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MILITARY AIR (3 Reports) PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 17 March, 1960 | 2. LOCATION | Hawaiian Islands  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local GMT 0615-0627Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☑ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Military  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 5-25 Seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one  |
|  9. COURSE | falling | 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | 1. Green flare falling visible for 5 sec. 2. Orange-green flare sighted from 25° above horizon disappearing below horizon. 3. Bright …

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE

AF IN: 46276 (17 Mar 60) INCOMING D/wg
INFO: CIN, OOP, SAPS

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DE RBHPC 91B
M 170803Z
FM COMHAWSEAFRON
TO RJHPKA/COMD HAWAIRDEFDIV WHEELER AFB
INFO RBHPB/CINCPACFLT
RJWFALB/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLO
RJEZHQ/CONSUSAF WASHDC
RBEPW/CNO
RBEPW/SECNAV
RUHPB/CINCUSARPAC
RBHPA/CINCPAC
RBWPPG/COMWESTSE…

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INCOMING

SUPPLEMENTARY COPY

AF IN: 46276 (17 Mar 60)

C-54 SIGHTED GREEN FLARE POSIT 22-44N 154-54W TIME 170620Z X DURATION
5 SECONDS FALLING X CLIPPER 942 SIGHTED ORANGE-GREEN FLARE 25 DEGREES
ABOVE HORIZON FALLING X DESAPPEARED AT HORIZON X PILOT ESTIMATED DISTANCE
ROUGHLY 60 MILES FROM OWN POSIT OF 23-33N 153-33W AT 170627Z
X CLIPPER 28V POSIT 2150N 156-30W AT 170615Z SIGHTED BRIGHT LIGHT
IN VERTICAL DESCENT CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE NORTH OF TRACK X ALL AIRCRAFT
ENROUTE TO MAINLAND X C-54 ALTITUDE 9000 X CLIPPERS 942 AND…

AF IN: 46315 (17 Mar 60) DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE X/rvp
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE

ACTION: CIN INCOMING
INFO: OOP, SAFS

SMDC150

DE RJHPKW 73

Y 170912Z ZEX

FM HAW AIR DEF DIV

TO RJHPKM/CINCPACAF

RBHPC/COMHAWSEAFRON

INFO RJEZNO/COFS

RJWFAL/CINCNORAK

RBHPA/CINCPAC

RUHPB/CINCUSARPAC

RBHPB/CINCPACFLT

RJAPAA/COMUSJAPAN

RUAMCR/COMUSKOREA

RUAGFL/COMUSTDC

BT

/UNCLAS/ FOLLOWING RECEIVED FROM COMHAWSEAFRON (PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII) AIR FORCE C54 SIGHTED BRIGHT LIGHT

POSIT 22-44N 154-54W TIME 170600Z - DURATION WT

SECONDS FALLING. CLIPPER 942 REPORTED SAME AT

POSIT 60 …