DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8668194
DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1963
REPORTED LOCATIONSof Midway Pacific
FRAMES5
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
21 June 1963 S of Midway (Pacific) 0 Was Balloon
0 Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
21/14402 00 Probably Aircraft
GMT. Air Visual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astranomical
No Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE B Other SATEUIERECOT
00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Not reported one Easterly Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Object shape and size of lst mag star At the reported time ECHo was about l
observed at 50 deg elevation Heading East. deg N 1deg W heading SE. Since the
description of the object conforms
with that of ECHO and ECHO was in the
area the case is evaluated as a Satellite
sighting.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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21/14402 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFHD MESSAGI
SMB B155
VHQA598ZCECB333
YY RUEAHQ AF IN : 9236 (21 Jun 63) M/gf PAGE 1 of 2
DE RUHPF B041 INFO : NIN-9, XOP-1, XOPX-4, SAF-OS-3
ZNR
Y 211537Z NSA-7, DIA-25, DIA/CIIC-2 (112)
FM COMBARPAC
TO RUHPHH/COMHAWSEAFRON
RUHLKm/cincPaCAF 02
RUaUAAH/HADD KUNIA
ZEN/CINCNORAD
INFO RUECW/CNO
RUEaHQ/cOFS USaF
RUHPA/CINCPAC RUHPA/CINCPAC
RUHPB/CINCPACFLT
RuHAFS/CIncusARPaC RUHAFS/CINCUSARPAC 320.07 330.07
RUHLKMP/PACAFBASECOM HICKAM 21/345 155 155
RUHLkmp/pACAFBasEcom HIckAm
RUECW/SECNAV 175
NAVY GRNC NAVY GRNC 1O°N→5 1O°N→SE
BT
UNCLAS UNCLAS MDWAY Joo 175w1
AJANAP 146D
1. CIRVIS
2.N43205
3. UFO
A. ONE
B. APPROX IMATE SIZE AND SHAPE OF FIRST MAGNITUDE STAR SIGHTED
50 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON
4. SOUTH OF MIDWAY
5. 211440Z
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Be! DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSNFIED MESSAGI
INCOMING
AF IN : 9236 (21 Jun 63) 2 of 2
PAGE TWO RUHPF B041
6.UNKNOWN
7. EAST BOUND
8. UNKN OWN
. NONE
BT
21/1538Z
NOTE E : Advance copies del to DIA, NIN & XOPX.
Readdressed to CIA #550
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLAS
AF IN: 9243 (21 Jun 63) M/gf MESSAGI
INCOMING
INFO : NIN-9, XOP-1, XOPX-4, SAF-OS-3) JCS-35, ARMY-2, CMC-8, OSD-15
NSA-7, DIA-25
2
SMB C143 0
601ZCECB337
..YY RUEAHQ
DE RUHPF B042
ZNR
Y 21155720
FM COMBARPAC
TO RUHPHH/COMHAWSEAFRON
RUHLKM/CINCPACAF
RUAUAAH/HADD KUNIA
ZEN/CINCN ORAD
INFO RUECW/CNO INFO RUECW/CNO
RUEAHQ/COFS USAF RUEAHQ/COFS USAF
RUHPA/ INCPAC RUHPA/ INCPAC
RUHPB/CINCPACFLT
RQHAFS/CINCUSARPAC RQHaFS/CINCUSARPaC
PUHL KMP/PACAFBASECOM HICKAM RUHL KMP/PACAFBASECOM HICKAM
RUENW/SECNAV
NAVY GRNC
BT
UNCLAS
A. JANAP 146D
1. CIRVIS ATION MY 21153
BT NOTE 211537Z is AFIN 9236 (21 Jun 63)
21/15582 Adv cys del to XOPX, DIA & NIN
Readdressed to CIA #551.
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