PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
!PACIFIC) 0 Was Balloon
26 April 1963 27N 150W 0 Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT 27/0613Z XirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Passibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
XCX No Civilian Northwest Airline$ Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. 9. COURSE XTX Othersat
00 Insufficient Data Evaluation
Unknown nknown
not reported one south
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Satellite like object in N to S ECHo data mot-available. Object
orbit observed from airline flight assumed orbital by observers.
25. Speed and altitude ot 25. Speed and altitude of object Case evaluated as satellite on
unknown. limited data.
Coth Co t
47 06107 Ar Aor 3644W. NOT
10 6551701 1N (351721 Stere 6 Stere b
ATIC FORM

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SM3 3186 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
A853KHD638 INCOMING
00 RUEAHQ RUECW RUWGALB
DE RUHLKH 4 AF IN : 53210(27 Apr 63) S/wj
ZNR INFO: NIN-9, 45) S DIA-25,
DIA/CIIC-2
0 270649Z
FM 326 AIR DIV KUNIA FACILITY HAWAII
TO RUHLKM/PACAF HICKAM AFB HAWAII
RUHpQ/OO1HaWsEaFron pEaRL HaRBor
INFO RUEAHQ/CSAF USAF WASH DC
RUECW/SECNAV WASH DC
RUWGALB/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLO
RUHPA/CINCPAC CAMP H M SMITH HAWAII
RUHAFS/CINCUSARPAC FT SHAFTER HAWAII
. RUHPB/CINCPACFLT PEARL HARBOR RUHPB/CINCPACFLT PEARL HARBOR HAWAII HAWAII
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RUamCR/CimUskOREA SEOUl KOrEA RUAMCR/CImUSKOREA SEOUL KOREA
. RUAGFL/COMUSTDC TAIPEI TAIWAN
RUCSSR/CINCSAC OFFUTT AFB NEBR
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UNCLAS/HADOC-D Q REPORT
2. NORTHWEST 25
3. ONE SATELLITE LIKE OBJECT
4.27 N 150W
5. 0613Z
6. ALTITUDE UNKNOWN
7. NORTH TO SOUTH ORBIT
8. SPEED UNKNOWN NOTE:
BT

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