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CASE REFERENCE9316670

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1963

REPORTED LOCATION44 55N177 15W Pacific

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12, CONCLUSIONS
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5 February 1963 44,.55N 177.15W (Pacific) O Probably Balloon |
3. DATE-TIME GROUP & TYPE OF OBSERVATION GO Pessibty Betleen
Local — 0 Ground- Vi sual GO Ground-Redar a Piekebly Airersft
GMT 05/12392 BAMir Visual 0 Air-Intercept Rador O Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE XK Was Astronomical Meteor
O Yes QO Probably Astronomicol
Eo Mili tary QO Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other
QC Insufficient Data for Evaluation
O Unknown
15 seconds one south
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Object moving south at elevation of |Description & duration indicate |
40 dgr observed from a/c. Speed of obj meteor sighting,
very fast with trail like meteor, Size Zeas ;
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DEPARTMENT OF FHE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH

AF IN : 58699 (5 Feb 63} INCOM, Page 1 of 2
INFO : NIN-17, XOP-1, xobphh © .Q.M.I N Fos-35, ARMY-2, CMC-8
NSA-7, CIA-11, DIA-15, DIA/crtc-2 -104-
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RUNGALB/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLO

RUHPA/CINCPAC CAMP HM SMITH HAWAIT

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH

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AF IN : 58699 (5 Feb 63) Page 2 of 2

15. TIME 051239Z. DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT-SOUTH. POSITION-4a
DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON. SPEED-VERY FAST. ALT. -VERY HIGH. -
REMARKS:
OBJECT ASOUT THE SIZE OF A PIN LEAVING TRAIL LIKE
METEOR. OBSERVED FOR 15 SECONDS, REPORTING AIRCRAFT
AT FL 102 ON TOP OF CLOUDS IN THE CLEAR.
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