PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9316768

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1963

REPORTED LOCATION21 26N158 20W Pacific

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2 LOCATION

12 CONCLUSIONS

va ke 0 Wes Balloon
24 February 1963 21.26N 158.20W (Pacific) O Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4% TYPE OF OBSERVATION GO Possibly Bolloon
R O Was Aircroft
Lecal 0 Ground- Vi sual OG Ground-Redar Q Prebobly Aircraft
GMT 25/0516Z XKAir Vi sual O Air-intercept Rador O Possibly Aircraft
= PHOTOS 6. SOURCE HK Was Astronomicol Meteor
O Yes O Probably Astronomical
XPNo Aloha Airlines O Possibly Astronomical
| 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other
entering O Insufficient Data for Evaluction
not reported one atmosphere/nbt tHerry

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

Report from 2 a/c of object entering
atmosphere, Viewed at 45 dgr elevation
heading north burning out at 30 dgr
elevation,

‘ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

11. COMMENTS

Probable meteor sighting.

Ae De CAY >

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OSPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIRED MESSAGE

IN: 23980 (25 Fed 63) XVe1d NCO MING Pg l of 2

INFO : NIN-9, XOP-1, XOPX-4, SAFOS-3, ARMY-2, NAVY-2, CMC-8, JCS-35,
CIA-11, NSA«7, OSD-15, DIA-25, DIA-CIIC-2 (125)

SMB A O12 |
ZCZCHQA16: ZCQJAB832
"*'*"* 00 RUEAHO

DE RUHLKH 3H

ZNR

0 2596252

7¥ 326 AIR DIV KUNIA FACILITY HAWAII
TO RUHLKM/PACAF HICKAM AFB HAWAII
RUKAC/COMALSEAFRON KODIAK ALASKA

RU“’SPG/COMWESTSEAF RON SAN FRANCISCO CALIF
RUHPQ/COMHAWSEAFRON PEARL HARSOR HAWAII

INFO RUEAKQ/COFS USAF WASHINGTON DC
R'VGALB/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLO

RUHPA/CINCPAC CAMP H M SMITH HAWAII
RUHAFS/CINCUSARPAC FT SHAFTER HAWAII
RUHPB/CINCPACFLT PEARL HARBOR HAWAII
RUAUAZ/COMUSJAPAF FUCHU AS JAPAN
RUAMCR/COMUSKOREA SEOUL KOREA
RUAGFL/COMUSTDC TAIPEI TAIWAF
RUHPD/COMASWFORPAC FORD IXLAFD HAWAIT
RUCSBR/CINCSAC OFFUTT AFB NEBR
RUECY/CNO WASHINGTON DC

RUEC'Y/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC

AF GRNC

3T

UNCLAS/KADOC-D 8425

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BDBPARTAMENT OF TME AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH

UNCLASSIFED MESSAGE

INCOMING
2h? IN: 23980 (25 Feb 63) Pe 2 of 2
7S J RV IS #4

ALOHA AIRLINES AIRCRAFT 751 REPORTS BRILLIANT WHITE

OBJECT ENTERING ATMOSPHERE 35@ DEGREE RADIAL FROM POSTION

21 DEG 26’ NORTH 158 DEG 20° WEST, 49 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON, |
DISTANCE IN EXCESS OF 200 MILES AT 9515Z. DIRECTION

NORTHERLY AT HIGH SPEED. BURNED OUT 38 DEGREES ABOVE

HORIZON. SIGHTING CONFIRMED BY ALOHA AIRLINES AIRCRAFT
NUMBER 131. NO EVALUATION

ST
2?5/263@Z FEB RUHLKH
NOTE: ADV CY TO NIN, DIA AND XOPX.