1834N 14257E (FAR EAST), April 1961April 1834

Insufficient Data

Summary

On April 14, 1961, four objects were picked up on air intercept radar near Anderson Air Force Base, in the Pacific area around 18 degrees 34 minutes north and 142 degrees 57 minutes east. The contacts lasted about 10 to 15 minutes. The objects showed only as radar blips and were not seen by eye.

Two blips were side by side, with two others slightly below and to the side. The heading marker read 340 degrees. The blips were small and not well defined, similar to returns caused by surface ships.

The Air Force noted that key details were missing, such as the object's speed, any maneuvers, the type of radar, the operator's experience, and weather in the area. With so little to work with, the case was listed as insufficient data.

Reported location

1834N 14257E (FAR EAST), April 1961

Date of incident

April 1834

State / country

? / XX

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 42

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
14 Apr 61 1834N 142578 ( | pow £ ALT 3 0 Was Bolloon
b 0 Probably Balloon
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3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Balloon
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Local We RR 0 Ground-VYisuval DO Ground-Radar = be Ke uy §
14. /0436Z Aor A : ro oy sh
GMT [506 APT QOL 0 Air Visual A Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Alrerele
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
OYes Su O Probably Astronomical
Bye Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE CORRE 1 EA RAL A SU
8B. Insufficient Data for Evaluation
, i0=15 minutes four -- - 0 Unknown
USERS ERAS A ER AER EIAE RECON SRR SET Ra A TU SN Sb Seat CH RLS YH SALES EEA RI
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ig COMMENTS
Four objects size of tin nead pick 1p on air| The essential elements such as speed
! intercent radar, 3lips only, and oriects were | of the obiect, manuevers, if anv,

) ;earve@ visuallis, Two were beside each type oi racd:ir, exverie.ce of theradar
ther ana two others slignily below and to | operator, esuirment condition, weather
3ide oI them, Heading marker 340 degrees, The | information in the area, any attempt to
0lips were small ana 311 defined such as thos close znd identify the obiect and
raused ov surfacs vessa.ls, like information not included, Blirvs

could have been almost anvthinz, Ca-e
| listed 2s insuf.igient data,
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP $2)

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