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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8721878

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1964

REPORTED LOCATION75Miles NWof Midway Island

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1. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
K6 November 64 16/14402 75 Miles NW of Midway, Island
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Astronomical (METEOR SHOWERS)
Military
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS No additional data received. Northern Taurids and Leonid Meteor
showers active during this period. Leonids have a maximum display
Multiple ower.
vi LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
1440Z-1555Z Numerous green and yellow possible pyro display. First thought
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION to be meteox shower. Flight in many directi ons.
Air-Visual U
7. COURSE Ditector
Ommi-Directional
8. PHOTOS Maxwell AFB, Alobama ATTN: Archives Branch Actospoce Studies Inst K243.6012-1
Yas RETURN TO:
-30 Nov 1964
XNo
. PHYSICAL IDENCE
Ys Yes
XX No
FORM FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous sditione of this form may bo ueed.
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iNcoiviNg DEPARTMENT OF THE AJR FORCE
MUSSAGE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED
AF IN : 36174 (16 Nov 64) Pg 2 of 2
BT!
UNCLAS
A. JANAP 146D
I. CIRVIS REPORT
2. NAVY 43219
3. NUMEROUS GREEN AND YELLOW POSSIBLE
PYRO DISPLAY. FIRST THOU GH T TO BE
METEOR SHOWERS.
4. 75 MILES NORTH AND WEST OF MIDWAY ISLAND.
5161440Z - 15557 <1HR. ISMIN.
6. EST. ABOVE 20,000
7. OMNI - DIRECTIONAL 7. OMNI - DIRECTIONAL 1
8. UNKNOWN
9. NONE
16/1600Z
BT BT
NOTE: ADV CYS TO DIA, NIN & XOPX
XMITTED 'TO CIA PER HQ FORM 1392 #300
SMOI
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16/2102 feto Sther
INCOMING' DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
MISSAGE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED
AF IN': 3 36174 (16 Nov 64) HO/am
INFO : CMC-9, NSA-7, DIA-15 (51
SMB B036
HQA844ZCC JD375 Pg 1 of 2
OO RUEAHQ
DE RUHPF B624 16/1655Z
ZNR
016/6552
FM COMBARFORPAC
TO RUHPHH/COMHAWSEAFRON
RUHLKM/C INCP AC AF
RUHLKH/HADD KUNIA
ZEN/CINCNORAD
INFO RUECW/CNO
RuEa HQ/cOFS us aF RUEa HQ/COFS US AF
RUHLHQ/CINCP AC RUHLHQ/CINCPAC
RUHLHL/C INCP ACFLT RUHLHL/CINCPACFLT
RUHLHS/CINCUS ARPAC
RUHLK SA/P AC AF BASECOM COMMAND CENTER HICKAM AFB
RUECW/SECNAV
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List of Annually Recurring Nerthefn jiemisohere Meteor Showers
Date at Extreme Fadiand F.A. Vel. in Atmos. hourly Rate Transit of Fadia
STFEAM Maximum Limits Declination/750 km sec-l at Maximum LCC T. M.N.SOOh
VISUAL
Quadrantids Jan. 3 Jan 1-4 23048 38.5 30 ah 2Rm
Furigids Feb. 9 5 Days(?) 75742 19h l43m
F--- 5
$\inids Mar 13 16 Days(?) 1834 130.8 I(?) Oh l9m
ivrids Apr 22 2 Days 270 33 18.4 5 3h 59m
Aquarids May 4 10 Days 3360 S! 7h 36m
5
Arietids May 29-
June 8 June 18 14 723 38.0 -- 9h 51m
T Perseids June 9 June 1-16 62723 28.9 10h 59m
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Taurids June 24-
June 30 July 6.- 86719 31.1 -- 11h 12m
Aquarids July 24-
July 28 Aug 7 339 -17 1.0.5 10 2h 1lm
Perseids July 29-
Aug. 12 Aug 17 L6759 59.2 37 5h43m
Orionids
Oct. 22 Oct 18-26 94±16 65.5 13 lh 12m
Southern Oct 27-
Taurids aurlds Nov. 1 Nov. 1 NoV 22 Nov 22 51+11 68.1 5 5 Oh 4m
517 111 po.1 Un 40M
Northern Northern Cct Oct 17- 17-
Taurids Nov 12 Dec 2 Dec 2 5221 29.5 29.5 5 Oh lm Oh lm
Leonids
Nov 17 5 Days 152722 70.8 6 6h 22m
Geminids
Dec 13 Dec 13 Ibec 7-15 Dec 7-15 11332 135.9 55 2h 12m 2h 12m
Ursids
Dec 22 bec_22-23 bec 22-23 217 /76 21776 137.4 137.14 15 Rh 2lm 8h 2lm
Periodic Stream
oct 10 Oct 10
Giacobinids 1959 Bay Day 262754 262 754 23.1 1200 16h 13m
The above taken from HANDBOOK