIMATELY 1925N 16130E REPORTS
PIECE THEN BROKE UP. AIRCRAFT ALTITUDE 1 9 THOUSAND. REPORT
OBJECT EXTGEMELY BRIGHT.
WAKE TOWER CONTROLLER SIGHTED FALLING INCADESECENTHOBJECTS AT
181055Z ON BEARING 310 DEGREES FROM WAKE ISLAND.HNUMEROURS
CLOSELY GROUPED OBJECT OF VARIOUS SIZES OBYERVED FALLING AT
ACUTE ANGLZ. APPARENTLY ENTERED ACUTE ANGLZ. APPARENTLY ENTERED ATOMOSPHERE FROM SSW. ATOMOSPHERE FROM M SSW.
NO INTELLIGENCE EVALUATION. NO INTELLIGENCE EVALUATION.
BT8/1310Z SEP RUHLKH
NOTE: ADV CY TO DIA & OOP-CP.