DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8668676
DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1963
REPORTED LOCATION39 38N172 30W PACIFIC
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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12, CONCLUSIONS |
= Q Was Balloon
24 June 1963 39.38N 172.30W (Paci F¢ Q Probobly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 7 O Possibly Balloon
: GO Was Ai ft
Lecol 0 Ground-Vi sual 0 Grownd-Radaor 4 Probobly Aircraft
GMT 25/08292 Gf Air Vi sual O Air-intercept Radar D Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS | 6 SOURCE CG Wos Astronomical
0 Yes O Probably Astronomical
& N O Possibly Astronomical
°
"EN 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Other Satellite (ECHO T
Saee a or ere one 0D Insufficient Date for Evaluation
Not reported one O75 degrees O Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

Possible Satellite on course of 075 deg

ith brightnessof 2d magnitude star. Speed equator heading NE

nknown, altitude unknown.

North Latitude 170

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

On 25 June at 0601Z ECHO crossed the

would place the Satellite at about 47 de

the time reported for this observation.
This position and the description confo
with the analysis of the sighting as the
Satellite ECHO I.

at 100 deg East. This

deg W longitude at r
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' UNCLASSizED *ESSAUs
AP IN: 13259 (25 gun 63) X/rdgN COMIN G Page -1 of 2
INFO : NIN-9, XOP-1, XOPX-4, § -OS-3} ARMY-2, CMC-8, JCS-35, OSD-15,
DIA-25, DIA/CIIC-2, ns «7 (112)
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RUHAF S/C INCYsaR Pac

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RUECW/ SECNay /
NAVY GRNC

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3. POSS SATELLITE INTENSITY OF SECOND MAGNITUDE STAR.

4, 39-38N 172-30W
5. 2508292 |
6. ALT UNK : 7
7. CUS 075
8. SPD UNK
9. EVALUATION UNKNOWN |
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AF IN: 13296 (25 Jun 63) HOA aie messacs Page 1 of 2

AN aRinGo, wavy-2, cMc-8,
DIA=-CIIC-2 ~ (114)

INFO : NIN-9, XOP-1, xopx.4! NA h4
JCS~35, OSD-15, NSA-7, DTA-

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RUAUAZ/COMUSJAPAN FUCHU AS JAPAN
RUAMC/COMUSKOREA SEOUL KOREA
RUAGFL/COMUSTDC TAIPEI TAIWAN

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AF IN: 13296 (25 Jun 63)

UNCLAS/C IRVIS
1. NAVY 43186
2. POSSIBLE SATALITE
3. 3938N 17230

4, 25/08292Z

JIM COORSE 075 DEGREES
6. SP UNK

7. ALT UNK

8. SECOND MAGNITUDE STAR
9. EVALUATION UNKNOWN
BT

25/095 7Z JUN RUHLKH

NOTE: Advance copy delivered to XOPX, NIN & DIA.
Retransmitted to CIA Per #636.

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