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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9316919

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1963

REPORTED LOCATION17 55N57 40W San Juan Puerto Rico

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Loe PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD |

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
| (San Juan ? 0 Was Balloon
—__18 March 1963 17.55N__57,40W Peerto Ricalh Frobebly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP a. TYPE OF OBSERVATION SaRiMy Bellcen
O Was Aircraft
Local ee BWXGround- Visual O Ground-Rodar OQ Probobly Aircraft
GMT 19/0140Z_ D Air Vi suol 0 Air-Intercept Rodor O Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE O Wes Astronomical
O Yes MERINT rpt to Coast Guard O Probably Astronomico!
Bo fm SS Plai DO Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other
pox pe eet Deto for Evaluation
Oo nknown
is not reported ___one tell into water
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Unknown obj exploded in sky. Addi- Results of search not received,
tional explosion of obj on striking No evaluation. Insufficient data
water, Reporting vessel searching for analysis,

| area, No additional information
received.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE |

AF IN: 54935 (19 Mar 63) A/eld
ACTION: NIN-9

INFO : XOP-1, XOPX-4, GAROS-3> ARMY-2, CMC-7, JCS-35. DIA-20, DIA-CIIC-2,
OSD-13, NSA-7, CIA-11 (118)

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AT 0140Z 19TH UNKNOWN OBJECT EXPLODED IN SKY. FURTHER
EXPLOSION ON STRIKING WATER 17.55N 57-40W. AM SEARCHING
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