47N173W North Pacific unidentified aerial event — February 1961

All that was reported was that only flares were seen. DE RBHPF 125 ZNR Y 29958432 FM COMSARPAC TO RJHPJM/CINCPACAF HICKAM RBHPG/COMNAVJAPAN RBHPHH/COMNAVSEAFRON OCC RBHPPC/COMWESTSEAFRON RBHAC/COMSESSTON INFO RBFWV/CNO RBFW/SECNAV RJEZRO/COPS USAF WASHDC RBHPN/CINCPAC RUKPFS/CINCUSARPAC FORT SHAFTER RJAPAZ/COMUSJAPAN FUCHU RUABC/COMUS KOREA SEOUL RUAGFL/COMUSTDC TAIPEI RJEDS@/ATIC WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB RJAPAV/ATIC DET FOUR TOKYO NAVY GRNC ST UNCLAS - CIRVIS REPORT FROM NAVY 43312 UFO ROSE IN WEST AT 07432 OVERHEAD AT 27532 EASTERLY HEADING VISUAL SIGHTING N/C POSIT 47N 173W BT CFN 4.33.12 0745Z 075-92 NC 47N 173W 9/24-52 NNNN INCOMING AF IN : 27004 (23 FEB 61) ACTION : GIN-14 INFO : GOP-GF-1, GOP-2, SAFB-3 (21) SMD C239 OZCHORSSZGRBJI0862 ...YY RJEZHO DE RBHPH 026 ZNR Y 220941Z FM COMHAWSEAFRON OCC TO RJHPKA/COM HAWAIRDEFDI V WHEELER AFB INFO RBEPW/SHO RBEPW/SECNAV RJEZHG/COPS USAF WASHDC RUHPPSCINGUSARPAC FT. 00 RJEZHO DE RJHPKA 88 ZNR ZEL CORRECTED COPY 0 230849Z FEB FM HAW AIR DEF DIV WHEELER AFB OAHU HAWAII TO RUHPKA/CINCPACAF HICKAM AFB HAWAII RBHPG/COMHAWSEAFRONT PEARL HARBOR HAWAII INFO RJEZHO/COPS USAF WASHINGTON DC RJMPAS/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLORADO RBHPA/CINCPAC CAMP H M SMITH HAWAII RUMPFS/CINCUSARPAC FT SHAFTER HAWAII RJHPB/CINCPACFLT PEARL HARBOR HAWAII RJAPAZ/COMSJAPAN FUCHU AS JAPAN RUAMCR/COMUSKOREA SEOUL KOREA AF GRNC BT EUNCLSS-CIRVIS-N-14322-W-2-POSITION 47:00N 173:00W AT 23/0745Z REPORTED SIGHTING ANDORJECT PRESUMED TO BE A SATELLITE, APPEARING FROM THE WEST, MOVING EASTWARD, PASSING OVERHEAD.