PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9738379

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1963

REPORTED LOCATION40 00N174 54W Pacific

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
16 Dec 1963 Was Balloon
40.00N 174.54w (Pacific) 000 Probubly Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP d. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Rador Was Aircraft
000 Probobly Aircraft
GMT_ 17 /0505Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 3. SOURCE D Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical FrooablyAsrronomicai
No militery D 0 Possibly Astronomical
7.LENGTH OF 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION OBSERVATION 3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other Other UNIDENTIFIED UNIDENTIFIED
00 000 Insufficiant Data for Evaluation
Unknown Unknown
15 seconds one East
IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
White blinking light in flight from West to East under observation from military a/c. white blinking light in flight from West to Eagt under observation from military a/c.
Duration lasted 15 Duration lasted nknown. nown. Rapid transit across sky.
Statement that obj had rapid transit across rapid transit across sky sky indicats that obj traveled through a indicats that obj traveled through a con-
siderable are. Reports siderable are. Reports of this nature listing elt as unknown are of this nature listing elt as unknown are interpreted to mean that interpreted to mean that
the obj is at considerable height, usually inthle atmosphere, at least they are a con- the obj is at considerable height, usually inthle atmosphere, at least t they are a con-
siderable distance above the reporting a/c. Such items as intensity and manner of dis-
appearance are omitted from the CIRvis format. Were these items included there is a slight
possibility that an evaluation might made, hbwever, alight blinking a few ti mes a secchd
orossing a considerable segment of the sky in i5 seg when it is assumed that the obj is
far
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 3EP 52)

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED MESSACE
INC
AF IN : 3344 (17 Dec 63) K/am Pg 1 of 2
INFO NIN-9, XOP-1, XOPX-4, SAF-OS-3,
NSA-7, DIA-25, DIA/CIIC-2 (112)
SMB A055
ZCZCHOA169ZCECB176
00 RUEAHQ
DE RUHPF B018 17/0552Z
ZNR ZNR
0 170552Z
FM COMBARFORPAC FM COMBARFORPAC
TO RUKACR/COMALSEAFRON TO RUKACR/COMAL SEAFRON '
RUKDAG/COMALAIRCOM
RUHLKN/CINCPACAF RUHLKM/CINCPACAF
ZEN/CINCNORAD
RUAUAAH/HADD KUNIA
RUHPHH/ COM HAWSEAFR ON
INFO RUECW/CNO
RUEAHQ/COFS USAF
RUHL HO/CINCPAC
RUHLHL/CINCPACFLT
RUHLHS/CINCUSARPAC
RUHLKSA/PACAFBASECOM HICKAN
RUECW/ SECNAV

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DEP.ARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INCO
AF IN : 3344 (17 Dec 63) Pg 2 of 2
BT
UNCLAS
A. JANAP 146D
1. CIRVIS REPORT
2.N43185
3. WHITE LIGHT BLINKING TWO TO THREE TIMES PER SECOND 3. WHITE LIGHT BLINKING TWO TO THREE TIMES PER SECOND
4. 40-00N 174-54W 4.40-00N 174-54W
5.1705052 5.1705052
6. ALTITUDE UNKNOWN 6. ALTITUDE UNKNOWN
7. VEST TO EAST 7 VEST TO EAST
8 VERY RAPID 8 VERY RAPID TRANSIT ACROSS SKY TRANSIT ACROSS SKY
S VISUALLY HELD APPROX 15 SECONDS
ET NOTE: ADV CY TO XOPX, NIN & DIA
XMITTED TO CIA #341