PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9317301

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1963

REPORTED LOCATION46 15N171 15W PACIFIC

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION
12. CONCLUSIONS
17 May_1963 17 May 1963 46.15N 46,15N 171,15W 171.15W Pacifie 0 Was Balloon Was Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Pacitic 0 Probably Balloon
4. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Local Ground-Visual KGround-Visual 0 Was Aircraft
18/0757Z Ground-Radar 0
GMT. 0931Z Alr-Visual AirVisual 0 0 Probably Aircraft
5. 5. PHOTOS 6. Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
Ys 6. SOURCE SOURCE Nx Was Astronomical Meteor Wa
xNo 0 Probably Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
1) 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other_
not reported Insufficient Data for Evaluation
ten seconds two_(1eacb) 0 Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING O80 dgrT
11. COMMENTS
MERINT report of obj assumed to be a
satellite about 2d magnitude. Second Meteor sighting. Description and
/ duration consistent with this
sighting about 1 l/2 hours later of oblj analysis. Object on course of
on same course with same characteris-
tics. Object viewed for 10 seconds. os0 dgrs, Could not be satellite
Appeared to be falling star. because of direction and dura-
tion.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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AF IN : 22842(18 May 63) x/am Pg l of 2
INFO : NIN-9, , SAFIQS-3 ARMY-2, CMC-8, JCS-35, DIA-25,
DIA/CIIC-2,
SMB C175 07
CHQA067ZCECB226
'YY RUEAHQ
DE RUHPF B031
ZNR
Y 180929Z
FM NOMBARPAC
TO RUKACR/COMALSEAFRON
RUKACR/COMALA IRCOM
RUHLKM/CINCPACAF .
ZEN/CINCNORAD ZEN/CINCN ORAD
INFO RUECW/CNO
RUEAHQ/COFS USAF
RUHPA/CINCPAC 8
RUHPB/CINCPACFLT RUHPB/CINCPACFLT
RUHAFS/CINCUSARPAC
RUHLKMP/PACAFBASECOM HICKAM
RUECW/SECNAV
RUHPHH/COM HAWSEAFr ON
RUAUAAH/HADD KUNIA
NAVY GRNC
BT
UNCLAS.
.

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1 DPARTMINT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH smatdAvee
INCOMING
AF IN : 22842 (18 May 63) Pg 2 of 2
A.JANAP 146 D
1 MERINT
2USSSAVAGE
3.A0 ONE
Bo SECOND
MAGNITUDE
T4. LAT 46-15N
LONG 171-15W
5. 1 180757Z
6 HIGH 60 HIGH
7080T 7080T -
8 HIGH
9 PRESUMED SATELLITE 9 PRESUMED SATELLITE
10. CLEAR
BT
18/0930Z
NOTE: A ADV CYS NIN- DIA - XOPX
NNNN
5
A

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INCOI
SMB C179
CHQA071ZCECA228 AF IN: 22864 (18 May 63c/eld
'''YY RUEAHQ i ARMY-2, CMC-8
DE RUHPF B035 JCS-35, DIA-25, DIA ,a ,NSA-7,
CIA 11 (123)
ZNR
01
Y 181021Z
FM COMBARPAC
TO RUKACR/COMAL SEAFRON .
RUKACR/COMALA IRCOM
RUHLKM/CINCPACAF
ZEN/CINCNORAD
INFO RUECW/CNO
RUEAHQ/COFS USAF
RUHPA/CINCPAC RUHPA/CINCPAC
RUHPB/CINCPACFLT RUHPB/CINCPACFLT .
RUHAFS$CINCUSARPAC RUHAFS$CINCUSARPAC
RUHLKMP/PACAFBASE COM HICKAM
RUECW/SE CNAV RUECW/ SE CNAV
RUHPHH/COM HAWSEAFRON
RUAUAAH/HADD KUNIA RUAUAAH/HADD KUNIA
NAVY GRNC
BT
UNCLAS.
1. MERINT AMPLIFY MY 180929Z
2. SECOND SIGHTING AT 180931Z BY USS SAVAGE
3. SAME COURSE AND CHARACTERISTICS
4. SIGHTED VUSUALLY FOR 10 SECONDS
BT NOTE: ADV CY TO NIN, DIA AND XOPX.
18/1022Z
A
.

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DIPARTMEAT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH KICLAN
AF IN : 22832 (18 May 63) LAVE
x/amNCOMING
INFO NIN 9 XOPX-4SAF-OS3, ARMY-2, CMC-8, JCS-35,
DIA-25, DIA NSA-7, CIA-11 (123)
SMB C 172 O1
CHQA064ZCECA218
'!'YY RUEAHQ
DE RUHPF B032
ZNR T.M
Y 180941Z
FM COMBARPAC
TO RUKACR/COMALSEAFRON
RUKACR/COMALA IRCOM
RUHLKM/CINCPACAF
ZEN/CINCNORAD
INFORUECW/CNO
RUEAHQ/COFS USAF
RUHPA/CINCPAC
RUHPB/CINCPACFLT -
RUHAFS/CINCUSARPAC
RUHLKMP/PACAFBASECOM RUHLKMP/PACAFBASE HICKAM
RUECW/SE CNAV
RUHPHH/COMHAWSEAFR ON RUHPHH/COMHAWSEAFRON
RUAUAAH/HADD KUNIA
NAVY GRNC
BT
UNCLAS.
I. MERINT EVALUATION
20 1 180929Z
BT ADV CYS NIN