PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9736904

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1963

REPORTED LOCATION40 00N174 00W

FRAMES3

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1
1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
3 November 1963 0 Was Balloon
40.00N 174.00W D Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Bolloon Possibly Bolloon
Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Visual Ground-Rodor Ground-Rodar 0 Wos Aicraft
a Probably Aircraft Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 04/05462 04/05467 AinVisual Air-Intercept Radar o o Possibly Aircrait
5. PHOTOS 8. 8. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
CXNo USS Falgout (Civilian) Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE. 9. COURSE. Other.
Db Insufficient Data lor Evgluation Insufficient Data for Evgluation
Unknown
Not Given NE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Object appearing as planet or bright star. Possible meteor, however, data
Observed at 15 deg elev. Covered 60 deg arc inclosive. Case carricd as insufficient
in 45 Seconds. data.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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Cy To OCbieR
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE*BRANCH 01
UNCLASSIPIED MESSAGE
9858 (4 Nov 63)/ G0 NG
AF IN : Pg l of 2
INFO ..
SMB C007
ZCZCHQA784ZCUJC047
00 RUEAHQ
DE RUHLKH 7 24/0739Z
ZNR ZEL LiMA LEL
0 040739Z
FM 326 AIR DIV KUNIA FACILITY HAWAII FM 326 AIR DIV KUNIA FACILITY HAWAII
TO RUHLM/PACAF HICKAN AFB HAWAII TO RUHLK/PACAF HICKAM AFB HAWAII
RUHPHH/COMHAWSEAFRON PEARL HARBOR RUHPHH/COMHA HARBOR HAWAII
INFO RUEAHQ/CSAF USAF WASH H DC
RUECW/ONO WASH DC
RUECW/SECNAV WASH DC
RUWGALB/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLO
RUHPA/CINCPAC CAMP H M SMITH HAWAII 2
RUHAFS/CINCUUARPAC FT SHAFTER R HAWAII
RUHPB/CINCPACFLT PEARL HARBOR R HAWAII
RUAUAZ/COMUSJAPAN FUCHU AS JAPAN
RUAMC/COMUUKOREA SEOUL KOREA
RUAGFL/COMUSTDC TAIPEI TAIWAN RUAGFL/COMUST IPEI TAIWAN
RUCSBRS/CINCSAC RUCSBRS/CINCSAC OFUTT OFUTT AFB NEBR AFB NEBR
AF GRNC
BT BT
UNCLAS 326 UNCLAS 326 DO- CO 1770 DO- CO 1770

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INCOMING
AF IN 9858 (4 Nov 63) D/atj Pg 2 of 2
1. MERINT
2.USS FALGOUT
3. ONE OBJECT APPEARING AS PLANET OR BRIGHT STAR.
440-00N 174-00W 4.. 40-00N 174-00W
5. 04/0546Z
6. LOW. 12 1 15 15 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZ ON ABOVE HORIZON
7. NE 7. NE
8. INITIAL BEARING 340 8. INIT IAL BEARING 340 DEGREES. COVERED 6E. DEGREES DEGREES. CO OVERED 60. DEGREES
OF ARC IN 45 SECONDS
9. NONE
10. SEAS 2 FT. WEATHER CAVU
NI. EVAL UAT ION IKNOWN
--
BT
NOTE: SUSPECTED DUPE OF AFIN 9857.
ADVANCE CYS DEL TO XOPX, NIN & DIA.
RETRANSMITTED TO CIA.