PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8725867

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1962

REPORTED LOCATION7 00S174 40W Pacific

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
3 October 1962 7.009 174.40W (Pacific) o Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft 5
00 Probably Aircroft
GMT_ 03/1527-1537Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar PossiblyAircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
No Military PossiblyAstronomieal
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE KXOther_ Satellite
00 Insufficient Date fer Evaluation
Unknown
10 mins Eaxterly
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Obj sighted for l0 mins moving Obj sighted for 10 mins moving Estimates were rptd as rough. Estimates were rptd as rough.
Easterly. Brightness varied fm Easterly. Brightness varied fm General description conforms General description conforms
very dim to ls magnitude. Gave very dim to lsg magnitude. Gave . to a Satellite obsvation.
effect of tumbling. Data on ECHo I not available.
Case evaluated as a probable
Satellite obsvation.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) 2
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7 -
ZNR
0.031710Z
FM 326 AIR DIV KUNIA FACILITY HAWAII
TO RUHLKM/PACAF HICKAM AFB HAWAII
RUKAC/CCMALSEAFRON KODI AK ALASKA NOTE: ADVANCE COPY TO: CP, DIA,
CIN.
RUWSPG/COMWESTSEAFRON SAN FRANCISCO CALIF
RUHPQ/CCMHAWSEAFRON PEARL HARBOR HAWAII
RUAMCR/CCMUSKOREA SEOUL KOREA
RUAGFL/COMUSTDC TAIPEI TAIWAF
RUHPD/CCMASWFORPAC FORD ISLAFD HAWAII
RUCSBR/CINCSAC OFFUTT RUCSBR/CINCSAC OFFUTT AFB NEBR AFB NEBR -
UECW/CNO WASHINGTON DC A
RQECW/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC
AF GRNC AF GRNC
BT
UNCLAS CIRVIS/UFOB/QF530AT FL370 NOTES OBJECT IN SIGHTHFOR

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DMRARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MEGSAGE BRANCH
- UNCRASSMED MESSAGE
NNNN INCOMING
AF IN: 28886 (3 0ct 62) Pg 2 of 2
APPROXSMATESLY 10 MINUTES FROM 1527;PLUS T0 15 E E E 1527 T0 15372.
TRAVLING ESTERLY.A ROUGH BEARING OF OBJECT FROM OUR POSITION 8
WOULD BE 03IDEGREES TRUE.MY POSITION WAS 7S 174. 40W AT 1530Z -
THE OBDECT VARIED FROM VERH H DIM TO A FIRST MAGNED Z E E MAGNA-
TUDE STAR AND GAVE THE EFFEFT OF TUMBLING THRU THE SFY. THE
BEARING IS BUT A ROUGH ONE.NO INTELLIGENCE EVALUATION MADE.
BT
03/1720Z OCT RUHLKH