PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8722584

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1966

REPORTED LOCATION19 20N127 4E Far East

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PROJECT 1O073 RECORD
1. DATE ·TIME CROUP 2 LOCATION
13 Ja nuary 66. 18/101oz 19.20N 127.4E (Far East)
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION 3
Military 1. Satellite (FEGASus III)
1. MIMBER OF OBJECTS INSUFFICTENT DATA FOR EVALUATION
2.
Two (Possible a/c or satellite)
S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11., BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
1. 2m 20s
2. 3m 403 Observer sighted separate objects both appe red to be
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION a star, white in color, notail or
sound.
Grownd-Visual 1. First sighted at 290 deg az 90 deg elev sudien disaupear-
7. COURSE ance at lCo deg az and 4O deg elev. Straight flight
1. East 2. Notth path with no manuevers.
20 First sighted at 170 dog az and 65 deg elev. Faded out
PHOTOS of sight at 350 deg az and 30 deg elev. Straight flight
path, no manuevers. Reported direction tends to rule
0 Yes out satellite.
No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
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CSAF
INFO-RUCIEEA/AFCRL CRTE HANSCOM FLD MASS UNCLASSIFIED
UCDSQ/FTD WPAFB
181110Z
FM USS HIGBEE
TO ZEN/CLARK AFB
INFO ZEN/CNO
LEN/CINCPACFLT
BT
FO SIGHTINGS (7) NOTECAAl
I
CINCPACFLI INST 8)0,9
ROUND, SIZE OF MEDIUM
STAR, WHITE, TWO, NO FORMATION, SEPERATE Tnso"y a-rEnA22
SIGHTINGS, NO TAIL OR SOUND SIGHTINGS, NO TAIL OR SOUND
2 A. SHIP'S LOOKOUT . A. SHIP'S LOOKOUT A. SHIP'S LOOKOUT
B. 2901/90 ELEV B. 170/65 ELEV B 170/65 ELEV
C. 100T/40 ELEV C. 350/30 ELEV C. 350/30 ELEV
D. STRAIGHT/NO MAN D. STRAIGHI/NO MAN
Prubably Prub Sably PegasasI PegasasT
BOWNGRAPED AT 3 YEAR INTERVARSI
DECLAWIPIND AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DHR 6290.10
PAGE 2. RUEBHQAO187
E. s SUDDEN DISAPI PEARANCE E. FADE OUT
F. 2 MIN 20 SEC F.3 MIN 140 SEC
SEA  VISUAL Classification Cancelled
A181010Z A.181031Z Auin
B. NIGHT B. NIGHT Date/143
19-20N 127-40E 3Gan 68 (7(0)
UNCLASSIFIED
USS -HIGBEE (DD 8O6), OOD, JGOD, BMOW, ALL HIGHLY RELIABLE.
A. CLEAR B, SURGACE WIND 3S7/OS KTS C. NONE D. UNLIMITED

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SINGAPORE
MONTH DAY HRS MIN ELEV DIRECTION
JAN 31 5 45 15.86 IIW TO NE
SYDNEY, AUS.
PEGASUS III
MONTH DAY HRS MIM ELEV DIRECTION
JAN 17 3 27 35.75 NW TO NE
JAN 17 5 3 38.69 NW TO NE
JAN 1o 3 12 37.76 NW TO NE
JAN 18 53 36.90 NW TO NE
JAN 19 38 34.69 Nw TO NE
JAN 20 23 32.18 NW TO NE
JAN 21 +444001 29.47 NW TO NE
JAN 21 48 12.11 NW TO NE
JAN 22 53 26.67 NW NW TO TO NE
JAN 23 0M 38 23.86 23.86 NW TO TO NE
JAN JAN 27 19 19 41 11.54 11.54 NW TO TO NE
JAN JAN 2d 19 26 13.79 NW TO NE
JAN JAN 29 19 11 16.16 P14 TO NE
JAN 30 18 56 18.68 NW TO NE
JAN 30 20 37 36.09 NW NN TO NE.
JAN 31 18 41 21.33 NW TO NE TO NE
JAN JAN 31 20 20 22 37.93 NW TO NE
TAIPEI FORMOSA
PEGASUS III
MONTH DAY HRS ELEV DIRECTION
JAN 16 18 3 0 76.45 MW TO SE
JAN 17. 12 1 n0 87.20 NW TO SE
CMJAN 18 1B. 30.63 NW. SE
JAN 19 2 17.55 SW OSE
JAN 20 19 11 14605 SW TO SE
JAN 21 18 56 11.01 SW TO SE
JAN 30 4 55 11.19 SWTO SE
JAN 31 4+$ 41 14.19 SW TO SE
JAN 32 26 17.63 SW TO SE
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