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| Case # | Roll # | Date | Time | Nearest Island/Country | Location | Ocean | Witness / Ship | Type of Vessel | BB Unknown | Number of Objects | Object Shape | Object Size | Object Lights/Color | OL Code | Object Motion/ Behavior | Object Propulsion | OB Code | Distance to Object | BB Classification | OriginalReport Quality | New Report Quality | Sighting Duration | No. of Witnesses | Who Reported | Total Quality | Location+ Time Given? | Angular Size Given? | Duration*Elev* Direction | Duration Given? | Elevation and Direction Given? | Angle of Observation | Course | Reporting Method | Rule Invoked | Priority Level of Naval Message | Naval Message included in BB Files | Copies of Report to | Degree Symbol | Latitude Degrees | Latitude Minutes | Lt | Longitude Degrees | Longitude Minutes | Lg | Comments |
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| 38 | 25-Jun-60 | 00:12 GMT | Vicinity of West Indies | 22°6’N 69°1’W | A | FPZT Junon | Civil | 1 | UFO | N/A | N/A | Missile | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | W to E | Ship to COMEASTAREA | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 22 | 6 | N | 69 | 1 | W | ||||||||||
| 38 | 25-Jun-60 | 00:15 GMT | Vicinity of West Indies | 29°23’N 65°35’W | A | Polyclipper Leap | Civil | 1 | Bright body | 1 | 2 | Missile | Poor | Poor | 10 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | 110 deg | Ship to COMEASTAREA | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 29 | 23 | N | 65 | 35 | W | ||||||||||
| 38 | 25-Jun-60 | 00:17 GMT | Vicinity of West Indies | 26°5’N 69°28’W | A | SS Soya Pacific | Civil | 1 | Satellite | 1 | 2 | Missile | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | Ship to COMEASTAREA | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 26 | 5 | N | 69 | 28 | W | |||||||||||
| 40 | 16-Sep-60 | 10:00 GMT | Close to Puerto Rico | 19°20’N 75°3’W | PR | USS Geiger | USN | 1 | Disk Shape | Large | Brightly illuminated | 6 | 200 mph/ appeared hovering at times and changing direction | 6 | 1960 Epsilon Reentry | Poor | Poor | 30 min | 1 | Ship | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | Medium Altitude | E | From Ship to COMASDEFORLANT | MERINT | N/A | ° | 19 | 20 | N | 75 | 3 | W | This report is buried in the Sep.15,1960 report from Ramey AFB, Puerto Rico. Time is different not 00:30 GMT | ||||||
| 41 | 24-Jan-61 | 22:05 GMT | 3 Ships in Atlantic – US East Coast | 24°15’N 56°25’W | A | German Tanker Arie Boettger | Civil | 1 | Irregular flying object | Glowing and smoking | 1 | 2 | Missile | Poor | Poor | 5 min | 1 | Master | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | NW to SE | German Tanker Ship to USCG in New York then to COMEASTAREA | MERINT | N/A | ° | 24 | 15 | N | 56 | 25 | W | Cape Canaveral fired Atlas rocket a few minute before sighting | |||||||||
| 41 | 24-Jan-61 | 22:08 GMT | 3 Ships in Atlantic – US East Coast | 29°14’N 49°57’W | A | SS Andalien | Civil | 1 | Strange brilliant object | like moon with big blue-white luminescence | 1 | Running speedy in sky 265 deg to 230 deg | 2 | Missile | Poor | Poor | 5 min | 1 | Master | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | Elev. = 20 deg | Ship to USCG in New York then to COMEASTAREA | MERINT | N/A | ° | 29 | 14 | N | 49 | 57 | W | MERINT appears to work/ when rockets are launched reports go to USCG then to ATIC | ||||||||
| 43 | 13-Sep-61 | 09:39 GMT | East Coast of US | 36°25.5’N 71°30’W | A | USS Randolph | USN | 1 | Small elongated orange colored light; then round silverish light appeared | 6 to 8 times diameter of moon | Light became large and brighter resembling hazy moon. It blossomed out in a burst of bright orange light globular in shape | 1 | 1 | Rocket Launch | Good | Good | 5-7 sec | 2 | A.E. Clarke QM1 USN, JOOD LTJG T.M. Atkins | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 45 deg to 70 deg | 320 deg true to 40 deg | Naval Message from ship to CNO/CINCLANTFLT | Not Reported | Routine | Yes | ° | 36 | 25.5 | N | 71 | 30 | W | Confirmed NASA Experimental rocket launch from Wallops Island, Virginai. Release of Sodium Material over 100 miles up | ||||||
