PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8694475

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1965

REPORTED LOCATION45 14N172 00E Pacific

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE - TIME GROUP . LOCATION
16 Decsmbar 1065 16/11097
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Pom. Met
Civilian (Nl Airlinea) Other ( AT) 6
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS No reports rfor this dats. However, all characteristic
of decay are present. Possible one components not being
One trackad deaawad in
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
.
3 minutes Observers sighted a round bright objeet which was changing
TYPE OF OBSERVATION colors. It brcke into seven or eight objeets flying in
formation. It had contrails extending a long ways. It
Air-Visual headed Gt and they faded one by one with lowest object
7. COURSE feding last.
SE No decay this date.
8. PHOTOS
CI Yos
Ao
FORM
FTD SEP 63 O-329 (TDE) Provious sditions of thie fom may b used.
7

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FM AAC
TO RUEAHO/CSAF 1
4
RUNGALE/ADC
10
RKMSO/FTO WPAFB OHIO RKOSO/FTO WPAFB OHIO
RUEBBAA/AFSC RUEBBAA/AFSC
INFO RUNGALB/CINCNOGAD INFO RUNGALB/CINCNOGAD
ZE N/CINCAL
BT
UNCLAS HO AAC ALNT 55 118 DEC 65.NCSAF FOR SAFOI AND AVNIN,O TSS
DSMG
CINCNORAD FOR NIPO-O, CINCAL FOR J-2. REF DEFSMAC MSG 1156-65.
FOLLOWING UFO REPORTED IAW AFR 200-2.
A. DESCRIPTIOM OF THE OBJECT:
QL ROKND.0
(2) MED IMU, SIZE OF A/C.
(3) SRIGHT ; CHANG ING COLOGS.
AFHO JAN 35 FORM 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED

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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 363 (17 Dec 65) pg2 of 4
GLNONE: BREAKING INTO SEVEN OR EIGHT IN FORMATION.
(5ONE: CIRCULAR.
(6) RE SEMBLED FORMAT IONNOF FIGHTER A/C.
PAGE 2 RUKDAG 175 UNCLAS
(7) CONTRA ILS EXTENOING FOR. 1 MILE.
CCL NONE.
(9) CR IGINAL OBECT BROKE UP INTO CLOSE FORMATION.O .
B. DE SCR IPTION OF COKR SE OF OBJECT :O
JKQL NBR IGHT NE SS OF THE LIGHT S.
(2) ABOVE SO'RCES ALTITUDE OX 33,000 TO 37,900 FEETJM
(3)NSAME AS IN B(2). (3)NSAME AS IN B(2).
(4)NOD3:5 2343 HEADED SOUT H EAST, AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED.(
(5) FADED ONE BY ONE ITH LOWEST OBJECT FAD ING LAST.O
(5) APPROXIMATELY 3 MINKTES.O
C. MANNER OF O9SERVAT ION:
(D)AIR-VISUAL.
(2) LIGHTS TURNED OFF IN AIRCRAFT COCKPIT.
37,009 FEET: 067 DEGGEES MAGNTIC; 470 KNOTS TURE AIR SPEED:
TOKXO JAPAN TO TRAVIS AFB, CALIF.
AFHQ AN 0-309C FORN UNCLASSIFIED

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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN: 363 (17 Dec 65) pg3 of 4
D. TIME AAD DATE OF SIGHTING;
1)16/14292
(2) NIGHT.
E. LOCATION OF OB SERVER:
4515N, 17200E.
F.IDENT IFYING G INFOGMATION ON OB SERVER:
(2)(,N/A.0
G. WEATNER AND WINDS:
CLMMISSING
20,309 FEET-24 0 DEGREES/50 KTS.
30,300 FEET -MISSING.
&0,009 FEET - MCSS ING.
50,JO0 FEET -MISSINGO
(3) 3030 FEET BGOKEN, HIGH OVERCAST.
(4) 7 MCLES.0
AFHQ JAN ES FOUM 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED

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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 363 (17 Dec 65) pg 4 of 4
5SAME AS GELM
(/)NONE.
4NONE.
. NONE.
PAGE 4 RUKDAG 175 UNCLAS
J.NOME.
KINTELL IGENCE OFFICER, REFERENCE DEFSMAC MSG 1156-65, 16/
213.
L. NONE.( L. NONE.C
BT
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NOTE: MESSAGE HAS BEEN SERVICED. 7
ADV CY TO DIA
AFHO JAN AS FORM O-309C UNCLASSIFIED