PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9737217

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1963

REPORTED LOCATION33Nto177W PACIFIC

FRAMES3

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PROJECT I0073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
(PACIFIC) 0 Was Balloon
17 Novem ber 1963 33 N to 177W 100 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rador Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT 17/1420Z Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS b. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yos 000 Probably Astronomical
M No Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF CBSERVATION 9. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other. SATELLITE
00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
4 minutes 1 East Unknown
IQ. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING I1. COMMENTS
Bright object with lst mag star brillance Echo data not available. Object
observed at 60 deg elev covering 70 deg of characteristic of satellite and case
are in 4 min. Flzght to East. Object to Norhhl evaluated as probable satellite.
of observer,
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SZP 52)
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SMB A V31
NNNNZC ZCHQA938ZCECA112 BAAEBRANCH
00 RUEAHQ INGOMING —
DE RUHPF 8065 17/1603Z
AF IN : 27590 (17 Nov 63) B/pms
ZNR
0171503Z INFO : NIN-9, XOP-1, XOPX-4, SAF-OS-3
FM C OI BARF RPAC ARMY-2, CMC-8, JCS-35, OSD-15
TO RUHPHH/C OHAWSEAFR ON NSA-7, DIA-25, DIA-CIIC-2 (112)
RUHLKSA/C INC PACAF
RUHUAAH/HADD KUNIA
ZEN/C INON CRAD ZEN/C INCN CRAD
INFO RUECW/CNO
RUEAHQ/C FS USAF RUEAHQ/C FS USAF
RUHLHQ/C INCPAC RUHLHQ/C INCPAC
RUHLHL/C INCPACFLT
RUHAS B/C INCUSARPAC
RUHLKM/PACAF BASEC OM HICKAM
RUECW/S ECNAV
BT
UNC LAS
A. JANAP 146D
I. CIRVIS REP ORT
2V43210
3. BRIGHT OEJECT BRILLIANCE EQUIL TO FIRST MAGVITUDE STAR
4. BEARING 355 DISTANCE UNKNWN FRCM 33N 177W UNKNOWN FRM 33N 177W
5. 171426Z UNTIL 171430Z 5171426Z UNTIL 171430Z
6. APPRX 60 6.APPROX 60 DEGREES DEGREES E E HORIZ ON
7. EAST
8. APPROX 70 DEG OF ARC IN 4 MIN
NONE
10. EVALUATION LNKN ONN
BT NOTE: Advance copies delivered to XoPx, DIA and NIN.
Retransmitted to CIA (AFHQ Fm 1392 #447).
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DIPARTMINE OE TE AT FORCE
SMB C029 SYARP MSAGE BRANCH INCA AESSAOE
HQA 94 6Z CEJA 195 INCOMING
PP RUEAHQ
DE RUHLKH 3 17 /1633Z AF IN: 27597 (17 Nov 63) B/hcg
ZNR INFO:
P 171630Z CMC-8, JCS-35, OSD-15, NSA-7, DIA-25,
DIA/CIIC-2 (112)
FM 326 AIR DIV KUNIA FACILITY HAWAII
TO RUHLKM/PACAF HICKAM HAWAII TO RUHLKM/PACAF HICKAM HAWAII
RUHPHH/COMHANSEAFRON PEARL HARBOR HAWAII RUHPHH/COMHAWSEAFRON PEARL HARBOR HAWAII
INFO RUEAHO/CSAF USAF WASH DC INFO RUEAHO/CSAF USAF WASH DC
RUECW/CNO WASH DC
RUECW/SECNAV WASH DC
RUWGALB/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLO
RUHPA/CINCPAC CAMP H M SMITH HAWAII
RUHAFS/CINCUUARPAC FT SHAFTER HAWAII
RUHPB/CINCPACFLT PEARL HARBOR HAWAII
RUAUAZ/COMUSJAPAN FUCHU AS JAPAN
RUAMC/COMUUKOREA SEOUL KOREA
RUAFGL/COMUSTDC TAIPIE TAIWAN
RUCSBRB/CINCSAC OFFUTT I AFB NEBR
RUHPD/COMASWF FORD ISLAND HAWAII
AF GRNC
BT
UNCLAS/CIRVIS/ NAVY 43210/ BRIGHT 0BJECT UNCLAS/CIRVIS/ NAVY 43210/ BRIGHT 0BJECT BRLLIANCE EQUAL BRLLIANCE EQUAL
TO FIRST MAGNITUDE STAR. BEARING 355 DISTANCE UNKNOWN DISTANCE UNKNOWN
FORM 33N 177W. TIME 17/1426Z UNT IL 17/1430Z. APPROX FORM 33N 177W. TIME 17/1426Z UNT IL 17/1430Z. APPROX
60 DEG ABOVE HORIZON, DIRECTION EAST, SPEED: APPROX 70
DEGREES OF ARC IN FOUR (4) MINUTES, NONE, NO EVALUATION.
BT . NOTE; 1992CY455) TO NIN, & DIA. RETRANSMITTED TO CIA FORM