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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  7 May 1965 08/0457Z | Pearl Harbor, Hawaii  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Military | SATELLITE  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | ECHO I and II not in area. Possible Pegasus or other visible satellite.  |
|  One |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  7 Minutes | MERINT report of possible Satellite as bright as the brightest planet. Observed in flight from point overhead to 20 deg elevated Flight to East. Speed very fast.  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Ground-Visual  |
|  7. COURSE | East  |
|  8. PHOT…

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SMB C096 ZCZCHQA031ZCEJA113
00 RUEAHQ
DE RUHLKH 4 08/0653Z
ZNR
0 080625Z
FM $26AIR DIV KUNIA FCLTY HAWAII
TO RUHLKM/PACAF HICKAM AFB HAWAII
RUHKH/COMHAQSEAFRON PEARL HARBOR HAWAII
INFO RUEAHQ/CSAF USAF WASH DC
RUECW/CNO WASH DE
RUECW/SECNAV WASH DC
RUWGALB/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLO
RUHLHQ/CINCPAC CAMP H M SMITH HAWAII
RUHLHS/CINCUSARPAC FT SHAFTER HAWAII
RUHLHL/CINCPACFLT PEARL HARBOR HAWAII
RUAUAZ/COMUSJAPAN FU…

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UNCLASSIFIED/326 AD-CO 00493 08MAY 65

MERINT
2. USS FLETCHER DB 445
3. POSSIBLE SATELITE BRIGHT AS THE BRIGHTEST PLANOT
4. PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII (IN PORT)
5. 08/0450B TO 08/0457Z
6. SIGHTED T ANGLE OF 90 DEG. DOWN TO 20DEG.
7. WEAT TO EAST
8. VERY FAST
9. N/A

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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  7 May 1965 08/0604Z | Pearl Harbor, Hawaii  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Military | SATELLITE Flight West to East and disappearance at 250 deg conflicting. Object reported as a possible satellite not as a UFO report. Case regards as a Satellite. ECHO I and ECHO II both below Equator. Pegasus reported as a possible satellite.  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | One  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  Not Reported | Possible Satellite as bright as the brightest planet sighted at 35 deg elevation in flig…

INCOMING MESSAGE
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AF IN: 24610 (8 May 65)I/js 1 of 2
ACTION: NIN-7,
INFO: XOP-1, XOPX-8, SAFOS-3, JCS-OSD-DIA-1, NSA-7, (28)
SMB CO97 CHQA034ZCEJA115
00 RUEAHQ
DE RUHLKH 5 00/0653Z
ZNR
0 080625B
FM $26AIR DIV KUNIA FCLTY HAWAII
TO RUHLKM/PACAF HICKAM AFB HAWAII
RUHKH/COMHAQSEAFRON PEARL HARBOR HAWAII
INFO RUEAHQ/CSAF USAF WASH DC
RUECW/CNO WASH DE
RUECW/SECNAV WASH DC
RUWGALB/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLO
RUHLHQ/CINCPAC CAMP H M SMITH HAWAII
RUHLHS/CINCUSARPAC FT SHAFTER HAWAII
RUHLHL/CINCPACFLT PEARL HARBOR HAWAII
RUAUAZ/COMUSJAPAN FUCHU …

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AF IN: 24610 (8 May 65) 2 of 2

UNCLASSIFIED/326 AD-CO 00494 08 MAY 65

1. MERINT
2. USS FLETCHER DB 445
3. POSSIBLE SATELITE, BRIGHT AS THE BRIGHTEST PLANET
4. PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII (IN PORT)
5. 08/0604Z
6. SIGHTED AT ANGLE OF 35 DEG. TO HORIZON BEARING OF 250 DEG TRUE
7. WEST TO EAST
8. VERY FAST
9. N/A

BT
NOTE: Readdressed electrically to CIA. (8 May 65)
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