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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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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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