PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9735519

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1963

REPORTED LOCATION32Deg07 7WL117Deg17 5W Pacific

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
12. CONCLUSIONS
|2 LOCATION LOCATION 0 0 Was Boiloon Probably Balloon Probably Balloon
1. DATE 32°07.7'WIl17°17.5"W (Pacific) 32°07.7'WIl17°17.5*W (Pacific) 0 0 0 Possibly Balioon Possibly Balioon
8 Oct 1963 TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION Was Aicraft Was Aicraft
A. Ground-Rodar 000 000 Probably Aireraft
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Ground-Visual Ground-Visual Possibly Aircraft
Local_ Local AirVisual Air-Intercapt Rador Air-Intercapt Radar D Was Astronomical
GMT 09/0330Z SOURCE 000 00 Probably Astronomical Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
3. s. SOURCE
5. PHOTOS Yes Military Military 5 Other. Satellite
OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE :800 Insufticient Data for Evaluation ufticient Data for Evaluation
ONO 8. NUMBER Unknown
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION SE
14 Minutes 15 L4 bebbads 1 11. COMMENTS
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ECHO data not available.Gbject
Object at 270 deg ax 15 deg elev moving to characteristic of Satellite
165 deg az 15 deg elev. In sight 14 minutes.
Bright light with mag of Jupiter.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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OPTIONAL FOPM NO. 10 8007
5010-103
UNITED STATES ERNMENT
Memorandum
Code 5511:CW
: J. S. 1 Lacey, OPI DATE: 25 October 1963
TO NASA, Greenbelt NASA, Greenbelt
FROM : Nautical Information Branch FROM t: Nautical Information Branch
U.S. Naval U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office Oceanographic Office
SUBJECT: Nautical information; forwarding of
Encl: Encl: (1) Speedletter from Comnanding Speedletter from Comnanding Officer, USS CALVERT (APA-32) dtd 18
Oct 1933 Oct 1953
1. Enclosure information.
"Forwarded dr o rots-- re taiuing :ttention
to your org l Batter Wir- bo .. .rudiated.
to this
Ed Mason
Public Information Orficer
Goddard Space Flight Ceuter

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U. S. S. CALVERT (APA.32)
322 C O FLEET POST OFNICS
SAN FRANCISCO IFORNIA IN TEPLY REFER TO
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D: Cummanding crricer,TUSS AFA-32)
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Rel: (a) H.t. Pup alo
At 0330 ayTr 9 Oetocer l9-l, an objart teliaved to te a satellite
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Churacteristiest ntracterlstiest
Indtial bearing 27ot, Altitude 15. Indtial bearing 270r, Altitude 15. 860 860
: Bright wnite ligh. Bright wite ligh.
. Ralative size equal that of Jupitar. that of Jupitar.
ninutes.
Cheervational inferations
Ships Posisiom: Lat 32007.7t NLoong ll7o17.9' W
, Shipe Course: 6900T
Ships speed: 5 kts
Sea state: Cale
True winn: 3059 at 10 kts
Cemperiture: Dey 72 Net 67
Viaiility: Excellant
Barometert Barometer: 2.22 20.32 inones
2/10 strats, 1, 00 faet 4/10 strats, 1, 00 faet

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