20N134W PACIFIC radar-visual unidentified-object report — February 1961

On or during February 1961, at or near 20N134W PACIFIC, the source reports the following sequence: BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: BRIGHT LIGHT'OBJECT OBSERVED ON GROUND-RADAR, FALLING IN NW-DIRECTION, BREAKING INTO 2 PIECES, TURNING UP IN ATMOSPHERE. PRIORITY IIWO AP IN: 9212 (8 FEB 61) K/WE FM 0S18192 COMSEAFRON TO CINCPACFLT INFO COMWESEAFRON PGM COMWESEAFRON PGM COMWESTPAC GINCPACFLT CINCPAD ENT AFB GRONAV UNCLAS // HUGE BRIGHT OBJECT LIKE SHOOTING STAR SIGHTED 1120GMT TO THE NORTH FROM POSITION 22N 134W FALLING DIRECTION EAST/WEST STOP SEEMED TO BREAK INTO TWO PIECES BEFORE BURNING UP IN ATMOSPHERE RADIO OFFICER AP DIST: CDN-14 COD-88-1 COB-5 -21- SECNAV / UNSECNAV / ALTSECY 1530Z 13 FEB 61 1530/CJB(JAL) 1 PFUA174 1 OF 1 17A2Z 26 FEB UNCLASSIFIED