3930N12558WPACIFIC radar-visual unidentified-object report — July 1961

On or during July 1961, at or near 3930N12558WPACIFIC, the source reports the following sequence: BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Object approached a/c from behind at of 0615 approx. ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE [illegible] COMMAND INCOMING AP IN : 59251 (20 Jul 61) P/au ACTION: CIN-17 INFO : ARMY-2, NAVY-2, OMC-8, JOS-35, OSD-15, NSA-7, CIA-11, OOP-2, SAFS-3 (104) SMB C 158 WCZCHOA351ZC8JC727 '''''YY RJEZHO ZNR ZDK CZCAWA558 '''''YY RFEMVB ROWNC RBWPPG RJWFALB RJWZSB RJEZHO DE ROWZAW 62 ZNR Y 202953Z FM ETHAN-2S/AFI2 TO RFEMVB/CANAIRDEF RCUNC/CANFLAGPAC RBWPPG/QCOMWESTSEAFRON RJWFALB/CINGNORAD RJWZSB/COMDR 23TH ADIV RJEZHO/COFS USAF AFGRMC BT CIRVIS FM P LOT 0930Z 3830N 12558W TWO PILOTS IN ETHAN-2S X OBSERVED FAST FLYING OBJECT BELIEVE A/C FLYING APPROX 292 DEG 70' EXPLODED AND DISAPPEARED BT DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE AF IN: 00020 (21 JUL 61) DO/bms INCOMING INFO: CIN-14, ARMY-2, NAVY-2, CMC-8, JCS-35, OSD-15, NSA-7, CIA-11, OOP-2, OOP-CF-1, [illegible] (101) ZCHOQ557ZCYJA180 [handwritten: Prob/tfs bolide] PP RJEZHQ DE RJWZSBA ! REFERENCSIRVIS REPORT SUBMITTED BY MCCLELLAN AIRWAYS AT 201022Z AIRCRAFT ETHAN 26 SIGHTED AN OBJECT WHICH WAS BELIEVED TO BE A FAST MOVING AIRCRAFT EXPLODE AT 3930N 12558W AT 200930Z. A LIGHT APPROACHED THE ETHAN AIRCRAFT FROM THE FRONT AT A CLOSURE SPEED DESCRIBED AS FASTER THAN THAT EXPECTED FROM A PISTON ACFT BUT NORMAL FOR JET AIRCRAFT. THE OBJECT EXPLOD- ED AT A DISTANCE OF 3 TO 5 MILES OFF THE LEFT WING AND SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN LTHAN 26 AIRCRAFT. THE OBJECT WAS NOT TRACKED BY THE RADAR OPERATOR.