20N 179W (Pacific), November 1962November 1962

Insufficient Data

Summary

On November 8, 1962, the crew of an aircraft over the Pacific Ocean, near 20N 179W, reported seeing a flare. The report asked whether other ships or aircraft were in the area. It was filed under Project 10073, the Air Force's official record system for unidentified flying object reports.

Additional aircraft on the same route did not see the object. The duration of the sighting was not reported.

The Air Force said the object was possibly a flare, noting that aircraft crews should be familiar with the appearance of flares.

Reported location

20N 179W (Pacific), November 1962

Date of incident

November 1962

State / country

? / XX

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 47

Original case file scans

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: i :
: : PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
| 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS |
0 Wos Balloon
 |_8 November 1962 20N 179W (Pacific) 0 ckilehy Hr Lo
~ | 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 2A AD
| [i yp fe Pe Spe ER IR. GS RN DO Ground- Visual O Ground-Rodor a Probably Aircrafs
: cMT____08/1740Z BR Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Rador DO Possibly Aircraft
~ | 5. PHOTOS é. SOURCE O Was Astronomical
: Q Yes OD Probably Astronomicol
| XB No Military OD Possibly Astronomical
| 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE B. Ohereiiii it dns cis
; XIX Insufficient Dote for Evaluation
0 Unknown
not rptd one not rptd

"10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

Rpt fm a/c of flare, Request for check| Duration not rptd. Possibly flare

of ships or other a/c in vicinity, since a/c crew should be aware

Additional a/c on same route did not of appearance of flares. No men-

observe object, tion of flight, Case considered

as insufficient data.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ih
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