| 44 | 29-Jan-62 | 23:38 GMT | Submarine Base in Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | A | CGC Sagebrush | Coast Guard | 1 | Cone shaped loom; L shaped lights; appeared triangular in shape | Brightness of 1st Mag star | had 2 lights flashing and a halo type cloud encircled the object | 4 | 2 | Est. 50,000 ft | Missile test AFMTC Test 119/1 | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 12 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 30 deg | E | CGC Sagebrush located at sub base tender in PR to COMGANTS | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | Six reports: 4 aircrafts and two ships. Very well documented incident overall, while each report is poor. Confirmed case of Missile launch Test AFMTC 119/1 | |||||||||||
| 46 | 12-Jul-62 | 12:55 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 32°52.2’N 165°23’W | P | USS Wilhoite | USN | 1 | Round object | 2nd Mag star | White | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Satellite – Echo | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 3 | OOD and Lookouts | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 75 deg to 11 deg | East | MERINT Report from Ship to COMWESTSEAFRON | MERINT | Routine | Yes | ° | 32 | 52.2 | N | 165 | 23 | W | Why is USS Wilhoite sending 2 Merint reports on Satellite? | |||||
| 53 | 20-Nov-64 | 01:12 GMT | Atlantic Ocean | 20°41.5’N 68°34’W | A | USS Gyatt | USN | 1 | Radar detection only | Radar | 3 | Aircraft | EX | Good | 5 min | 1 | A/C Pilot | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Captured by A/C | Captured by Radar | ° | 20 | 41.5 | N | 68 | 34 | W | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 15-Oct-48 | 22:20 GMT | Off Norfolk, VA | 36°42’N 74°40’W | A | SS Gulfport | Civil | 1 | Nearly as moon | Not Reported | Bright | 1 | Straight course | Not Reported | 2 | Not Reported | Probably balloon | Poor | Poor | 50 min | 1 | Master of ship | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | Not Reported | SE | Direct to BB | None | N/A | N/A | Not Available | ° | 36 | 42 | N | 74 | 40 | W | ||
| #VALUE! | 36 | 28-Jul-59 | 04:13 GMT | East of Florida | 29°50’N 79°25’W | A | USS Robinson | USN | 1 | bright white light | Object grew larger as it moved across ship; size of a quarter | white light surrounded by an orange glow | 1 | traveling upward | 2 | 25,000 ft | Missile | Good | Good | 2.5 min | 3 | Student on Quartermaster Watch (Hoskins), OOD, and BM3 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | 25,000 ft | 250 deg | Civilian from Naval Reserve reporting directly to ATIC | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 29 | 50 | N | 79 | 25 | W | The USS Robinson did not report this sighting to BB. It was reported by a civilian. Odd? Student filled out full ATIC UFO Report. | |||
| #VALUE! | 36 | 09-Sep-59 | 07:20 GMT | 10 miles East of Florida | 25°50’N 80°1.5’W | A | CGC Androscoggin | Coast Guard | 1 | two stage rocket | 6 | Altitude and speed high | 2 | Missile | Poor | Poor | 3.0 min | 1 | USCG | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | SE | From USCGC Androscoggin to COMEASTSEAFRON | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 25 | 50 | N | 80 | 1.5 | W | ||||||||
| #VALUE! | 37 | 06-Oct-59 | 6:01 GMT | Approx. 115 miles East of Cape Canaveral, FL | 28°54’N 78°28’W | A | MV Defender | Civil | 1 | Glowing object surrounded by reddish yellow halo or light | Flashing white light seen for a few seconds | 3 | 2 | Altitude = 28,000 ft | Missile | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | USCG | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | East by North | USCG to CG Dist. 7th then to CINCONADCOM | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 28 | 54 | N | 78 | 28 | W | |||||||
| #VALUE! | 37 | 21-Oct-59 | 05:07 GMT | 380 miles East of Langley AFB, VA | °’ °’ | A | USS Skywatcher | USN | 1 | Tear Shape | Bluish White | 1 | Appeared to burn out | with vapors following | 2 | Meteor | Poor | Poor | 10 sec | 1 | Seaman W.J. Lawrence | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | West | From COMDR NAYDS McGuire AFB New Jersey to ATIC | AFR 200-2 | N/A | N/A | ° | ||||||||||||
