PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9738392

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1963

REPORTED LOCATION33 30N175 40WPacific

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS
175.40W Pacific D Was Balloon
16 Dec 1963 33.30N 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 17/0537Z xAirVisudl Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircrafi
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE a Was Astronomical was Asironomicol
Ys Probably Astronomical
EUNo EXNo military 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE COURSE Other Satelite Other_Satelite
800 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
.- - 1 W to E
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
White light with brightness of 20 mag star Probable Satelite Sighting.
in flight from West to East. in flight from West to East. Echo data not available.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SZP 52)
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLA3SIRIED MESSAGE
-
Pg 1 of 2
INFO : NIN-9, XOP-1, XOPX-4, SAF-OS-3,
(112)
SMB C105
LKA991KHA273
00 RUEAHG RUECW
DE RUHLKH DE RUHLKH 9 9 17/057357 17/057357
ZNR
0 170732Z 0 170732Z
FM 325 AIRDIV KUNIA FACILITY HA
RUHPHH/COMHAWSEAFRON PEARL HARBOR HA PEARL HARBOR HA
INFO RUEAHQ/CSAC USAF WASH D C
RUECW/CNO WASH D C
RUECW/SECNAV WASH D C
RUWGALB/CINCNORAD ENT I AFB O COLO
RUHLHQ/CINCPAC CAMP H M SMITH HA
RUHLHS/CONCUSARPAC FT SHAFTER HA
RUHLHL/CINCPACFLT PEARL HARBOR HA
RUAUAZ/COMUSJAPAN FUCHU AS JAPAN
RUAMC/COMUKOREA SEOUL KOREA
RUAGFL/COMUSTDC TAIPEI TAIWAN
RUCSBR/CINCSAC OFFUTT AFBNEBR

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
N
NNNI
AF IN: 3404 (17 Dec 63) Pg 2 of 2
AF GRNC
BT.
UNCLAS/326 D0-40 1962
I. CIRVIS REPORT
2. N 143205
3/ WHITE LIGHT BRIGHTNESS SECOND MAGNITUDE STAR
433.30N 175-40W 4. 33.50N 175-40*
5. 17/0537Z
6. UNKOWN 6UNKOWN
II
7. WEST TO EAST
8. UNKOWN
9. NONE
10, NO EV NO FU
LUATION AT THIS TIM
BT NOTE: ADV COPY DEL TO XOPX, NIN AND DIA.
READDRESSED T