PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8724509

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1966

REPORTED LOCATION25 30N 172 15W Pacific Ocean

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1. CATE · TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
24 July 66 24/16052 25.30N - 172.15W (Pacific Ccean
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Civilian A/C (ON EXERCISE PINE 24) A/C (ON EXERCISE PINE 24) gt
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OBJECTS
One Information Poor Information Poor
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
30 Seconds Observer r Observer noted a steady white to orange light approaching his
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION aircraft off the right wing. Object appeared to be brighter Object appeared to be grighter
than normal aircraft running lights. When the light went out
Air-Visual observer could see no outline of any kind. observer could see
7. COURSE There was a satellite decay on
.Ju] Object 1455
SE on this date but no time or location are available.
8. PHOTOS
Yes
X No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
n Y.s
No
FORM
FTD SLP63 0-329 (TDE) Provlous editions of thle form may be uoed.
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HorelotU - OKIAnlA 9430166
1602
UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENY OF THE AIR FORCE
SYAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN: 4 4838 (24 Ju1 66) H/gb Pg l of 2
ACTION: NIN-7 INFO: XOP-1, XOI SAFOS-3, JCS/OSD/DIA-1,
NSA-7(22 OPX, NIN, JCS/DIA
SMB A063
CRK077
0AR//IIIII|I|II/ 1////1 FLASH ASG. FCLLOWS 1||||||||| 1
VV PHB674VV KHH874
……… ……… ZZ RUEDHQA
DE RUHLKH 7 2051932
ZNR UOUUU ZNR COUUU
7 2419297
FM 326AIR DIV KUNIA FAC HA
TO RUHL SP/PACAF CC HICKAN AFB HA
RUCSC/CINCSAC
RUWONLB/CINCNORAD
RUEDHOA/CSAF
RUWSPG/COMWESTSEAFRON
RUHKH/ COMHAW SEAFR ON
RCCSLW/NNRHQ RCAF STA NORTH BAY ONTARIQ CAN
RCCEA/CANAIRDEF ST HUBERT MONTREAL CAN
ROWNC/CANNERPAC CO FLEET NAIL OFFICE VICTORIA BC ROWNC/CANNERPAC CO FLEET MAIL OFFICE VICTORIA BC
RUABKN/ADCC OKIN RUABKM/ADCC C OKIN
BT
AFHO JAM S5 FORM 0-309C
UNCLASSIFIED
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UNCLASSIFIED -
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
SYAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
NNCOMING MESSAGE
AFIN: 4838 (24 Jul 66) Pg 2 of 2
UNCLAS 326AD-CO 06903 24 JULY 1966
1. CIRVIS REPORT
2. TWA 788
3.SIGHTING APPEARED TO BE A MISSILE REENTRY 3. SIGHTING APPEARED TO BE A MISSILE REENIRY
4TWA 788 HEADING 275 NAGNETIC. OBJECT APPEARED TO THE
FROM ITS TAIL. SIGHTING DURATION APPROXIMATELY 123 FROM ITS TAIL. SIGHTING DURATION APPROXIMATELY
32 ECONDS. 32 ECONDS.
AIR VISUAL SIGHTING WHILE AIRBORNE TY TMA 788 B707
HEADING 275 MAG. T AN ESTINA
PAGE 2 PUHLKH 7 UNCLAS
35008 XX. TWA 788 ENROUTE HONCLULU TO OKINAWA.
V SIGHTING AT NIGHT 24 JULY 1966 1605Z.
7 WA738 AT 1605Z WAS AT 2530N 172
NORTH OF THE AC O8D FROM THEIR NOSE TO 120 FROM
THEIR TAIL. DISTANCE UNKNOWN.
REMARKS BY DUTY CONTROLLER 326 AIR DIVISION
A FOLLOW UP CIRVIS REPORT WILL BE MADE A FOLLOW UP CIRVIS REPORT WILL BE MADE BY CKINAWA BY CKINAWA
ADCC AFTER TWA788 LANDS IN CKINAWA.
BT BT
NOTE: NOTE: F READDRESSED READDRESSED CIA PER FORM 1392 # 505.
NNNN
AFHO JAM C5 FORW 0-309C.
UNCLASSIFIED
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17 Oct.66
Contact with SPADATS (Autovon 348-Olll ex 6774) regarding the
decay of objects 1455 and 1547 on 24 July 66. Both of these
objects were e only fragments and their exact decay lacation was
not calculated by SPADATS.
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