22 30N158W Pacific unidentified radar-target report — December 1953

On or during December 1953, at or near 22 30N158W Pacific, the source reports the following sequence: 17 Dec 53 17/17+02 22.30N 158W (Pacific) MILITARY FIVE SIGHTINGS Radar 4 min period AIR-INTERCEPT RADAR GBAT 9 YES 9 NO FID SEP 23 0-327 (TDE) NB 12393 NO UNCL REPLY OR REF IF DTG QUOTED C-1 PRIORITY COIR 57 SIRA RECON SO IN USAF HICKAM AFB TH TO C0102 FEB 57 PARAPHRASE NOT REOUIRFD DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS DOD DIR 5200.10 SIGHT ING OF UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT ELLIPTICAL SHAPE S APPEARED SQIIFI,Y HOWE VFR RADAR SCOPE INDICATED AT THAT TI ME A LARGE INDFFINATI' RADAR QUADRANT LOC OF TVL WAS WEST TO FAST SPEED APX 2300 KNOTS LEFT TRAIL GIVING COMTDEX APPEARANCE. ALT OF ODE BETWEEN 15000 FEET ABO 23992 FrEET 'SIGHTING' AIRCRAFT WAS Ar B FORCE WPNO'HHri ISABILITY GOOD APPROACHED AIRCRAFT MAS ID STRATUS US DEGREES WEST SIGHTING MADE BT NAVY CAPTAIN PAUL COSCARELI.I ZSA CLOUDY WIND 25 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS HIGH ALTO STRATUS UNCLASSIFIED