28.18N 144.26W (Pacific), October 1962October 1962

Insufficient Data

Summary

On October 8, 1962, military and civilian air observers sighted a large burning object tracking 064 degrees at a location 5 miles east of 28.18N 144.26W in the Pacific. The sighting occurred at 11:55 a.m. local time. The observers reported the object did not appear to be a meteor. The observation duration was not recorded. The Air Force noted that the reporting observer did not feel there was sufficient data for evaluation, and the case conclusion was listed as unknown.

Reported location

28.18N 144.26W (Pacific), October 1962

Date of incident

October 1962

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 46

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE                           2. LOCATION
8 October 1962                    28.18N 144.26W (Pacific)

3. DATE-TIME GROUP                4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local                             X Air-Visual          Ground-Radar
GMT     02/1152Z                  X Air-Visual          Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTO?                         6. SOURCE
Yes                               Military & Civilian air

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION          8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS    9. COURSE
not rptd                          one                     064 dgrs

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING     11. COMMENTS

CIRVIS report of obj sighted by mili-  Time 0052 local. There were three
tary air United Airlines flight.        decays on 01 October but none
Described as a large burning obj track- listed for 8 Oct. Duration
ing 064 dgrs. Did not appear to be      not rptd. Possibly meteor
Meteor.                                 sighting; however, rpting
                                        observer did not feel that it
                                        was. Insufficient data for
                                        evaluation.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28999393