PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9316426

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1962

REPORTED LOCATION45 50N173 30W Pacific

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
| 0 Was Bolloon |
7 December 1962 : : O Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION {2 Possibly Balloon
_Lecal aa 0 Ground-Vi sual D Ground-Redar a Probably Aireraft
cut__98./0520Z, EM Air Vi sual 0 Air-Intercep? Radar O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE O Wes Astronomical
0 Yes 0 Probobly Astronomicol
X0Ne Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other
XIX Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
6 minutes one Southetly
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

UFO white size of silver dollar blink+ Satellite data not available,

ing observed fm military a/c. Obj
Sighted at 030 dgr azimuth 60 dgr
elev & after 6 min flight lost in
light of moon at 105 dgr azimuth 30
dgr elevation,

Possible Satellite, possible a/c.
Insufficient data for evaluation.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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QEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

sTAFF MESSAGE BRANCr
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAG?

INCOMING

AF IN: 51097 (8 Dec 62) X/hk Pg 1 of 2

INFO : CIN-17, OOP-1, OOP-CP-2, SAFS-3, ARMY-2, CMC-8, JCS-35,
OSD-15, CIA-11, NSA-7, DIA-10, DIA-CIIC-3 (115)

SMB A 140

00 RUEAHG

DE RUHLKH 4
.ZNR

0 989893z

FM 326 AIR DIV KUNIA FACILITY HAWAII
TO RUHLKM/ PACAF HICKAM AFB HAWAII
RUKAC/COMAL SEAFRON KODIAK ALASKA

RUW SPG/ COMWESTSEAFRON SAN FRANCISCO CALIF
RUHPQ/ COMHAWSEAFRON PEARL HARBOR HAWAII
INFO RUEAHQ/COFS USAF WASHINGTON DC
RUWGAL B/ CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLO

RUHPA/ CINCPAC CAMP HM SMITH HAWAII
RUHAFS/CINCUSARPAC FIT SHAFTER HAWAII
RUHPB/CINCPACFLT PEARL HARBOR HAWAII
RUAUAZ/ COMUSJAPAF FUCHU AS JAPAN
RUAMCR/ COMUSKOREA SEOUL KOREA
RUAGFL/COMUSTDC TAIPEI TAIWAF
RUHPD/COMASWFORPAC FORD ISLAFD HAWAII
RUCSER/CINCSAC OFFUTT AFB NEBR

UE C¥/CNO WASHINGTON Dc

RGECH/ SECNAV WASHINGTON DC

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

STAFF MESSAGE BRANCr
INCLASSIFIEO MESSAG?

INCOMING

AF IN : 51097 (8 Dec 62) Pg 2 of 2

AF GRNC |
BT

UNCLAS/CIRVIS REPORT FROM NAVY 143215 VISUAL SIGHTING,

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT, WHITE, SIZE OF SILVER DOLLAR,
BLINKING, ROUND, HELD FOR SIX MINUTES. POSITION AT TIME OF

SIGHTING 45 DEG, 5@MIN NORTH, 173 DEG, 3@ MIN WEST AT @8/0529Z.

INITIAL @3@ TRUE 68 DEG ABOVE THE HORIZON. FADED 1@5DEG OVER
MOON 38 DEG ABOVE THE HORIZON. OUR AIRCRAFT AT 11,0020 FEET,

TRACKING @11 DEG, GROUND SPEED 250, VISIBILITY 58 MILES PLUS,
NO CLOUD COVER, WIND 152/35. NO EVALUATION.

BI NOTE: ADVANCE COPY DELIVERED TO DIA, CIN, OOP-cP.
@8/0812@ DEC RUHLKH