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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 3 November 1963 | 2. LOCATION | 40.00N 174.00W  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Redor ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Redor  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☐ No | 6. SOURCE | USS Falgout (Civilian)  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | Not Given | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 1  |
|  9. COURSE | NE | 10. COMMENTS | Possible meteor, however, data inclusive. Case carried as insufficient data.  |

11. CONCLUSIONS
☐ Was Balloon
☐ Probably Balloon
☐ Possibly Balloon
☐ Was Aircraft
☐ Probably Aircraft
☐ P…

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSES MESSAGE

INCOMING

Pg 1 of 2

AF IN: 9858 (4 Nov 63) D/atj

INFO: NIN-9, XOP-1, XOPX-4, SAP-OS-3, ARMY-2, NAVY-2, CHC-8, JCS-35, OSD-15, NSA-7, DIA-25, DIA-CIIC-2, SMS-1 (109)

SMS C007

ZCZCHQA784ZCUJC047

OO RUEAHQ

DE RUHLKH 7 24/0739Z

ZNR ZEL

0 040739Z

FM 326 AIR DIV KUNIA FACILITY HAWAII

TO RUHLKH/PACAF HICKAM AFB HAWAII

RUHPHH/COMHAWSEAFRON PEARL HARBOR HAWAII

INFO RUEAHQ/CSAF USAF WASH DC

RUECW/CNO WASH DC

RUECW/SECNAV WASH DC

RUWGALB/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLO

RUHPA/CINCPAC CAMP H M SMITH HAWAII

RUHAFS/…

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INCOMING

AF IN : 9858 (4 Nov 63) D/atj  Pg 2 of 2

1. MERINT
2. USS FALGOUT
3. ONE OBJECT APPEARING AS PLANET OR BRIGHT STAR.
4. 40-00N 174-00W
5. 04/0546Z
6. LOW. 12 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON
7. NE
8. INITIAL BEARING 340 DEGREES. COVERED 60. DEGREES OF ARC IN 45 SECONDS
9. NONE
10. SEAS 2 FT. WEATHER CAVU
11. EVALUATION UNKNOWN

BT

NOTE: SUSPECTED DUPE OF AFIN 9857.
ADVANCE CYS DEL TO XOPX, NIN & DIA.
RETRANSMITTED TO CIA.