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CASE REFERENCE9738920

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1964

REPORTED LOCATION31 35N175 50W

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 12. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
22 January 1964 31.35N 175.50W Was Balloon
000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT22/1545Z AirVi sual Air-Intercopt Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS JTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical Was Astronomical
Ys Yes 000 0 Probably Astronomical
xNo XekNo military 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION .LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE COURSE KTX RTX Other.decay
not reported one falling/southerly! falling/southerly 0 Insulficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown Unkno wn
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Light purple object larger than neteor 1964 42A decay on 21 Jan. No reported
entering atmosphere at 45 deg elevation from decays for 22 Jan. Duration not reported decays for 22 Jan. Duration not reportei
reportin reportin a/e. Went out at 1o,000 it as out at io,000 it as however description of the sighting is
object broke into 5 pieces. Object on consistant with decay evaluation or consistant with decay evaluation or
southerly southerly heading. heading. meteor observation. Purple, while unusual meteor observation. Purple, while unusual
w is within known color reports. Meteot wt is tithin knoun coior
analysis not ruled out however there are
more indicates of a satellite decay and
the case is carried in that category.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 3EP 52)

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE OI
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNGLASS PHD MESSAGH
INCOMING Page 1 of 2
SMB B187 AF IN : 44588 (22 Jan 64) X/jem
ZCZCHQE862ZCRJA495 INFO NSA-
ARMY-2, CMC-8, JCS-35,-OSD=T
RR RUEAHQ DIA-25, DIA/CIIC-2 (110)
ZFH-1
KHA325
RR RUAGFL RUAMC RUAUAZ RUEAHQ RUECW RUHLHQ RUHLHL RUHLHS RUHLKM
DE RUHLKH 3 22/1726Z
ZNR.
R 221717Z
FM 326 AIRDIV KUNIA FACILITY HA FM SZO AIRDIV KUNIA FACILITY HA
TO RUHLKM/PACAF HICKAM AFB HA TO RUHLKM/PACAF HICKAM AFB HA
RUHPHH/COMHAWSEAFRON PEARL HARBOR HA
INFO RUEAHG/CSAF USAF WASH D C INFO RUEAHQ/CSAF USAF WASH D C
RUEKW/CNO WASH D C
RUEKW/SECNAV WASH D C RUEKW/SECNAV WASH D C
RUWG
LB/CINCNORAD ENT AFBCOLO
RUHLHQ/CINCPAC CAMP H M SMITH HA
RUHLHS/CONCUSARPAK FT SHAFTEJ HA
RUHLHL/CINCPACFLT PEARL HARBOR HA
RUAUAZ/COMUSJAPAN FUCHU AS JAQAN Cikek SRARTS Fn Deear
RUAMC/COMUKOREA SEOUL KOREA
RUAGFT/COMUSTDC TAIPEI TAIWAN 1963424 065 DeCAYeD
681 21 TiN
RUCSBR/CINCSAC UTT AFB NEBR No RETED DeCHt's fr 22 TAN
AF GRNC
ST
UNCLAS CIRV IS

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C2 REMENT OF TH AR FORCI
STATY WESS AGE BRANCH
CUA USSAS
NCOMING
AF IN : 44588 (22 Jan 64) Page 2 of 2
1. CIRVIS REPORT
2.N143215
3. LIGHT PURPLE OBJECT LARGER THAN METEORITE
G TRUE
4.2 BEARING 240 DE4 FROM 31-35N
175-504
5.2 5.22715452 22/1545Z
. . OBJECT ENTERED ATMOSPHERE AT 45 1 DEGREES AND LIGHT
WENT OUT AT 10,000 FT AS OBJECT WENT OUT AT 10,000 FT AS OBJEC T BROKE INTO 5 PIECES INTO 5 PIECES
7. SOUTHERLY HEADING
3383. SPEED UNKNOWN
9. UNABLE TO EVAL 9. UNABLE TO EVALUATE 22/1657Z 22/1657Z
BT
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