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24.43 166.23W (Pacific), April 1963

Date of account
1963-04
Location
24.43 166.23W (Pacific)
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073RECORD CARD 1.OATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 15 April 1963 24.43 166.23w (Pacific) 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION Local XXGround-Visual Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft 口 Probably Aircraft 16/0630Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft GMT 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical OYes 口 Probably Astronomical XOKNO Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBEROF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. XInsufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknowm not reported one east 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS MERINT report of glowing object mov- Possibility of meteor and ing East very fast. No identification. possibility of object being Resembled a bright star. Estimated a/c. Duration not reported. altitude 20,000 ft. No evaluation without dura- tion.Case listed as insuf- ficient data.Eceo c ATIC FORM329(RRV 2

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