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UFO case file · UFO-26767

12DEG17N155DEG35W Pacific unidentified aerial event — October 1952

CE11952-10-01

12DEG17N155DEG35W Pacific

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Case description

On or during October 1952, at or near 12DEG17N155DEG35W Pacific, the source reports the following sequence: BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Circular yellow light with reddish glow around outside traveling at 300-400 knots toward Hawaii sighted by C-50 crew over Pacific Ocean. CONCLUSIONS: Probably Balloon, Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft, Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical, Possibly Astronomical Other, Insufficient Data for Evaluation AIR 126 APO 953 AIR DF JEPPO HEADQUARTERS FOX P 192125Z FIX HQ WASH DC TC 43 AAIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OH ATTN: CIRVIS CONFIRM C 52 VUUBER 5327 EN ROUTE TO TRAVIS AFB FROM HICKAM AFB CIA QUOTE GUN-HOP LINE UNQUOTE OFFICERS AND EN ROUTE DEPARTED 2202 FROM HICKAM AFB CROSS SECTION CONSTANT ALTITUDE AND SPEED. NO SOUND OR TRAIL FD FIND DIRECTOR OF FLIGHT PLAN ESTIMATES 12 KNOTS PD OBSERVATION MADE BY CO-PILOT AND ENGINEER AIR 126 CIRVIS CONFIRM UNKNOWN TRACK 5300CR OBSERVED OFFLEAVING AIRCRAFTJBAVELLING IN DIRECTION OF HAWAII PD ENDORIGIN 19/2142Z OCT JEPHO ACTION UNCLASSIFIED LOWGRADE FOLLOWUP APPD UNIIS AUG 3 0 UNCLASSIFIED 200.10 The image appears to contain a handwritten report or document related to a Project Blue Book case. I will now proceed to act as an OCR (Optical Character Recognition) system and produce all the text found in the document: AIR BASE APR 28 AIR PD 1 NOV 52 DF 3-52 FTD ASASC-SC FU 1950 TG JESPERSON/CG ATION U-P APB OHIO ATB TRAVIS AFB CALIF CMA DEL 15:1:42 2MKA SUCT CIN CIRVIS CONF RM RPT ATIC TRAVIS 25730 CIRCUITS SO TRAFFIC CN CP NR 9776 NR 9777 DF A-ALTITUDE 22,300 FEET CMA CATION ATTN COL KLINE CAPT LEE BOTH HAVE SEEN OBJECT CMA TWO CREW MEMBERS OBSERVED VERY BRIGHT WHYTE LIGHT OFF POINT COKING SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF CMA CATION REPORTS OBJECT LESS THAN 1 MILE WEST CRAFT ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN 15 AND 1500 FEET ALTITUDE. OBJECT CIRCULAR IN SHAPE EMITTING PULSATING PINKISH LIGHT SUPPLY MOVED AT HIGH SPEED OBJECT OBSERVED FOR APPROXIMATELY 2-3 MINUTES CMA LIGHT SOURCE MOVED OFF TOWARD WEST. PAGE TWO JFPHQ 95C HAVE PULSATING PINKISH LIGHT ON AFT END AS IT MOVED AWAY FROM AIRCRAFT. GEAR FLARING CMA TRANSLUCENT CMA CIRCULAR IN SHAPE CMA OBJECT VISUALLY OBSERVED FOR 5 MINUTES AIRCRAFT TRD 1519-42 CMA SUCT CIN 15-22-52 OCT JFPHQ

Recorded details

Local time
300
Coordinate precision
LOCALITY
Date precision
MONTH_ONLY

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