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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 21 Aug 63 | 2. LOCATION 44.45N 170.20W (Pacific) | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 21/1251Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Redor ☑ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Redor | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE military | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☑ Possibly Astronomical Meteor  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION flash, 6 sec smoke | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE downward  |
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
Vessel Message Branch
(Including Msss)

# INCOMING

AF IN: 27592 (21 Aug 63) G/lwc Page 1 of 2
INFO: NIN-9, XOP-1, XOPX-4, SAF-OS-3, ARMY-2, NAVY-2, CMC-8, JCS-35, SMB A189, OSD-15, DIA-CIIC-2, DIA-25, NSA-7 (114)

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ZNR ZFH-1
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OO RUHLKH RUEAHQ RUECW RUHPHH RUHPB RUHPA RUAUAZ RUWGALB RUHAFS
DE RUHLKH 8
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FM 326 AIR DIV KUNIA FACILITY HAWAII
TO RUHLKN/PACAF HICKAN AFB HAWAII
RUHPHH/COMHAWSEAFRON PEARL HARBOR HAWAII
INFO RUEAHQ/CSAF USAF WASH DC
RUECW/CNO WASH DC
RUECW/SECNAV WASH DC
RUWGALB/CINCNORAD ENT …

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INCOMING
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AF IN: 27592 (21 Aug 63) Page 2 of 2

BT
UNCLAS/ 326 DO-CO 1425
1. CIRVIS REPORT
2. N43188
3. YELLOW GREEN FLASH SIGHTED FOLLOWED BY YELLOW GREEN
SMOKE TRAIL WHICH REMAINED FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX SECONDS
4. 44-45N 170-20W
5. 211251Z
6. OBJECT APPEARED AT APPROX 320 DEGREES RELATIVE AND
45 DEGREES TO HORIZON
7. VERTICALLY DOWNWARD
8. ESTIMATED ONE THIRD SPD OF A METEOR
9. EVALUATION UNKNOWN POSSIBLY METEOR
BT
21/1525Z AUG RUHLKH
NOTE: Retransmitted to CIA
Advance copy delivered to XOPX, NIN, DIA-CIIC