PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9316862

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1963

REPORTED LOCATION41 35N146 17E PACIFIC

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
12 March 1963 41.35N 146.17E (PA151) D Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 12/15072 AirVisual Air-Intercept Rador 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE NX Was Astronomical Meteor
Yes Probably Astronomical
XMNo Northwest Airlines D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
two seconds twoseconds one one stationary(?) stationary?l
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Bright flash in sky, blue in color sky, blue in color Proximity to horizon and angle Proximity to horizon and angle
observed at 225 observed at 225 dgr dgr just just above the e the of entry could of entry could give giv impres- impres-
horizon. Considered possible horizon. Considered possible meteor, sion of little sion of little motio consider- consider-
although no movement was observed. ing the short duration of the
sighting. Since considered onsidered
the object possibly teor, case
is carried in the me in or category. category.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIEIED MESSAGE
INC. MING
AF IN : 48260 (14 Mar 63) H/hpj RMY-2, NAVY-2, CMC-8, JCS-35
INFO : NIN=9, XOP-1, XOPX-4, SAF-OS-3, AR IA/CIIC-2 -120-
SMB B157 OSD-15, CIA-ll
CZCH0A082ZC0JA989
OO RUEAHO
DE R'A'AU 7
ZNR
0 140535Z
FM JOHNSON ADCC JOHNISON FHA JAPAN
TO R'HLKM/PACAF HICKAM AFB HAWAII
R'ATH/COMNAVFORJAPAN YOKOSUKA JAPAN
RUKAK/COMALSEAFRON ADAK ALASKA
R'ASIH/COMWESTSEAFRON SFAN CALIF
INFO RUeAHO/COFS -"SAF WASH DC
RIWGALB/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLO
R'HPA/CINCPAC CAMP KM SHIT HAVAII R'HPA/CINCPAC CAMP KM SHIT HAVAII
R'AES/CINCU'SARPAC FT SHAFTER HAWAII R'AES/CINCUSARPAC FT SHAFTER HAWAII
RUHPB/CINCPACFLT PEARL HARBOR HAWAII
R"A'AZ/CON"'SJAPAN F"CHU AS JAPAN R"A'AZ/CON"SJAPAN F"'CHU AS JAPAN
R"AMC/KOM"SKOREA SEOUL KOREA
R'AGFL/CON'STDC TAIPEI TAIVAN R'AGFL/ I"STDO TAIPEI TAIVAN
RUCSERE/CINCSAC C OFFUTT T AF3 : NEBRASKA
AF GRNC
3T
"NCLAS /41D2-ADCC 63-261. CIRVIS REPORT.
NORTHWEST AIRLINE PILOT SIGHTED BRIRHT FLASH IN SKY AT
1507Z 12 MARCH L0CATION 4135N 14617E. 03JECT WAS LIGHT I BLUE
IN COLOR, OBSERVED FOR TWO SECONDS ON A HAG BEARING OF
225 DEGREES J'ST ABOVE THE HORIZON. PILOT REPORTS IT WAS C.
POSSIBLE METEOR HOWEVER NO MOVEMENT WAS OBSERVED.
PT NOTE: ADVANCE COPY TO XOPX, NIN, DIA.
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