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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8679088
DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1963
REPORTED LOCATIONPhilippinesand Pacific1 000Mi Eof Phillipines
FRAMES8

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1. DATE
30 July 1963

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2 LOCATION Philippines & 12. CONCLUSIONS
Pacific 1,000 Mi E— of Phillipinesp Wes Balloon

Probdbly Balloon

3. DATE-TIME GROUP

Lecal
cur 30/ 1800Z

& Ne

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
not reported

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

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4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

4) Ground- Vi sual
XK Air Vi sol

military, civilian
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

one

Reports of large flaming object crashing into

jungle. Initial reports indicated possible a/c

crash. Subsequent reports indicate that obj
possibly ICBM from Vandenberg. Missile inmpact
200 mi E of Phillippines in intended zone as
confirmed by a/c observing impact.

' ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

Possibly Balloon

Wos Aircroft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

Was Astronomical
Probebly Astrenomicel
Possibly Astronomical

Othemaissile

Insufficient Date fer Eveluction
Unknown

_—_ —_ ——

0 Ground-Rader
0 Air-Intercept Radar

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9 COURSE
West

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11, COMMENTS
Impact in jungle apopanly an
illusion of reentry vehicle
on curving downward trajectory.
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“SEAUNC HED ATLAS. 1 IN: PHIL “SEAL 200 NILES EAST. OF MINDANAO. 1 AUG: ot eee
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Maro fcr Reeerd 3 Aug, 63
Subjects "Flaming Object" Seen in Mindanno

Reference AY Id 2446 of 2g Aug 63, I called Captain Moore in the Sac
Information Office and asked him to obtain an answer from Vandenberg, requesting
that VYarmdenberg coordinate i% with ths Pacific Miasile Range, and that SAC then
phone i% to us for clearanes with DOD and dispatch.

had sent the attached

Coptain Moore called back later to say that SAC
tom meesage to us, marked for Official Use Only, with a cony priority te the US

Air Attache in Nenila and other covies to the USAF Field Activities Group at Fort |

Belvoir and the 1st Strategie Aerospace Division at Vandenberg;

Y asked his whether the information in the weseage could be used by
Manila te answer press inquiries and, after conferring with SAC Policy officers,
he said that it could. I then suggeeted that SAC send a follewup meesage 20
etating and that this followup message suggest the Air Attache coordinate with

the Ambassador before releasing anytring.

T notified Mes. Lil Lee on the DOD Prese Desk of the various acticne
taken.

Max Boyd

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INDICATES VANDENBERG ACTIVITY COULD NOT HAVE
RESULTED IN “LARGE FLAMING OBJECT” FALLING ON
MINDANAO DURING TIME PERIOD SUGGESTED BY YOUR
MESSAGE, SOME POSSIBILITY EXISTS THAT OBSERVERS
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PAGE TWO RUEAFF 156
WHICH OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 1800Z 30 JULY 1963
IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS APPROXIMATELY 1000
NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF MINDANAO, PART II. COMDR
PMR HAS BEEN REQUESTED TO CONFIRM .THAT THE
REPORTED INCIDENT WAS NOT THE RESULT OF RANGE

ACTIVITY AND TO SUPPLEMENT REFERENCED SAC MESSAGE
AS NECESSARY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS’POSED IN ROIGINAL

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