UFO case file · UFO-31910
4S85W ESEPacific unidentified aerial event — January 1962
4S85W ESEPacific
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On or during January 1962, at or near 4S85W ESEPacific, the source reports the following sequence: COMMENTS: The object was sighted at 2140Z when the object was sighted at about 3000 feet above the horizon. 3, DIA-2 (23) SMB 8059 ZCHGA5412CBJB879 OO RJEZHQ DF RBWPDG 038 ZNR O 120302Z FM COMWESTSEAFRON INFO RJWZSB/26AIRDIV HAMILTON RJWFALB/CINCNORAD RJEZHQ/COFS USAF WASHDC RBHPB/CINCPACFLT R3EPWXCNO RBEPW/SECNAV RBWDZW/COMPISTELT RBWDKE/COMPACMISRAN NAVY O 102240Z FM SS NORMACISLE/KPWJ TO COMWESTSEAFRON BT UNCLAS PONS 4 SOUTH 85 WEST STOP OBSERVED DUE SOUTHWEST 5E DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON STRAIGHT DOWN INCADESCENT OBJECT PROBABLY *ETEORI'TE VERY LARGE BURIED UP BEFORE HORIZON WEATHER PARTLV CLOUDY ^ALM /UNSIGNED/ BT NOTE: Advance copy delivered to GIN (0922351) This text appears to be describing the details of a UFO sighting report, including the location, time, and description of the observed object. Text from the document: DATE 9/Jan/1962 DATE TIME GROUP LOCAL GMT PHOTO YES NO SOURCE MILITARY CIVILIAN LENGTH OF OBSERVATION SATELLITE: IN ORBIT: VERIFY YES: NO: DECAY: ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA METEOR POSSIBLY METEOR STAR OR PLANET OTHER AIRCRAFT BALLOON INSUFFICIENT DATA OTHER REFLECTION INVERSION PRESENT PHOTO ANALYSIS SUN DOG LENTICULAR CLOUD PHYSICAL SPECIMEN ANALYSIS BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: OBJECT OBSERVED FROM A SHIP SIGNALLED TOP ABOUT THE OBJECT. THE OBJECT WAS HOVERING AND THEN MOVED AWAY RAPIDLY BEARING AND RANGE OUT BEFORE CRASHING INTO THE SEA.
Recorded details
- Local time
- 2140
- Coordinate precision
- LOCALITY
- Date precision
- MONTH_ONLY