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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9316605

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1963

REPORTED LOCATIONRockport AFS Texas

FRAMES4

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2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
1. DATE 0 Was Balloon
Rockport AFS, Texas 000 Probably Balloon
21 January 1963 Possibly Balloon
3.D DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Was Aircraft
x Grgung VyBX Ground-Radar 0 Probably Aircraft
Local_ 0 Possibly Aircraft
GMT_21/1645Z AinVisual Air-intercept Radar
SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
5. PHOTOS Probably Astronomical
Ys 0 Possibly Astronomical
XIxNo Civilian
. COURSE Other_
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS ax Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
one not reported
not reported COMMENTS
1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. reported unknown ci-
Round silvery object size Object
observed vilian. N o additional informa-
of pin head reported.tion available. Case definitely
at 75 dg ion. insufficient data.
Flight wa ection
not report servation through 7 X
50 BX. No mentio of additional detaill
Sighting during daylight. Object reported
by unknown civilian.
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ATIC FORM 329 ATIC FORM 329 26 SEP 52)
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STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH Canicaly
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
AF IN: 39851 (21 Jan 63)|
ACTION: CIN-17
INFO : OOP-1, 00 (42)
SMB B 001
CHQ3664ZCWJC027
PP RUEAHQ
DE RUWGHWZ 6
ZNR
P 212000Z
FM 813 ACW SQ ROCKPORT AFS TEXAS
TO RUWGAL/ADC ENT AFB COLORADO
RUWGHW/32 AIR DIV OKLA CITY AFS OKLA
RUCDSQ/AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RUEAHQ/HQ USAF WASH 25 DC RUEAHQ/HQ QUSAF WASH 25 DC
RUEAHQ/SECRETARY OF OF THE AF
BT BT
UNCLAS 8130DC 21-A-64. UNCLAS 8130DC 21-A-64. l USAF FOR USAF FC AFCIN AND SAFIS. SUBJECT UFO AND SAFIS. SUBJECT UFO
A. (1 ROUND
(2) ABOUT SIZE OF (2 ABOUT SIZE OF PIN HEAD HEAD
(3) SILVERY W (3) SILVERY Y WHITE WHITE
(4) ONE
(5) N/A
(6) BRIGHT IN COLOR
. (7) NONE
(8) NONE
(9) NONE
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
39851 (21 Jan 63) / Page 2 of 3
AF IN:
PAGE TWO RUWGHWZ 6
B. (1) REPORTED BY AN UNKNOWN CIVILIAN
(2 75 DEGREE E ANGLE SURFACE D
(3) N/A
(4) STRAIGHT PATH
(5) NONE
(6) NONE
C. (1) GROUND VISUAL
(2)G I TYPE 7X OCULARS
(3)N/A
D. (1) 1645/21 JAN 1963
(2) DAY
E. 27 DEGREE 46 NORTH - 98 DEGREE 05 WEST
AF, RET. 49 YEARS EARS FLIGHT SERVICE
SPECIALIST EXCELLENT
G. (1) BRIGHT SUNNY DAY
(2) (2 20-251 DEGREE 50
30-261 DEGREE 95
40-281 DEGREE 100 40-281 D DEGREE 100
50-261 DEGREE 80
(3) CLEAR
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
AF IN: 39851 (21 Jan 63) Page 3 of 3
PAGE THREE RUWGHWZ
(4)10
(5) NONE
(6) N/A
BT
21/2200Z JAN RUWGHWZ
NOTE: ADV CY DELIVERED TO DIA.
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