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CASE REFERENCE9317122

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1963

REPORTED LOCATION24 43166 23W Pacific

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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1. OATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
‘ 0 Was Balloon
15 April 1963 24.43 166,23W (Pacific) OD Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ll id ata
Locol 4X Ground- Vi sual © Ground-Radar = PCuay Aifeeh
GMT 16/0630Z 0 Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE O Was Astronomical
O Yes O Probably Astronomical
XKNo Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other
BX insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
not reported one east

10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

ing East very fast,

altitude 20,000 ft,

MERINT report of glowing object mov-

No identification,
Resembled a bright star, Estimated

11. COMMENTS

Possibility of meteor and
possibility of object being
a/c. Duration not reported,
No evaluation without dura-

tion. Case listed as insuf-
ficient data, ect KOC? jad
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AF IN : 35462 (16 Apr 63) C/doc _. Page 1 of 2
INFO : NIN-9, XOP~1, XOPX-4, SAF-OS-3, ARMY-~2, OMC-8, JCS-35, DIA-2o0
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FOLLOWING RECM FM USNS COSSHTUT/TAU 77, QUOTE: MERINT USNS COSSATOT

TAO 77. LAT 24-43N LONG 166-23W 160630Z. SIGHTED GLOWING UBJECT

ALTITUDE 20 DEG COURSE EAST VERY FAST. NU IDENTIFICATION RESEMBLE
BRIGHT STAR UNQUOTE

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE

AP IN: 35475 (16 Apr 63 NCE M ING Page 1 of 2
INFO: NIN-9, XOP-1, XOPX-4, SA&F-03-3, ARMY-2, CMC-8, JCS-35,
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DIA-20, DIA/CIIC-2,”O0SD<15, NSA-7, CIA-11

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FM 526 AIR DIV KUNIA FACILITY HAWAII
TO RUHLKM/PACAF HICKAM AFB HAWAII

« -RUHPQ/COMHAWSEAFRON PEARL HARBOR HAWAII
INFO: RUEAHQ/CSAD USAF WASH DC
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RURPA/CINCPAC CANP-H M~SHITH-HAWAII- ~~ —— — —------- —----—-
RUHAFS/CINCUSARPAC FT SHADTER HAWAII

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RUAUAZ/COMUSJAPAN FUCHU AS JAPAN/

RUAMCR/COMUSKOREA SEOUL KOREA

RUAGFL/COMUSTDC TAIPEI TAIWAN

RUCSBR/CINCSAC OFFUTT AFB NEBR

BT

UNCLAS/HADOC-D 2710

CURVIS/ USNS COSSATOT TA 77 REPORTS POSITION 24 DEGREES 43 MIN NORTK

HORIZON, TRAVELING TO THE EAST VERY FAST. RESEMBLED
BRIGHT STAR. NO EVALUATION.
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