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20.00N 161.12W, July 1962

Date of account
1962-07
Location
20.00N 161.12W
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12.CONCLUSIONS 2.LOCATION 1.DATE Wos Balloon 20.00N161.12W Probobly Balloon 4July1962 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Was Aireraft 3.DATE-TIME GROUP Ground.Visual Ground-Radar 口 Probobly Aireroft Local 口 KAinVisual Air-lntercept Radar GMT_O4/1336Z 口 Was Astronomical 6.SOURCE 口 Probably Astronomical 5.PHOTOS Possibly Astronomical OYes X Civilian oXOther- Poss Missile XONO 9.COURSE 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 口 Insufficiont Data for Evaluation 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 口 Unknown 1 SE . coMMeNtsObjt w/characteristics of missile 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING COjt OOserVed fm ciVil in known missile range and heading in faight while over Pacifie ocean. airlines direction that would be taken if launche fm Vandenberg. No chack made to verify blue flame followin missile launeh, however data furnished indicates probable missile sighting. ATICFORM329(REV 26SEP S2)

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