PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9317058

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1963

REPORTED LOCATION32 32N177 20W Pacific

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
3 April 1963 32.32N 177.20w (Pacific) 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT 04/0857Z Air Visual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
C.No Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION /8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE XX Other_satellite
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
not reported one East
10. 11. COMMENTS
CIRVIS report CIRVIS report of possible satellite. EcHOdatu irot avaid re. Object te. Object
Size of pin. Size of pin. considered to be possible
satellite by reporting officials
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP S2)
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STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
AF IN : 16854
SMB D 158 U INFO : NIN-9, XOP-1, XOPX-4, SAFOS-3, ARMY-2, NAVY-2,
ZCZCH9A897ZCQJA815 CMC-8, JCS-35, OSD-15, CIA-11, NSA-7
DIA-CIIC-2 (118)
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DE RUHLKH 4
0 030925Z
FM 326 AIR DIV JUNIA FACILITY HAWAII
TO RUHLKM/PWCAF HICKAM AFB HAWAII
RUHpQ/cOMHAWSEafron PEarl HARBor HAWaII
INFO RUEAHQ/COFS USAF WASHINGTON DC
RUWGALB/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COPO
RUHPHQKCINCPUR CAMP H M SMITH HAWAII
RUHAFS/KINCUSARPAC FT SHAFTER HAVAII
RUHPB/CINCPACFLT PEARP HARBOR RUHPB7CINCPACFLT PEARP HARBOR HAWAII R HAWAII
RuaUaz/comusJaPaF Fuchu as JaPaN RUAUAz/COMUSJAPAF FUCHU AS JaPAN
RUamcr/cOmUskorEa Seoul KoreA RUamcr/cOmUskorea SEOUl KOreA
. RUAGFL/COMUSTDC JCB38 TAIWAN
47#OS/COMASWFORPAC FORD ISLAFD HAWAII 47#OS/COMASWFORPAC FORD ISLAFD HAVAII
RACSBR/CINCSAC OFFUTT AFB NEB
RUECW/CNO WASHINGTON DC RUECW/CNO WASHINGTON DC
RUECW/SECNAV WASHINGTON DCN RUECW/SECNAV WASHINGTON I DCN
RUHphH/HAWSEAFron KunIA TUNNEL ANNEX
AF GRNC
BT
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UNCLAS/C I R V I S/ POSSIBLE SATELLITE SIGHTED. HEADING
WAS EASTBOUND. OBJECT WAS SIGHTED BY A NAVY A/C AT
A POSITION 32 DEG 32 MIN NORTH, 177 DEG 20 MIN N WEST
04/0857Z. SIZE OF A PIN. NO EVALUATION.
BZ NOTE ADVANCE COPIES DELIVEREI DIA, NIN AND XOPX.
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