44.55N 177.15W (Pacific), February 1963February 1963

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Summary

On February 5, 1963, a military aircraft crew over the Pacific Ocean reported an object moving south. The aircraft was at about 10,000 feet, on top of a cloud layer, in clear conditions. The object was seen at about 40 degrees above the horizon and was watched for about 15 seconds.

The object looked about the size of a pinhead held at arm's length. It moved very fast and left a trail like a meteor. The crew reported it was very high.

The Air Force, in its Project 10073 record, said the description and duration indicated a meteor. The case was carried in the astronomical, meteor category.

Reported location

44.55N 177.15W (Pacific), February 1963

Date of incident

February 1963

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 47

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3

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| 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS |
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; Eas OO Was Balloon

| 5 February 1963 44,55N 177.15W (Pacific) O Probably Balloon |
3. DATETIMEGROUP [4 TYPEOF OBSERVATION — ——|O Possibly Balloon |
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5. PHOTOS 8. SOURCE XX Was Astronomical Meteor
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] Bio Military O Possibly Astronomical

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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Ele Othe ani sees. on Wah 0
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| 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING [11. COMMENTS
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