PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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PROJECT I0073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
25 Sep 63 34.14N 125.29w (Pacific) 0 Was Ballcon
00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Bailoon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
GMT_25/1106Z Probably Aircraft
AirVisual Air-Intercept Rador 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS OTROS 6. SOURCE RCE 0 Was Astronomical Was Astronomical
tYos - 000 Probably Astronomical
military military 00 Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
No
7. LENGTH OF OSSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 9. COURSE oc Other Other Missile Missile
4 mins one West 0D Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING IO. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 111. 111. COMMENTS
Round obj size and brightness of Round obj size an ghtness of lst mag star lst mag star Description conforms with analysis Description conforms with analysis
Red with apparent luminous vapor swirling Red with apparent swirling of missile. Launch probably from of missile. Launch probably from
about obj. Vapor 2ox size of obj. Attention about obj. Vapor 2 of obj. Attention Vandenburg or Pt Mugu. Sighting Vandenburg or Pt Mugu. Sighting
attracted by brightness light. Initial appedr- in area over which missiles would
ance on Horizon to East. Obj passed overhead or take on flight to target area
ourse of 270 deg. Appeared to fall into clouds near Phillippines.
and did not reappear. In sight for 4 minute.s
7X50 & (9x54 BX used. Initial impression was of
a/e in trouble. Radar and radio contact with
ob.j failed. Obj believed to be missile.
Due to shock wave pattern of vapor.
ATIC FORM 3 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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NAVAL MESSAGE UNCLASSIFIED NAVY DEPARTMENT
FROMNATE (ACTION) RELEASED BY DRAFTED BY EXT. MO.
HINFO
AF IN : 12101 (25 Se
0 2512257
FM USS LOWE OI
TO RUWHS3/CC 4 HAM AFB CALIF
INFO RUECW/CNO RUHPB/CINCPACFLT
RUWHSBP/COM 28 NORAD RUWSPG/COMCRUDESPAC
RUWSPG/COMNAVDEFEASTPAC ZEN/COMCORTRON 3 ZEN/COMCORTRON 3 .
RADRON ONE .
UNCLAS OPX-4,SAF-OS-3(17) SAF-OS-3·(17)
AF DIST: NIN-9, AF DIST:
UFO UF O
A CONCPACFLT A CONCPACFLT INST 3820.3 INST 3820.3
E.
Ao ROUND
B SIZE AND STAR
C. RED
D. ONE J
F. NONE
G. ALUMINOUS A AREN' APOR SWIRLED ABOUT AND TRAILED OBJECT.
THIS VAI TY TIMES OBJECT SIZE
2. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE BJECT
A BRIGHTNESS OF LIGHT
B_ ON HORIZON 095T
Co 25 265T
Do COURSE 270 PASSED DIRECTLY OVERHEAD
Eo APPEARED O FALL INTO CLOUDS AND DID NOT REAPPEAR
F. 4 MINUTES
3. MANNER OF MANNER OF OBSERVATION
Ao Ao GROUND-VISUAL .
B. 7-50 AN 7-50 A 9-54 BINOCULARS
4 40 TIME AND DATE OF-SIGHTING HTING
Ao 251106Z 251106Z
Bo Bo NIGHT
92....COG 92....COG
SECNAV UNSECNAV ASTSECNAV(R&D) 00 09 09B 09M 09D.03 33 34 35 05 06 07
72 75 94 IP NAVAIDE FLAGPLOT BFR CMC JCS CSA CSAF CIA NIC COGARD
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NAVAL MESSAGE UNCLASSIFIED NAVY DEPARTMENT
PHECEOENCE IACTIONI RELEASED BY DRAFTED BY EXT. NO.
INFO'
534-14N 123-29w
6IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF OBSERVERS:
A. FIRST SIGHTED BY LT J SANDS. USN IOOD. RELIABLE ALSO
OBSERVED BY LCDR R BENTON ISN JOOD,
RELIABLE LAMPE ELIABLE.
7. 70 WEATHER CONDITIONS
Ao CLEAR, DARK NIGHT
Co UNLIMITED
Do 10
Eo 3/10 AT 2800 2000 BROKEN
Fo NONE NONE 10 NONE 11. OFFICER
COMMENTS, INITIAL REACTION OF SIGHTING OFFICER WAS THAT OBJECT WAS SIGHTING OFFICER WAS THAT OBJECT WAS
AN AIRCRAFT IN DISTRESS RADAR AND RADIO SEARCH FAILED TO SUPPORT AND RADIO SEARCH FAILED TO SUPPORT
THIS. VAPOR APPEARED TO CONFORM TO SHOCK -WAVE PATTERN EVALUATED
POSSIBLE MISSILE
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60810 2 2. 251225Z SEP 63

Infornation Chly
COURCE: APO Dullatin, Hoveber 1469
Widely Seen UFO In Calif. Widely Seen UFO In Calif.
Shortly after 4:00 a. m., on the morn-
ing of 25 September 1963, a fast-moving
UFO was reported over Santa Clara and
San Mateo counties. Reports came in from
the town of Woodside and San Jose also.
Sheriff's offices in the above-mentioned Sheriff's offices in the above-mentioned
counties received twenty reports. Some
descriptions given by witnesses were as
follows: "A half moon puisating object,"
a "circular object lighted from the in-
terior." The light, which appeared to
turn off and on was visible intermittently
The Federal Aviation Agency, when
queried, was unable to account for the
UFO.