PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8677212

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1963

REPORTED LOCATION35 20N174 09W pacific

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4. PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
20 July 1963 35.20N 174.09W (pacific) Was Balloon
000 Probably Balloon
3. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloan
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 20/1100Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 8. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
XXNo Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 8 Other
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
$\fco{ond Explosion Unknown
one
11. COMMENTS.
Bright flash white in color with fragments Insufficient data for analysis. Possible
of object shreading in all directions. Flight flare of some sort.
assumed from NW since tail was from that
direction. Initial sighting was of explosion.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC FOrM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
AF IN : 46616 (20 Jul 63) N9FF UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE MESSAGE BRANCH PAGE l of 2
ACTION: NIN-9 INCOMING
INFO :
S
SMB B156
ZCZCHQA A620ZCUJB210
YY RUEAHQ
DE RUHLKH 5
ZNR
0 201227Z
FM 326 AIR DIV KUNIA FACILITY HAWAII
TO RUHLKM/PACAF HICKAM AFB HAWAII
RUHPHH/COMHAWSEAFRon pEARL HARBOR HAWAII
INFO RUEAHQ/CSAF USAF WASH DC INFO RUEAHQ/CSAF USAF WASH DC
RUECW/CNO WASH DC RUECW/CNO WASH DC
RUECW/SECNAV WASH DC RUECW/SECNAV WASH DC
RUWGALB/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLO
RUHPA/CINCPAC CAMP H MNSMITH HAWAII RUHPA/CINCPAC CAMP H MNSMITH HAWAII
RUHAFS/CINCUSARPAC FT SHAFTER HAWAII RUHAFS/CINCUSARPAC FT SHAFTER HAWAII
RUHPB/CINCPACFLT PEARL HARBOR RUHPB/CINCPACFLT PEARL HARBOR HAWAII HAWAII
RUAUAZ/COMUSJAPAN FUCHU AS JAPAN RUAUAZ/COMUSJAPAN FUCHU AS JAPAN
RUAMC/CONUSKOREA SEOUL KOREA
RUAGFL/COMUSTDC TAIPEI TAIWAN
RUCSBRB/CINCSAC OFFUTT AFB NEBR
RUHpd/cOMASWrOrpac FOrd ISLaND HAWAII
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
46616 (20 Jul 63) STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE 2 of 2
AF IN :
INCOMING
AF GRNC
BT
UNCLAS HADOC-D 1283
1. CIRVIS
2V43190
3. BRIGHT FLASH WHITE IN COLOR. FRAGMENTS SHREADING ALL
DIRECTIONS. DURATION APPROX ONE HALF SECOND.
435 20N 174 09W BEARING FROM AIRCRAFT DEG
5. 20 1100z
6. 40 DEGREES ABOE HORIZON
7. NORTH WEST. INIT SIGHTING WAS EXPLOSION. TAIL SHOWED
DIRECTIONNOF TRAVEL.
8. UNKNOWN
9. EVALUATION UNKNOWN. 9. EVALUATION UNKNOWN.
BT
20/1229Z 20/1229Z JUL RUHLKH
NOTE NOTE : TRANSMITTED TO: CIA. TRANSMITTED TO: CIA. & DIA. & DIA.
Advance copies del to es del to XOPX, XOPX
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