2130N15803W PACIFIC unidentified aerial event — December 1961

Obj appeared to move horizontally and vertically about 5 degrees, dropped to about 25 deg in 15 min and 35 min later disappeared on horizon. COMMENTS: Obj sighted was probably bright star Sirius, magnitude -1.C. Identification and elevation reported for convenience. NNNN AP IN : 49453 (30 DEC 61) R/INT : CLASSIFIED MESSAGE BRANCH INFO : CIN-14, ARMY-2, NSA-7, NMO-0, CD-NB, GOSD-14, CIA-11, OOP-2, DIA-2, OOP-CP-1, SAPS-3 (116) SMB B173 KHB782 DE RJHPKH 12 00 RJEZHO RJWFALB RJWXBRB ZNR O 301703Z FM HAW AIR DEF DIV KUNIA ANNEX HAWAII TO RJHPKM/CINCPACAF HICKAM AFB HAWAII RSHPO/COMHAVSEARFON PEARL HARBOR HAWAII INFO RJEZHO/COPS USAF WASHINGTON DC RBHPD/COMNASMFGPAC FORD ISLAND HAWAII RJWXBRB/CINGSAC OFFUTT AFB NEB RBEPW/CNO WASH DC RBEPW/SECNAV WASH DC RJWFALB/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLORADO RBHPA/CINCPAC CAMP HM SMITH HAWAII PUHPFS/CINCUSARPAC FT SHAFTER HAWAII RBHPB/CINCPACFLT PEARL HARBOR HAWAII RJAPAZ/COMUSJAPAN FUCHU AS JAPAN RUAMC/COMUSKOREA SEOUL KOREA RUAGFL/COMUSSDTDC TAIPEI TAIWAN RBHPWH/COMHAVSEARFRON KUNIA TUNNEL ANNEX AF GRNC INCOMING AF IN : 49453 (30 Dec 61) Page 2 of 2 BT UNCLAS/CIRVIS/UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT WITH APPEARANCE OF BRIGHT STAR WAS SIGHTED ON A BEARING OF 270 DEGREES FROM A POSITION 21 30N15803W AT 3915002 OBJECT APPEARED TO MOVE HORIZONTALLY AND THEN VERTICALLY ABOUT 5 DEGREES. THE OBJECT HAD DROPPED ABOUT 20 TO 25 DEGREES AND AT 3914502 DISAPPEARED.