UFO case file · UFO-33111
Atlantic Ocean 18 10N66 12W radar-visual unidentified-object report — November 18, 1964
Atlantic Ocean 18 10N66 12W
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Emitted no sound. Object observed on radar at 40 miles range. ACTION TAKEN: Radar tracked object for 2 minutes. The aircraft was visually observed in flight, orbiting the area of the radar contacts. The flight controls were observed to be functioning properly, and the radar contact was not considered to be caused by a malfunction of the aircraft's equipment. The radar contacts were observed to be at an altitude of approximately 15,000 feet above the surface. The radar contacts were observed for approximately 20 minutes before fading from the radar scope. The color of the radar contacts was observed to be a bright white on the radar scope. RADAR SCOPE DISPLAY PRINTS ATLANTIC OCEAN POSITION 18-10N 66-12W OBSERVED 6 NOV 1964 PRINT SERIAL 9185 The image appears to contain two radar images or scopes. Text from the document: ATLANTIC OCEAN 18-10N 66-12W DATE 9 NOVEMBER 1964 TIME 1830Z CONDITION - CALM WINDS - LIGHT AND VARIABLE CELESTIAL ACTIVITIES - NORMAL METEOROLOGICAL - NONE OBSERVED TARGET - UNIDENTIFIED SIGHTING REPORT - AT 1830Z A WHITE LIGHT OBJECT APPROXIMATELY 12-15 FEET IN DIAMETER WAS OBSERVED FOR 10 MINUTES BEFORE FADING FROM VIEW. THE OBJECT WAS TRACKED ON RADAR AND APPEARED TO MOVE ERRATICALLY MAKING ABRUPT CHANGES IN DIRECTION AND SPEED. OBJECT WAS TRACKED TO 66-12W AT 18-10N AND FADED FROM VIEW AT THAT POINT.
Recorded details
- Local time
- 2100 hours
- Coordinate precision
- LOCALITY
- Date precision
- EXACT_DAY