36.32N 174.02W (Pacific), March 1963March 1963

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Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from 36.32N 174.02W (Pacific), March 1963 in March 1963. The full case file (4 scanned pages of witness statements, Air Force memoranda, and investigator notes) is reproduced below as held by the National Archives. The Air Force assigned this case to its broader investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena alongside ~12,600 other reports filed between 1947 and 1969. Citation: NARA Record Group 341, Microfilm Publication T1206, Roll 47.

Reported location

36.32N 174.02W (Pacific), March 1963

Date of incident

March 1963

State / country

? / XX

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 47

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 4

Transcribed text

| :
F PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
a I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS |
i zy DO Wos Balloon |
3 15 March 1963 36.32N 174,02W (Pacific) |D GLopaly Balloon
3. DATETIME GRols ——————————_29.94N 174,0C i |
F 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
3 Locol od ~ 0 Ground- Visual O Ground-Radar 5 Brabably beset |
4 CMT 16/0730z2 XX Air Visual Oo Air-Intercept Rador DO Possibly Aircraft f
bt Ss PHATE  ——————— | A URCE & eee i
Ee 3. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE O Was Astronomical |
4 : O Yes O Probably Astronomical
§ 3XNo Ahad OD Possibly Astronomical !
; 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BX other Satellite | |
£ O Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
i O Unknown
- Cee ee a ES PEER hl
J 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS :
FE Space object, small and circular, Possible satellite Sighting,
\ f resembling bright star tracked , SE ’
| through 30 dgr arc fm 150 dgr to des ;
i 120 dgr at 30 dgr elevat ion, HR SN EAE 16/72 WW
j Altitude g Speed unknown, but ata pi &
; Speed @stimated very fast,
a sep: Tot Ea SEE LL SA a SA SAR LE
£ ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
4 |
AY |
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 29000408

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Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

1963 1963-03-01