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39.30N 172.30W (Pacific), February 1963

Date of account
1963-02
Location
39.30N 172.30W (Pacific)
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.

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PROJECT·10073 RECORD CARD 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 8February l963 39.30N 172.30W (Pacific) 口 Probably Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Possi bly Balloon Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft 口 Probably Aircraft GMT 08/17207 XKAirVisual Air-intercept Radar 口 5. PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical DYes 口 Probably Astronomical XKNo Military 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE KxXother. Satellite 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown 15 minutes ohe NNE 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Round glowing light sighted moving Apparently orbital in nature.No North, northeast at 30 dgr elevation。 mention of change in speed or Object disappearedat20dgrabove course.EeHo data not available. the horizon after l5 minutes.Disappear Case-considerod-as-a-probable ance by fading. sateltito-observation. 177.77# ATIC

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