DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE9316201
DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1962
REPORTED LOCATION34 00N176 25W Pacific
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
l. DATE 2. LOCATION ii ‘a ~ | ¥z, CONCLUSIONS
N 0D Wes Bolloon
__2 *ovember 1962 34.00N 176,.25W (Pacific) |G Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION © Possibly Balloon
Locel 0 Ground-Vi suol O Ground-Rodor = Probably Aiveroft
cmMT__03/0847 Z.. Air Vi sual 0 Air-Intercep! Rador O Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astiosentce
0 Yes 0D Probably Astronomical
Xt No Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE xx Other_Satellito ———
0 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
O Unknown
13 minutes one _SE_
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Brightness of second magnitude star ECHO data not available. Obj
observed in fliht to SE for 13 minutes] sssumed to be satellite and
Assumed to be satellite, case evaluated as such,
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