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| 1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS | | --- | --- | --- | | 14 Aug 59 | North Pacific (NE of Hawaii) | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon | | 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 15/0453Z Aug 59 | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☑ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft | | 5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☐ No | 6. SOURCE Military | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical | | 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION unknown | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1 | 9. COURSE N-S | | 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Very…
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NNNN RF291 17 Aug 59 10 32 1959 AUG 15 21 27 VMVCZCSQA789ZCJYF604 67 RR RJEDSQ DE RJEZHQ 807 R 152101Z FM HQUSAF INFO/RJEDSQ/ATIC O 151114Z FM COMDR HAWAIRDEFDIV TO RJEZHQ/HEADQUARTERS USAF RJWFAL/CINCNORAD RBHPA/CINCPAC RJHPKM/PACAF COMD CENTER RUHPSV/CINCUSARPAC RBHPB/CINCPACFLT RBHPF/COMBARPAC RBHPB/COMHAWSEAFRON RBKAC/COMALSEAFRON RBMPA/COMNAVMARIANAS AGANAS NAS RBWPCU/COMWEDNJ RJRHZYJKAG/CINCAL RJMPGB/MARIARDEFDIV RBEPW/CNO RBEPW/SECNAV AF GRNC BT UNCLASSIFIED/HADOC-D 182 AUG 15 1959 AUG 15 1959 AUG 15 1959 AUG 15 1959
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BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT MOVING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ON A 235 MAG; HEADING. LIGHT APPEARED LARGER THAN A PLANET AND CHANGED COLOR TO RED AS IT SLOWLY SANK INTO THE SUN RAY'S. WAS IN CONSTANT SIGHT BUT LENGTH OF SIGHTING UNK. REPORTING AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING AT 17,000 AT 37 DEG NORTH 142 DEG 45 MINUTES WEST AT TIME OF SIGHTING WHICH WAS 15/0453ZM UNCONFIRMED REPORT THAT A NORTHWEST AIRLINE AIRCRAFT ALSO REPORTED SIGHTING THE LIGHT BUT NO FURTHER INFO OR AIRCRAFT NUMBERS AVAILABLE. BT 15/2103Z AUG RJEZHQ
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