DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE9316884
DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1963
REPORTED LOCATION36 32N174 02W Pacific
FRAMES4
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
15 March 1963 36.32N 174.02w (Pacific) 0 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_ 16/0730Z XAirVisual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronamical
xXNo Military 0 PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other Satellite
D Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
not reported one Northerly
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Space object, small and circular, Possible satellite sighting.
resembling bright star tracked 2
through 30 dgr arc fm 150 dgr to
120 dgr at 30 gr elevation. 17 7 2 161.72w
Altitude & speed unknown, but
speed estimated very fast.
1
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
FRAME 002 / 004paddle-gpu-200dpi
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH 9 MS5
I N CO
AF IN : 52416 (16 MAr 63) L/sc page l of 2
INFO . -
OSD-15, CIA-1 ,NSA-7 DIA-CIIC-2 (120)
SMB 3244
ZCZCHQA659ZCUJA259
……' YY RUEAHQ
DE RUHPHC 038
ZNR
Y 260929Z
FM CONHAWSEAFRON
TO RUHLKW/COMD HAWAIRDEFDIV WHEELER AFB
INFO RUHPB/CCNCPACFLT
RUWGAL3/CINCNORAD ENT T AFB, COLO
R'EAHQ/COFS'SAF WASHDC R'EAHQ/COFSUSAF WASHDC
R'ECW/SECNAV
R"ECW/CNO -
RUHAFS/CINCUSARPAC
R'HPA/CINCPAC R"HPA/CINCPAC
RUHLKM/PACAF
R'KLKSA/PACAF BASECOM, HICKAM AFB R'HLKSA/PACAF BASECOM, HICKAM AFB
RUKACR/COMALSEAFRON
NAVY
FRAME 003 / 004paddle-gpu-200dpi
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
……. STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
3
1889072 52416 (16 Mar63 page 2 of2
FM _COMBARPAC
TO COMHAWSEAFRON
BT
"NCLAS
1. CIRVIS REPORT
2. BARRIER AIRCRAFT N43217
3. SPACE BORN OBJECT, SMALL AND CIRCULAR,
RESENBLING BRIGHT STAR TRACKED THRU 30 DEGREES OF
ARC FRON 150 DEGREES THRU 129 DEGREES TRUE
4. REPORTING AIR 5-32N, 174-02W
5. 160732Z
. "IKNOWN 30 DEGREES A3OVE HORIZON
7.LONE 7.LONE
B. NKNOWIT BUT VERY FAST B. "NKNOWN BUT VERY FAST -+
9. REPORTING A/C AT FL100 HEADING 195 TRUE 9. REPORTING A/C AT FL
15. THIS NSG COMFINNS INFO 15. THIS NSG COMFINNS INFO PRES SENTED BY ENTED BY PHONECON PHONECON
AT 160820z. AT 150820Z.
ET
16/3988Z
NOTE: ADV NIN, CIIC AND XOPX.
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