DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8725960
DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1962
REPORTED LOCATION11 05N165 19W Pacific
FRAMES2

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FRAME 001 / 002tesseract-200dpi
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION

Oc tobe 96% 11,05N_ _165,19W Pacific
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

Local MXGround- Vi sual

GM T__C 0508 0 Air Vi sual
5. PHOTOS §. SOURC
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Dic Military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8 NUMBER OF OBJECTS
not rptd one

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

Obj having starlike characteristics
moving at great speed on heading of
045 dgr. Alt considered high, Padsed
rapidly oveshead,

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

- CONCLUSIONS

Was Bolloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Wes Aircraft.
Probably Aircroft
Possibly Aircroft

D Ground-Reoder

O Air-Intercept Radar

Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

Xother_catellite

Insufficient Dete fer Evaluation
Unknown

9. COURSE

NE.
11. COMMENTS

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Satellite characteristics
present. ECHO data not avail-
able; however, case listed as
possible Satellite in view of
the general description of the
sighting.
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