| #VALUE! | 38 | 05-Jul-60 | 16:30 GMT | 145’50E 39’20N = Aircraft Location | 23°59’N 175°20’E | P | NWA Civilian A/C and Navy Ship USS Noble | USN | 1 | Steady white light | size and shape of faint star | 1 | High rate of speed | 2 | Missile | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 3 | Pilot from Northwest Airlines and US Navy Ship (Quartermaster and Seaman) | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Alt = 30 deg | NW to SE | Ship report to CINCPACFLT | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 23 | 59 | N | 175 | 20 | E | Missile was USSR Rocket/ Reports sent to Cambridge Research Center (Project Space Track) – Laurence G. Hanscom and to Moon Dust | |||||
| #VALUE! | 39 | 26-Aug-60 | 19:40 GMT | North of Midway Island | 33°55’N 137°32’E | P | USS Higbee | USN | 1 | Object w/brightness of 1st mag star | 1 | 2 | Echo I | Poor | Fair | 10 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Alt = 10 deg | SW to NE | From USS Higbee to COMSEVENTHFLT/ 5th AF Japan / From COMBARPAC to ATIC | CIRVIS | Not Reported | Yes | ° | 33 | 55 | N | 137 | 32 | E | Evaluated by Navy as possible Communications balloon of satellite – why sent to ATIC | |||||||
| #VALUE! | 40 | 16-Sep-60 | 10:10 GMT | Close to Puerto Rico | 11°15’N 78°53’W | PR | SS Santa Ana | Civil | 1 | UFO | N/A | Lost from sight in low clouds | N/A | 1960 Epsilon Reentry | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | Ship | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Alt = 3.2 deg | From 20 deg to 80 deg | From Ship to COMASDEFORLANT | MERINT | N/A | ° | 11 | 15 | N | 78 | 53 | W | This report is buried in the Sep.15,1960 report from Ramey AFB, Puerto Rico. Time is different not 00:30 GMT | |||||||
| #VALUE! | 40 | 24-Sep-60 | 00:55 GMT | Off North Coast of Labrador (2nd ship at 57’20″N 60’30″W) | 58°35’N 62°40’W | A | SS Gannet & SS Algareen | Civil | 1 | Cylinder-like | Larger than Aircraft with 5 port holes like lights along side. | 6 | Object approached the surface of the ocean at an angle, hit, and disappeared under the water. | No Exhaust | 2 | 15 miles south of ship | Probably Meteor | Fair | Poor | Not Reported | 2 | 3rd Mate on the Gannet and First Mate on the Algareen | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Alt = 45 deg ends a 0 deg | E to W | Canadian Ships reporting to COMDR Goose NORAD Sector Gosse AFB Labrador | Canadian | N/A | ° | 58 | 35 | N | 62 | 40 | W | Canadian Dept. of Transport sent ship to search area. Ship was the Nanook. Object hit water. | ||||
| #VALUE! | 40 | 18-Oct-60 | 09:26 GMT | NE of Bermuda | 37°14.8’N 59°3.5’W | A | USS Mullinnix (Part of Task Group 20.9) | USN | 1 | Bright Light | Same size and intensity as Cappella | 1 | Stationary for 5 min then moved to NE | 5 | Insufficient Data | Poor | Poor | 10 min | 1 | Only 1 witness amongst group of ships | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | NE | ONI Report by LCDR USN H.C. Qudley | Not Reported | N/A | ° | 37 | 14.8 | N | 59 | 3.5 | W | ||||||||
| #VALUE! | 41 | 06-Feb-61 | 11:00 GMT | Philippine Sea | 20°0’N 134°0’E | P | SS Master Daskalos | Civil | 1 | Bright object | Huge | like shooting star | 1 | Falling in EW direction breaking into 2 pieces | Burning up in atmosphere | 2 | Meteor | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | Radio Officer | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | East to West | Ship to COMWESTSEAFRON | Not Reported | Priority | Yes | ° | 20 | 0 | N | 134 | 0 | E | Report was duplicated in BB under Feb 6 and Feb 8, 1961(Correct date is Feb 6) | ||||
| #VALUE! | 41 | 28-Feb-61 | 22:25 GMT | Atlantic Ocean | 52°40’N 34°55’W | A | USCG Cutter Barataria | Coast Guard | 1 | Bright object | Brightness of 1st mag star | 1 | Straight course | 2 | High altitude | Satellite | Poor | Fair | 8 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 10 deg | SE | From USCG Cutter to OS Charlie then to COMEASTAREA | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 52 | 40 | N | 34 | 55 | W | |||||
| #VALUE! | 41 | 05-Mar-61 | 00:10 GMT | Atlantic Ocean | 42°55’N 43°30’W | A | MSTS American Angler | Civil | 1 | Bright object | Brightness of 1st mag star | 1 | Orbiting object | 2 | Insufficient Data | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | From Ship to CG Radio Station Argentia then to COMEASTAREA | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 42 | 55 | N | 43 | 30 | W | ||||||||
