PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8707311

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1964

REPORTED LOCATION31 30N175 30W Pacific

FRAMES5

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11 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
3
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
23 May 64 (Pacific) 0 Was Balloon
31.30N 175.30W 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D. Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probobly Aircraft
GMT 24/11432 Ain Visual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Y.s 0 Probably Astronomical
No military 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other. Satellite EctoI
*00 Insufficiont Data for Evaluation
not reported Unknown
one NE
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Possible Satellite obs erved at 50 deg elevation ECHO schedule not available. Sinc e obj
in flight to NE. Very fast speed. Brightness of was considered to be a Satellite by the
lst Mag Star.
ECHOI CONFIRMED
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JCS-35, ,DIA-15 (100)
SMB B036
SUSPECTED DUPLICATE
HQA707ZCCJB425
00 RUEAHQ
ZNR ZFD RUHP
U PFB856
OO RUEAHQ RUECW 00 RUEAHQ RUECW
DE RUHPF B856 24/1235Z
ZNR
0 241235Z 0 241235Z
FM COMBARFORPAC FM COMBARFORPAC
TO RUHPHH/COMHAWSEAFRON
RUHLKM/CINCPACAF
RUAUAAH/HADD KUNIA
ZEN/CINCNORAD
INFO RUECW/CNO
RUEAHQ/COFS USAF
RUHLHQ/CINCPAC
RUHLHl/cIncPAcflt
Ruhlhs/cincusarpac
RUHLKSA/PacaF BASECTH COMMAND CENTER HICKAM AFB

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INCOMING DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
MESSAGE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED
2
RUECW/SECNAV 53607 (24 May 64) Pg 2of 2
AF IN :
BT
UNCLAS.
A. JANAP 146D
1. CIRVIS REPORT
2.43203
3. ONE POSSIBLE SATELLITE
4.BEARING 340 DEGREES FROM 31-30N 175-30W
5. 24/143Z
6. 50 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON FROM 700ØFT
OBSERVATION ALTITUDE
7.NE
8. VERY FAST

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TO RL AFB HA
AFRON PEARL HARBOR HA
INFO RUEAHQ/CSAC USAF WASH D C
RJECW/C NO WASH D C RUECW/C NO WASH D C
RUECW/S ECNAV WASH D C
RUWGALB/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLO
RUYLHS/CONCUSARPAC FT SHAFTER HA
RUAUAZ/CMUSJAPAN FUCHU aS JAPAN
RUAMC/COMUKOREA SEOUL KOREA
RUAGFL/CONJSTDC TAIPEI TAIWAN
RUCSBR/CINCSAC C OFFUTT AFB NEBR
AF GRNC
BT

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?. V43203
3. ONE POSSIBLE STELLITE
4. BEARIN3 340 DEGREES:FROM31-32N 175-3W
5.291.1432
6. 59 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON FROM 7O0D FT OSSERVATION ALTITUDE .E54G
7. NE
3. VERY FAST SAM
9. BRIGHTNESS OF- FIRST MAGNITUDE STAR 24/1235Z
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