34.05N 144.38W Pacific NE Hawaii, April 1962April 1962

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Summary

On April 15, 1962, observers in the Pacific northeast of Hawaii reported a vapor trail with a glowing object moving from east to west at very high altitude. The vapor trail was viewed for about 33 minutes, and the object itself was in sight for about 10 minutes. The Air Force noted the sighting was in an area where a missile launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base and sent down range could pass. No confirming data was available, but the report stated the object had all the characteristics of a missile. The record card concluded the sighting was a missile.

Reported location

34.05N 144.38W Pacific NE Hawaii, April 1962

Date of incident

April 1962

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 45

Original case file scans

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13 2 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS \
Wr OBN 1h 28: \
” Ve RE ds J +. OOH a, 0 Was Balloon
FE br oril 1962 Pacific NE Hawaii ! 1 Probably Bolloon
| I es ete ctsmmaeeemrenssl (] Pr O8 sibly Balloon
; 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION oY ae
ec Eg 15/185 Vi : O Was Aircraft
Local Ra 0 Ground-Visual O Ground-Rador 1 Probably Aircraft
He GMT RI EORD SO 2 Air-Visuol 0 Air-intercept Rador 1 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 4. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomico
0 Yes 0 Prabobly Astronomical
] a No Fidned TL 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | ». COURSE 8 Other Missile
3 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluction
3 § 0 Unknown
; 10 min. 1 I
3 eee eee eee eee er rey Ty Jy, TA pati: Jeep Jpeg: Sper I RO
3 15. BRIZF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Vapor trall with glowing]il. COMMENTSSighilng in area where misslle
dojt in front going E to W. Al:itude very high | fm Vandenberg launched down range
4 anor trail viewed for 33 nin. Objt in sight ould pass. No confirming data avail-
1 OQ nin, ble however; all charagteristics of
A nissile are present.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
3 a.
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