27 09N176 34ENear Midway unidentified aerial event — April 1962

Object hovered for a short period of time. Disappeared behind clouds at 35* elevation. COMMENTS: At 2:37/13Z, object was observed heading almost straight down from elevation approx. Text extracted from the document: UNCLASSIFIED NAVY DEPARTMENT RELEASED BY CHECKED BY AD IN : 1499 (23 APR 62) S/PRTA MISSION: ONE DATE : 17 APR 62 LT AREA : MIDWAY, PACIFIC USA :PACIFIC DETAILS: SIGHTED FLYING OBJECT: 1. FOLLOWED BY REPORT OF UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT IN AREA REF A 3. OBJECT VANISHED INTO DISTANCE.