| #VALUE! | 42 | 13-May-61 | 11:50 GMT | East Indies | 4°14.5’N 106°18.5’E | A | USS Saint Paul | USN | 1 | Round | size of second mag star | White | 1 | Traveled at high rate of speed across sky | 2 | Insufficient Data | Poor | Poor | 1.5 min | 5 | LCOL R.E. Dunlap USAF , LCDR GA Murphy USN, LT R. Karger USNR, LT G.E. King USN, LT NHS Walczak USN | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | Elev. = 60 deg then to 15 deg | Naval Message from ship to Clark AFB | CINCPACFLT INST 3820.3 | Priority | Yes | ° | 4 | 14.5 | N | 106 | 18.5 | E | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 42 | 14-May-61 | 08:00 GMT | Atlantic Ocean | 14°10’N 95°10’W | A | SS Penmar | Civil | 1 | Bright object | Bright as 1st mag star | 1 | Object with controlled flight too high to note shape or size; stopped twice, then made easy turn and headed S | Had neither rocket nor meteor | 6 | Insufficient Data | Poor | Fair | 8 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 40 deg | N then S | Report from ship to COMWESTAREA | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 14 | 10 | N | 95 | 10 | W | |||||
| #VALUE! | 42 | 06-Jul-61 | 14:35 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 22°40’N 154°14’W | P | SS Gisna | Civil | 1 | Brilliant object | White, same brilliance as star Vega | 1 | 2 | Probably Echo I Satellite | Poor | Fair | 8 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 22 deg to 12 deg | ENE | M/V Ship report to Coast Guard District 14 then to Hawaii Air Defense Division Wheeler AFB | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 22 | 40 | N | 154 | 14 | W | |||||||
| #VALUE! | 43 | 31-Jul-61 | 07:21 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 28°13’N 121°16’W | P | USS Lansing | USN | 1 | Round | Size of pinhead | White object; bright as 1st mag star | 1 | Straight course passed over the ship | 2 | Echo I Satellite | Poor | Fair | 8 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 90 deg to 0 deg | ENE | Ship report to Hawaii Air Def Division Kunia Annex | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 28 | 13 | N | 121 | 16 | W | |||||
| #VALUE! | 44 | 18-Nov-61 | 05:24 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 40°12.5’N 173°45’W | P | USS Durant | USN | 1 | Round object | Size of pinhead | White object blinking as A/C warning beacon | 3 | Straight course | 2 | Aircraft | Poor | Fair | 3 min | 3 | BM3 USN Watchstander, LTJG AJN OOD, LCDR USN CO | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Stop at Elev. = 30 deg | N | Telex to COMHAWSEAFRON | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 40 | 12.5 | N | 173 | 45 | W | |||||
| #VALUE! | 44 | 05-Dec-61 | 05:14 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 40°32’N 166°59’W | P | USS Wilhoite | USN | 1 | Round object | Size of planet | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Probable Satellite Echo I | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 8 | HSN USN Lookout, CO, XO, OOD and 4 others | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 20 deg | S | Naval message from USS Wilhoite to USAF PAC/CINCPACFLT/Other ; then MERINT report sent by HAW AIR DEF DIV KUNIA Annex to Hickam AFB | CINCPACFLT INST 3820.3/ MERINT | Priority | Yes | ° | 40 | 32 | N | 166 | 59 | W | Example of both Naval Message and MERINT being sent by Navy. This ship was a Barrier ship. | |||||
| #VALUE! | 44 | 02-Feb-62 | 21:45 GMT | Atlantic Ocean | 48°12’N 28°26’W | A | SS American Shipper | Civil | 1 | Bright object | 1 | Straight course ; 90 arc in 6-7 sec | With a long and bright tail visible through clouds | 2 | Meteor | Poor | Poor | 6-7 sec | 2 | Captain WA Woodman and 2nd Officer HW Schonn | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 20 deg then to 5 deg | SE | From Ship to Ocean Station Delta. Naval Message from OSD to Govt. Hydro Office | Not Reported | Routine | Yes | ° | 48 | 12 | N | 28 | 26 | W | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 46 | 12-Jul-62 | 10:50 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 33°22’N 165°44’W | P | USS Wilhoite | USN | 1 | Round object | 2nd Mag star | White | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Satellite – Echo | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 4 | OOD, Lookouts, and CO | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 38 deg to 14 deg | East | MERINT Report from Ship to COMWESTSEAFRON | MERINT | Emergency | Yes | ° | 33 | 22 | N | 165 | 44 | W | Inconsistency between reporting method used in Pacific some CO use Merint others use CINCPAFLT INST | ||||
