PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9317296

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1963

REPORTED LOCATION46 13N173 53W PACIFIC

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

ly. DATE

17 May 1963

2. LOCATION

46.13N 173.

53W (

12. CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probably Balloon

3. DATE-TIME GROUP

Local

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
D Ground- Vi sual

wae T1/ 1 isez

Air Vi sual

Possibly Balloon

Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

0 Ground-Radar

DO Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS
O Yes

XKNo

6. SOURCE

Military

Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

not reported

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

one

. COURSE Other.__£ tare

Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

ood ooo ooo ooo

falling

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

white flare bursting

-_—--

CIRVIS report of bright greenish

into two orange

| trails. Observation from MATS a/c

at 37,000 ft. Object in east to west
flight with 45 dgr downward projection,

11. COMMENTS

Obj reported as a flare. Descrip-
tion conforms with this analysis.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE |
)

STAFF MESSAGE SRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAG!

INCOMING

<>

AF IN : 21207 (17 May 63) L/epy

- =0S- - - -8, JCS-35
INFO : NIN-9, XOP-1, XOPX-4, SAF-OS=3, ARMY-2, NAVY-2, CMC 8, JC .
OSD-15, CIA-11, NSA-7, DIA-25, DIA-CIIC-2 (125)

E 200

DE RUHLKH 8

ZNR

0 1715172

. FM 326 AIR IDV KUNIA FACILITY HAWAIT
TO RUHLKM/PACAF HICKAM AFB HAWAII
RUHPOQAZ OMHAYSEAFRON PEARL HARBOR HAWAII
INF: RUEAHQ/C SAF USAF WASH DC
RUECWAAO NO WASH DC

RUECW/SECNAV WASH DC

RUWGALB/C INCNORAD ENT AFB COLO
RUHPAZC INCPAC CAMP H M SMITH HAWAII
RI'HAFSC INCUSARPAC FT SHAFTER HAWAII
RI'HPB/C INCPACFLT PEARL HARBOR HAWAII
RINAUAZA MUSJAPAN FUCHU AS JAPAN
RIAMCA OMUSKOREA SEXUL KOREA
RUAG@L/COMUSTDC TAIPEI TAIWAN
RUCSBRB/C INCSAC OFFUTT AFB NESR
RUHPDZ OASWFORPAC FORD ISLAND HAWATIT
AF GRNC

BT

-UNCLAS C IRV IS _ HADNC-D 8889

1. CIRVIS

2- MATS 18552 C-1355

S. BRIGHT FLARE GREENISH WHITE, PRIOR TO BURST. TWO ORANGE
TRAILS.

4. POSITIQN %F AIRCRAFT 4615 17353w.

Se 17711322

6. 57,800 ALTITUDE O AIRCRAFT

7. EAST TO WEST APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES DOWNWARD PROJECTORY.
8. UNKNOWN

BT NOTE: ADV CY XOPX-NIN-DIA-CIIC

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
AF IN: 29325 (23 May 63) M/espesswe missacs Pgl of 2

INFO : NIN-9, XOP-1, xodxN, COMIN G35 ARMY-2, CMC-8, DIA-25,
DIA CLIC-2, CIA-11, NSA=77 OSD-15 (123)

SMB A138 ()

ZCZCHOASS6ZCQJAB04

00 RUEAHQ

ZF H= 1 |
KHB644

OO RUHLKM RUHPHH RUEAHQ RUECW RUWGALB RUHPA RUHAFS RUHP3S RUANC

DE RUHLKH 9
ZNR

0 251145Z

FM S26 AIR DIV KUNIA FACILITY HAWAII

TO PACAF HICKAM AFB HAWAIT

RUHPHH/ COMHAWSEAFRON PEARL HARBOR HAWAIT
INFO RUEAHQ/CSAF WASH DE

RUEAHQY/CNO WASH DC (WE PROTECT)

RUECW/ SECNAV WASH DC

RUWGALBCINCNORAD ENT AFB COLO

RUHPA/CINCPAC CAMP H M SMITH HaWall
e RUHAFS/C INCPACFLT PEARL FT SHAFTER HAWAII

RUHPB/CINCPACFLT PEARL HAROOR HAWAII

RUYAUAZ/COMSJAPAN FUCHU AS JAPAN
RUAMC/COMUSKOREA SEOUL KOREA

RUAGFL/C OMUSTDC TAIPEI TAIWAN
RUCSBRB/C INSAC OFFUTT AFB NEBR

RUYHP O/C OMASFORDPAC FORD ISLAND HAWAII
BT

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE

INCOMING

PTPTATNY

AF IN: 29325 (23 May 63)

UNCLAS
inCTRVIS EVALUATION

2eV 1451190 25711102
SeNOT EVALUATED

BT
25/ 1229Z WAY RUHL KH
NOTE: ADY CY TO XOPX, NIN AND DIA.

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