13-42N 144-20E (Pacific), January 1962
- Date of account
- 1962-01
- Location
- 13-42N 144-20E (Pacific)
- Source
- uap_archive
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.
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Source text · mention onlyUSN MATS PROJECT 10073RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 28 Jan 62 口 Was Balloon 13-42N 144-20E (Pacific) 口 Probabiy Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft 口 Probably Aircraft 28/1850Z αAirVisual D Air-lntercopt Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft GMT. 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE Was Astronomical Meteor Military Probably Astronomical XNo 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OP OBSERYATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor. 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation few sec one SW 口 Unknown 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Large bright explosion of small object observed Sighting has characteristics of a meteor for a few sec.Observed from a MATS plane about observation. 30 mi in front of the a/c on a course NE-Sw. Cbject without tail.Observers at 8ooo ft. Object appeared to be about 7ooo. ATIC FORM 329(REV 26BEP 52)
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