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UFO case file · UFO-31715

3153N12900E FAREAST unidentified aerial event — August 1961

CE11961-08-01

3153N12900E FAREAST

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Case description

On or during August 1961, at or near 3153N12900E FAREAST, the source reports the following sequence: BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: OBJECT believed to be a satellite in sight 9 min observed from 0330 to 0333Z. OPERATIONAL IMMEDIATE RASSA 6268006528CFF1A159 OO RJEDSQ ZNR 2FD RJEDFJ GVA1942CRGAA97T OO RJEDSQ ZNR 2FD RJHPSK ZGRAA5212CPBA113 OO RJEZHO RJWFALB RJEDSQ DE RJAPAAK 29 ZNR 0 2755747 FM SAFOC FUCHA AS JAPAN TO RJHPSK/CINCPAC RJEZHOHO USAF RJWFALB/CINCNORQC RJEDSQ/HQ ATIC 0 2514292 FM HALEAKALA AE25 USN TO SAF FUCTU AS JAPAN SECSTANT OP THE NAVY COMICNHF PAC FLT COMNAVFOR JAPAN COHSEVFLT COMSVC SQ 3 COMSVC FORCE PACFT GS 448 BT UNGLAS UFO 1.- SIGHTED UFO BELIEVED TO BE SATELLITE AT 0712552 APPEARANCE IDENTIFIED BY SUPERIOR BRILLIANCE. DISAPPEARED BEHIND LOW CLOUDS POSIT ANGLE 20 DEG.

Recorded details

Local time
0712
Coordinate precision
LOCALITY
Date precision
MONTH_ONLY

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