PACIFIC OCEAN 31 degree 06' N - 144 degrees 16' W, October 1954October 1954

Insufficient Data

Summary

On October 13, 1954, an aircraft crew reported an object over the Pacific Ocean. The sighting was made by military observers from the air. It was filed as information only, with no formal case worked up.

The object was round and red orange. It made no sound and performed no sharp maneuvers.

The Air Force evaluation was insufficient data. The reporting officer believed the object was probably a balloon released from the Hawaiian Islands, possibly reflecting the sun's rays. The record noted the short duration was more like a meteor, and was too brief to confirm a balloon. The case was filed as part of Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports.

Reported location

PACIFIC OCEAN 31 degree 06' N - 144 degrees 16' W, October 1954

Date of incident

October 1954

State / country

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Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 21

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
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1 13 OC 54
P| 14/08292 PACIFIC OCEAN - 31°06' N - 1M4%16'y

i 3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION

3 INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION

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3 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

: 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
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] Ar oc No sound, round, red-orange, no radical manuevers. (No Case
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6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

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Eo It is believed by the rpting officer that obj sighted was prob-

: 0 COURSE ably a balloon released by the USAT fr the Hawaiian Islands.

Boeri The balloon was most probably reflecting the suns rays even

{ though the surface of the sighting area is dark. Duration was

3, PHOTOS more consistant with meteor sighting. Too brief for confirmed

: Kis balloon observation. Insufficient data for evaluation.

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