PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9316272

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1962

REPORTED LOCATION11 59N160 49W

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
16 November 1962 11,59N 160.49W 0 Probobly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local_ xkGround-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT 17/09207 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE □ Other.
XInsufficient Data for Evaluation
not reported one breaking up falling 0 Unknown
IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Crew of merchant vessel sighted Duration not rted. Sighting
bright object breaking up. Red in could possibly decay of
color. Initial fl lash 20 dgr elevation. satellite, however, data shows
Object falling. no decay for this date. Also S
possible bolide sighting.
Information too limited for
evaluation.
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2 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INCOM
AF IN : 26779 (17 NOV 62) D/chs 1 of 2
INFO ARMY-2, NAVY-2, CMC-8,
JCS-35, DIA-1O OSD-15, NSA-7, CIA-11 (115) 67
SMB B 147
ZCHQC859ZCQJC501
PP RUEAHQ
DE RUHLKH 6
ZNR
P 172104Z
FM 326 AIR DIV KUNIA FACILITY HAWAII
TO RUHLKM/PACAF HICKAM AFB HAWAII
RUKAC/COMALSEAFRoN KODIAK K ALASKA
RUWSPG/COMWESTSEAFRON SAN FRANCISCO CALIF
RuHpQ/comHAwsEafron pearl HaRbor HaWAII RuHpQ/comHAwsEafron peaRl HaRbor HaWaII
INFO RUEAHQ/COFS USAF WASHINGTON DC
RUWGALB/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLO
RUHPA/CINCPAC CAMP H M SMITH HAWWBF
RUHAFS/CINCUSARPAC FT SHAFTER HAWAII
RUHPB/CINCPACFLT PEARL HARBOR HAWAII RUHPB/CINCPACFLT PEARL HARBOR HAWAII
!
RUAUAZ/COMUSJAPAF FUCHU AS JAPAN
RUamcR/cOmUSKOREa SEOuL KOREA
RUAGFL/COMUSTDC TAIPEI TAIWAF
RUHPD/COMASWFORPAC FORD ISLAFD HAWAII

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIRED MESSAGE
INCO
AF IN : 26779 (17 NOV 62) 2 of 2
RUCSBR/CINCSAC OFFUTT AFB NEBR
RUECW/CNO WASHINGTON DC
RUECW/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC
RUHLKSA/COMD POST PACAFBASECOM
AF GRNC
BT
P
UNCLAS/HADOC-D 813
MERINT/FOLLOWING RECEIVED FROM VESSEL M/V ACONIS AT 170920Z.
"SIGHTED BRIGHT FLASH DEAD AHEAD OF US. IT WAS RED IN COLOR AND
WAS NOT A STAR BECAUSE THERE APPEARED TO BE OBJECTS FALLING DOWN.
MY POSITION ACCORDING T0 MY LORAN 11 DEG 59' N. 160 DEG 49.5' MY POSITION ACCORDING TO MY LORAN 11 1 DEG 5 N. 160 DEG 4S w. THIS THIS
FLASH WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON ABOUT 20 DEGREES. STEAMING
TO INVESTIGATE ON.
BT BT
17/2123Z NOV RUHLKH 17/2123Z N0V RUHLKH
NOTE: ADV CY OP-CP,CIN AND DIA. P-CP,.CIN AND DIA.
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