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MILITARY AIR PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 25 Sep 60 | 2. LOCATION S of Midway Islands | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 26/0700Z | 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 4 min | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE ☑ Other Refraction ☐ Insuffici
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OPERATIONAL IMMEDIATE
UNCLASS EFF10

1960 SEP 27 03 29

RECEIVED
TO Cust Short
NO. 71222
TIME 03332
Date 23 SEP
96 17

17

RE044
ZCSQB802ZCQYA043
OO RJEDSQ
DE RJHPKM 167F
0 270226Z ZEX
FM COMDR PACAFBASECOM HICKAM AFB HAWAII
TO RJWFAL/CMDR AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB COLORADO
RJHPKA/CMDR HAWAIIAN AIR DEFENSE DIVISION WHEELER AFB HAWAII
RJEDSQ/CMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WPAFB OHIO
RJEZHQ/HQ USAF WASH DC
RJEZHQ/SEC OF THE AIR FORCE WASH DC
BT
UNCLASS EFF 0 FROM BDI 212. HQ USAF FOR AFCIN. SEC OF AF FOR SAFIS.
REFERENCE AFR 200-2, PARA 15. SUBJECT: UFOB REPORT. UFOB WAS
SPOTTED 26/070
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PAGE TWO RJHPKM 167F

PILOT AND AIRCRAFT COMMANDER, IN THAT ORDER. 2. OBJECT CLIMBED FROM WATER LEVEL AT EIGHT O'CLOCK POSITION. SPED PAST THE TAIL TO THE FIVE O'CLOCK POSITION. MISSION AIRCRAFT IN A TURN TO THE LEFT. OBJECT LOST FROM VIEW. NEXT SIGHTING, MISSION ACFT OUT OF TURN LEVEL AT FIFTEEN THOUSAND FEET CSE TWO ONE ZERO DEGREES, OBJECT SIGHTED AT SIXTH/DEGREES REL BEARING FORTY DEGREES HIGH MOVING ACROSS MISSION ACFT NOSE TO A REL BEARING OF THREE THREE ZERO DEGREES LOW. OBJECT PASSED FROM VIEW BEHIND A CLOUD BANK, TOPS, TEN THOUSAND. D. 26/0711Z-2152N/17825W. OBSERVED FOR A TOTAL OF FO
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RECEIVED
26 SEP 50 00 52
1950 SEP 26 00
171/E2X
3442 (26 SEP 50)
44X2A

// A T I C //
HQA002
PP RJEDSQ
DE RJEZHQ 352
P 252340Z
FM HQ USAF
TO RJEDSQ/ATIC
INFO RJHPKM/PACAF
BT
FROM AFCIN 88302

REQUEST AN ANALYSIS BE ACCOMPLISHED AS TO ANY ASSOCIATION OR CORRELATION WHICH CAN BE DEDUCED FROM ALL UFOB REPORTS WHICH HAVE BEEN SIGHTED NEAR THE SIBIR CLASS VESSELS OR NORTHWARD FROM HAWAII OVER THE PAST 10 DAYS. IT IS REQUESTED A REPLY BE ACCOMPLISHED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WITH PACAF ALSO ADDED AS ADDRESSEE.
BT
25/2344Z SEP RJEZHQ

Classification Cancelled
(as changed to uncancelled)
App. 10
By (uncanc
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PAGE TWO RJHPKM 71C
SCATTERED CUMULUS, TOPS 2333 FEET. FIRST SIGHTING DURATION, ONE MINUTE; SECOND SIGHTING DURATION THREE MINUTES. BY COLOR, SIZE AND CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE TWO SIGHTINGS.

BT
12/2114Z OCT RJHPKM
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JOINT MESSAGEFORM
SECURITY CLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED

SPACE BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER

Classification ENTERED
For
Acting Secretary of
Department
2 DEC 1963
2 FEB 1968
3 JAN 68

|  PRECEDENCE | TYPE MSG (Check) | ACCOUNTING SYMBOL | ORIG. OR REFERS TO | CLASSIFICATION OF REFERENCE  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  ACTION ROUTINE | BOOK SUIT SINGLE | AF | AFCIN-88302 | SECRET  |
|  INFO ROUTINE |  |  |  |   |
|  FROM: | ATIC, W-P AFB | 18X |  |   |
|  TO: | COFS USAF WASH DC RJE2HP |  |  |   |
|  INFO: | PACAF HICKAM AFB HAWAII RJHPKM |  |  |   |
|  /SECRET/FROM: | AFCIN-4E2x IC-
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JOINT MESSAGEFORM - CL...INJATION SHEET
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
UNCLASSIFIED

FROM: ATIC, W-P AFB

FITS THAT OF THE CHARACTERISTIC FIREBALL, EVEN TO THE RELATIVELY SLOW VELOCITY. FIREBALLS ARE CHARACTERISTICALLY SLOWER THAN THE ORDINARY METEOR AND THIS IS PARTICULARLY TRUE OF THOSE SEEN IN THE EARLY EVENING, THE TIME THIS SIGHTING OCCURRED.

ON 26 SEP 60, AT 0700Z AND POSITION 21-52N, 178-25W, AN UFO WAS OBSERVED BY THE CREW OF A MILITARY AIRCRAFT. THE OBJ WAS RPTD AS ROUND OR OVAL IN SHAPE, SIX INCHES IN DIAMETER AT ARM'S LENGTH AND CONTINUALLY CHANGING FROM RED TO GREEN TO WHITE AND REPEATIN
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JOINT MESSAGEFORM - CO...INJECTION SHEET
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: ☐
FROM: ATIC, W-P AFB
UNCLASSIFIED

BEEN A USSR MISSILE OR A STAR NEAR THE HORIZON WITH MOTION OF
THE MISSION AIRCRAFT GIVING IT AN APPARENT MOTION. IF THIS OBJ
WAS A MISSILE, AND THE RPID INFO OF ITS FLIGHT PATH TRUE, IT WAS
PROBABLY FIRED FROM SOME SURFACE VESSEL. A LONG RANGE MISSILE
WOULD HAVE HAD A PATH WHICH APPEARED MUCH STRAIGHTER AND IT WOULD
HAVE APPEARED TO ORIGINATE AT-A-SPOT ABOVE THE HORIZON. HQ USAF
WILL BE PROVIDED WITH THE COMPLETE ATIC ANALYSIS IMMEDIATELY UPON
ITS COMPLETION.

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