33 35N176 40W unidentified aerial event — January 1962

Echo was at 33,000 ft at the time, a high-flying recon jet, over object had characteristic of a satellite, but no details as to size, shape or other details indicating identification. CONCLUSIONS X Was Balloon O Probably Balloon O Was Aircraft O Probably Aircraft O Was Astronomical O Probably Astronomical O Insufficient Data for Evaluation ATIC FORM 339 (JULY 15 SEP 53) DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING AF IN : 55871 (8 Jan 62) F/ap page 1 of 2 INFO : CIN-14 ARMY-2, GMO-7, JCS-45, OSD-15, NSA-7, CIA-11, DOD-2, 000-GP-l, SAPS-3, DIA-2-2 -110- RXA 74283337-3 SSSD RJEZHO RBEPW RJNFALB DF RJHPKH 16 ZND 0 982684Z TO USAF AIR DEF DIV KUNIA ANNEX HAWAII TO RJHPKH/CINCPACAF HICKAM AFB HAWAII RBUBP/COMHAV SEAPON PEARL HARBOR HAWAII TO RJEZHO/COPS USAF WASHINGTON DC TBUBP/COMASFORDPAC FORD ISLAND HAWAII RFEDC/OND WASH DC PFEPW/SCENAD WASH DC RJNFAIB/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLORADO FGXPA/CINCPAC CAMP HM SMITH HAWAII FHUSP/CINCUSPACPAC FT SHAFTER HAWAII FHBEB/CINCPACFLT PEARL HARBOR HAWAII RJAPAZ/COMUSJAPON FUCHU AS JAPAN PUAMCR/COMUSKOREA SEOUL KOREA PUACFL/COMUSSTDC TAIPEI TAIWAN DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING AF IN : 55871 (8 Jan 62) page 2 of 2 PSYMON/COMHAWSEAFRON KUNIA TUNNEL ANNEX AF PRNC BT UNCLAS/CIVIS WV2, V43210 SIGHTED UFO SIZE AND BRILLIANCE OF BRIGHT PLANET 33SN, 176-40W 8/1942Z. DISAPPEARED OVER HORIZON IN SW TO NE ORBIT.