PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8722366

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1965

REPORTED LOCATION55 45N171 30W Pacific

FRAMES4

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. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
9 Minutes Shall illuminated object at 330 deg azimth 10 deg elevation
3. TYPE OF CSSERVATION estirated distance SO mn. Flidht Easterly disappearing over
the horizon after a 9 minute flight. the horizon after a
Air-Vinal Air-Vimal
7. COURSE COMLATS: COMLATS: I Description of si hting of sihting indicates a Satellite obser-)
vation. I vation.I ECHo I was in ECHo I was in the Southern Hemisphere at the time of Hemisphere at the time of e
Easterly Fasterly reported observation. 4 Case evaluated as a probable Satellite
8. PHOTOS (ECHO II)observation. II)observation. ECHO II was moving East at about 70 deg East at about 7o deg
Horth from l4o deg West from L4o deg West to l25 deg East during the tine of the to l25 deg East during the time of the
Yos Ys reported observation. Since the object was observed to the Norgh
No ofi the location tais places the Batellite in direction of the oft the location tais places the Batellite in direction of the
. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE ?. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE object being observed. object being observad.
a Yos Yos
No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 evlous odittone of this form cney be iard.
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FRAME 002 / 004paddle-gpu-200dpi

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Police Chief Views UFO
On January 2nd 1965 Police Chief Jo-
Gross-
klaus observed a UFC O hovering SE of
Rockdale, Illinois near a waterway. They
wirched it for 15 mninutes and attempted
to eome closer to it in their patrol car
but it moved away. They went to the sta-
tion to obtain binoculars and when they
returned the object had left. Grossklaus, returned the object had left. Grossklaus,
a former member of the AF, said he'd
never seen an aircraft maneuver like the
cbject did. It made a circular movement
. . at low speed at 1,ooo feet. Occasionally
a large bright light like an aircraft land- a large bright light like an aircraft land-
ing light would come into view and then
fade. They also observed two orange and
I blue light come into view. No other
detaiis. Time: 4:50 p.m.
. .

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BPANRT oF TE AT OCE 3JN
MESSAGE STASF AWBSA SE BANCH UNCLASSIFIED
AF IN: 51055 (3 Jan 65) D/rff Page lof 2
(51)
SMB C043 2 ZCZCHQA9 JA646
00 RUEAHQ
DE RUKACR 624A 03/2207Z
0 032207Z
FM ADMIN COMALSEAFRON
TO RUHL HL/CINCPACFLT
RUKOAG/CINCAL
RUKDAG/COMAAC
RUHLKSP/CINCPACAF
RUWGALB/CINCNORAD RUWGALB/CINCNORAD
INFO RUECW/CNO
RUHLHQ/CINCPAC
RUEAHQ/COFS USAF RUEAHQ/COF'S USAF
RUHLHS/CINCUSARPAC
RUHLKM/PACAFASECOM COMMANO CENTER HICHAM AFB COMMANO CENTER HICHAM AFB
RUECW/SECNAV
RUHPHH/COMHAWSEAFRON
RUhphc/hado Kunia
RUKAK/cTU tHREE tHREE PT vNE PT oNE
RUKDSA/CTE THREE E THREE ONE PT PT ONE

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IneOuS BAPNETT OF PE AR KORCE
MESSAGE STANF MRSACE CRANCH UNCLASSIFIED
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AF IN: 51055 (3 Jan 65) Page 2of2
ECHHI
NOT ECHOI
03/19362
NAVY GRNC
03/1843. 315.17
3T
W
UNCLAS (163)
.A. JANAP 1460
EC7 ECHeIT
1 CIRVIS REPORT
03/9362
2. NAVY 151350Z
031911 272.10
3. SMALL ILLUMINATED OBJECT -18.81
+ 25-
4. 0BSERVER AT 55-45N 171-30E
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TON
5. 031936Z 7
6.OBJECT BEARING 330 DEGREES! 50 NM, ELEVATION 6.OBJECT BEARING 330 DEGREES! 50 NM, ELEVATION 10 DEGREES
277.1 277.19
75N 75N
FROM HORIZON AT 031936Z 220 140 $6
(arTiA
7. EASTERLY
272.10
8. DISSAPEARED OVER HORIZON 8. DISSAPEARED OVER HORIZON AT AT 031945Z +3641 +34
147.28
2
NONE OBSERVED 9. NONE OBSERVED 125
ZoN - ZoN
FINAC
BT
NNN
JAMIANY 3, 1965
5.3 359.71 81.5 27.7 -33.01 794 90.0. 7-33.09 7?4 90.0*
5..0 20.59 80.0 25.1 -51.77 795 58.5* 29.3-110.12 792 121.5.
42.5 53.37 70.0 22.0 -13.31 794 29.0 33.3-1-7.23 734 135.4*
14.2 81.15 50.0 15.5 -5.41 18% 11.0 39.3 -159.69 763 154.0*
A 19.8 104.43 40.0 12.3 -4.19 775 0.4 42.9-101.98 753 171.5-
10 4.3 13.71 30.0 9.2 -2.66 16s 6.7 45.0 -151.44 7%0 173.2
NOTE: Advanc 11 50.9 162.99 20.0 6.1 -1.60 756 5.7 49.1-104.5) 123 17..)
13 45.5 190.27 o. 0. 734 4.9 55.1 -1h5.14 705 175.0
XMITTEL 0fD 15 3.1 217.55 -20.0 -b.0 1.51 717 5.7 -47.4 154.97 697 L7..
17 22.5 244.33 -39.0 -9.1 2.59 705 6.8 -45.4 155.34 680 171.2
19 11.2 272.10 -60.0 -12.1 0.19 697 3.5. -41.4 162.41 675 171.5
20 5.3 299.39 -90.0 -15.2 6.40 690 Li.1. -39. 150.06 672 193.9
27 45.4 120.50 -70.0 -21. 13.97 679 24.50 -32.2 147.53 670 155.4
-N0.0 -25.2 51.97 874 53.** -23.3 115.57 672 121.6-
-a1.> -25.3 31.23 s7) 90.0- -26.8 83.31 613 90.0.