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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE9317080
DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1963
REPORTED LOCATION02 N168 37W Pacific
FRAMES4
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
11 April 1963 02.N 168.37W (Pacific) 0 Probably Balloon
0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 11/1620Z XXAirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomicol
XXNo Civilian Airline Quantas 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE XX Other_Satellite
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluatian
0 Unknown
not reported one not reported
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
CIRV S repor object that appeared Only that object resembling
to be a satellite observed at 20 dgr Satellite was reported. ECHO
elevation bearing 260 dgr magnetic data-not_availabde, object
from reporting a/c. from reporting assumed to be satellite.
tew Che tsuor AT taw Che tSulTor AT 1602
87 60. A07 U15/BLC U5/BLC
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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INFO : LO MRMY. - DIA-20,
DIA-CII C-2, A-11
SM3 B 189
CN 62 f
00 RUEAHQ
DE RUHLKH d 12
0 111735Z
FM 326 AIR DIV KUNIA FACILITY HAWAII
TO RUHLKM/PACAF HICKAM AFB HAWAII
RUHPHH/COmHAWSEAFRON PERAL HAR3OR HAWAII
INFO RUEAHQ/CSAF USAF WAS DC
Ruecw/cno wash Dc
RUECW/SECNAV WASH DC.
RUWGALB/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLO
.
RUHPA/CINCPAC CAMP H M SMITH HAWAII RUHPA/CINCPAC CAMP H M SMITH HAWAII
RUHAFS/CINCUSARPAC FT SHAFTER HAWAII
RUHPB/CINCPACFLT PERAL HARBOR HAWAII RUHPB/CINCPACFLT PERAL HARBOR HAWAII
RUAUAZ/CONUSJAPAN FUCHU AS JaPaN RUAUAZ/CONUSJAPAN FUCHU AS JaPAN
Rumac/comuskorea seoul Korea Rumac/comuskorea SeOul KOrea
RUAGFL/COMUSTDC TAIPEI TAIWAN RUAGFL/COMUSTDC TAIPEI TAIWAN
RUCSBR/CINCSAC OFFUTT AFB NEBR
RUHPD/COMAS FORD D ISLAND HAWAII
BT
UNCLAS HADOC-D 0683 ALA 2
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-. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INCO
AF IN: 29563 (J1 Apr 63) pg 2 of 2
a
1. CIRVIS REPORT
2. QUANTAS 531, B-707
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3. APPEARED TO BE A SATELLITE
4. 20 DEG ABOVE HORIZON. I IRCRAFT, 02N 168.37 W
5. 11/1620Z
6. UNKNOWN
7. B BEARING G260 DEG MAGNETIC FRCM REPORTING AIRCRAFT
8. UNKNOWN
BT
11/1745Z APR RUHLKH
NOTE: ADV AND NIN.
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