PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9317133

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1963

REPORTED LOCATION42 20N173W Pacific

FRAMES4

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1
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Bailoon
21 April 1963 42.20N 173W (Pacific) 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircroft
GMT_21/133Z xAiVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
No Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
glimpse one unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING n1. COMMENTS
Bright light at high altitude. Course No description flight or other
unknown speed unknown. A/C held radar pertinent data. Case has insuf.
contact at same contact at same time as visual time as v visual contact. contact. ficient information for analy- ficient information f
Glimpse only. Glimpse only. analy-
sis. sis.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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DEPAXTMENI OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESEAGE BRANCH UNCLASSSILD MESSAGE
INCOM NG
AF IN : 43594 (21 Apr 63) M/rsb pg l of 2
INFO : NIN-9, ARMY-2, CMC-8, JCS-35.
DIA/CIIC-2, (118)
)i
SM3 3034
CZCHQA43SZCECB166
.... YY RUEAHQ
DE RUKPF 3343
ZNR
Y 211411Z
F COMBARPAC
TO RUKACR/COMALSEAFRON
RUKACR/COMALAIROOM
RUILKM/CINCPACAF RUILKH/CINCPACAF
ZEN/CINCNGRAD
I'FO RUECW/CNC
RUEAHO/COFS USAF
RUHPA/CINCPAC
RUHP/CINCPACFLT
RUHAFS/CINCUSARPAC
RUHLKMP/PACAFEASECON HICKAN
RUECW/SECNAV
RUHPHN/COMHAWSEAFRON
RuaUaAH/HADD KUNIA
NAVY GRNC
ET
UNCLAS

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DSPARTMINT OF THE AI FORCE
STAFF MSSAGE BRANCH
UNCLAGOUIED NSESAGE
INCO ING
AF IN : 43594 (21 Apr 63) Pg 2 of 2
A.JANAP 146D
1. CIRVIS REPORT
2. BARRIER AIRCRAFT N43201
3. UFO BRIGHT LIGHT HIGH ALTITUDE
4.42 20N 173W
5.2113132
. HIGH ALTITUDE
7. COURSE UNKNOWN
. SPEED UNKNOWN
9. REPORTING AIRCRAFT HELD RADAR CONTACT SAME POSIT
SAME TINE GLIUPSE SANE TIWE GLIVPSE ONLY ONLY
REPORTED TO CINCNORAD AS UNKNOWN CONTACT UNKNOWN CONTACT
BT
21/14122
NOTE: ADV CYS ADV CYS N, DIA, XOPX. XOPX.
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SPAXTAT Te
INFO : NIN-9, XOP-1. CMC-8, JCS-35, OSD-15,
CIA-11, NSA-7.
SMB A 056 01
ZCHQE927ZCECB191
PP RUEAHQ
DE RUHPF B052
ZNR
P 211645Z
FM COMBARPAC
TO RUKACR/COMALSEAFRON
RUKACR/COMALAIRCOM
RuhlkM/c IncPaCaF
ZEN/C INCNORAD Z Enzc iNCnor ad
INFO RUECW/CNO
RUEAHQ/C OFS USAF RUEAHQ/COFS USAF
RUHPA/CINCPAC
RUHPB/C INCPACFLT
RUHAF S/C INCUSARPAC
RUHLKMP/PACAFBASE R'JHLKMP/PACAFBA HICKAM
RUACW/SECNAV
RUHpHH/c OmHAWsEAFron
RUAUAAH/HADD KUNIA
NAVY GRNC
BT
UNCLAS.
CIRVIS EVALUAT ION
A. MY 211411Y
1. EVALUAT ION UNKNWN.
NOTE: Adv copy to XOPX, NIN, DIA. 4359i (21 4nn63)
BT 2114l1Z is AF IN
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