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UFO case file · UFO-31910

4S85W ESEPacific unidentified aerial event — January 1962

CE11962-01-01

4S85W ESEPacific

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Case description

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

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