PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8691803

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1964

REPORTED LOCATION35 50N161 00E

FRAMES3

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SOE SR SES

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Ball
9 Apr 64 35250N 161,00E Probobly Balloon

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3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION DO Possibly Balloon
O Was Aircraft
Local O Ground- Vi sual D Ground-Reder a Probably Atucaké
_GuT_O 16222 XE Air Visual ___D Alr-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS E O Was Astronomical
O Yes 0 Probably Astronomicel
Xf No Civilian Airlines 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF CBSERVATION 6. NUMBEP OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE = |G Other eee
MX Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Not Reported one West 0 Unknown |
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING i, COMMENTS : 5 a
Object reported as Space Reentry observed Explorer IX decayed on Apr. ntry
from BOAC Airlineé, Entry at 45 Deg elevati reported to be Westerly, contrary to
in flight from Last to West. reentry motion. ~ignting more likely

& meteor observation. wuration omittes
Insufficient Lat. for firm evaluation.

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AF IN: 43917 (10 Apr 64) K/ab Page 1 of 2
INFO : NIN-7, XOP-1, XOPX-4, SAF-0S-3, ARMY-2, CMC-8, JCS-35
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CIIRVIS REPORT

ONEC1) SPACE VEHICLE RE-ENTRY

4. 55.58 NORTH 161.@00AST

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ANGLE OF 45" TO HORIZON

EAST TO WEST -282" TRACK

NOT REPORTED . cae
OBKECT SPLIT APART UPON RE-ENTRY

NO EVALUATION AT THIS TIME

NOTE : Adv cy del to XOPX, NIN & DIA
Readdressed to CIA