| #VALUE! | 46 | 13-Jul-62 | 05:40 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 18°25’N 55°47’W | P | USS Falgout | USN | 1 | Round | Brightness of 1st Mag Star; pinhead | White | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Satellite – Echo | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 4 | OOD, Lookouts, and CO | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 38 deg to 5 deg | ENE | Naval Message from ship to CINCPACAF Hickam | CINCPACFLT INST 3820.3 | Priority | Yes | ° | 18 | 25 | N | 55 | 47 | W | |||||
| #VALUE! | 46 | 14-Jul-62 | 02:15 GMT | South Pacific – East of the Marques Islands | 6°9’S 110°38’W | P | SS Southern Eagle | Civil | 1 | Satellite looking | Luminous object | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Satellite | Poor | Poor | 1 min | 1 | Master of Ship | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | S to N | Civilian Merint Report | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 6 | 9 | S | 110 | 38 | W | |||||||
| #VALUE! | 47 | 03-Dec-62 | 18:30 GMT | 29’45 64’45 | 64°45’N 29°45’W | A | Navy Ship | USN | 1 | Burning object | 1 | Disintegrating; straight course | Trailing fire | 2 | Meteor | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | West | Naval Message from COMBARFORLANT to USAF HQ | Not Reported | Operational Immediate | Yes | ° | 64 | 45 | N | 29 | 45 | W | |||||||
| #VALUE! | 47 | 04-Dec-62 | 03:45 GMT | Gulf of Mexico | 25°5’N 85°4’W | A | SS Esso Lima | Civil | 1 | Rocket like | 1 | Straight course | Vapor trail shooting upward | 2 | Insufficient Data | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 15 deg then 30 deg | South | Merchant Vessel Merint Report went to US CG District 8 which then send Naval Message to CINCNORAD, COMEASTSEAFRON, & Others | CIRVIS | Operational Immediate | Yes | ° | 25 | 5 | N | 85 | 4 | W | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 47 | 31-Dec-62 | 05:05 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 2°18’N 162°9’W | P | CGC USS Matagorda | Coast Guard | 1 | Bright object | Bright as 2nd Mag Star | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Satellite | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 39 deg | 55 deg | Merint report from USS Matagorda to Air DIV Kunia Facility then to ATIC | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 2 | 18 | N | 162 | 9 | W | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 47 | 31-Jan-63 | 06:00 GMT | Atlantic Ocean | 33°30’N 56°55’W | A | SS Dunkirk and 3 Air Visuals | Civil | 1 | Bright flash | White | 1 | Moving in southern sky toward horizon then explosion light up sea for 5-10 sec | Short tail of sparks or debris | 2 | Meteor | Poor | Poor | 5-10 sec | 4 | 3 Air Visuals and one Merchant Vessel reported via Ocean Station Echo | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 40 deg to 0 deg | Exploding | Telex from OS Echo to COMEASTAREA | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 33 | 30 | N | 56 | 55 | W | |||||
| #VALUE! | 48 | 16-Jun-63 | 11:20 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 39°9’N 152°6’E | P | SS Tetela | Civil | 1 | Bright object | Irregular flashing light | 1 | Did not appear to be on straight course | 3 | Probably Aircraft | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | E | Merint Report from SS Tetela to USCGC Chautauqua to CINCPACFLT | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 39 | 9 | N | 152 | 6 | E | |||||||
| #VALUE! | 48 | 17-Jun-63 | 16:38 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 36°25’N 155°52’E | P | USS Halsey Powell | USN | 1 | Spherical | Baseball at arms length | White object with intense light | 1 | Traveling at high speed | No Tail | 2 | Insufficient Data | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 3 | Fisher (OOD), Stewart (BM3), & Varlamos (SN) | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 85 deg to 0 deg | SE | Naval Message report from ship to CINCPACFLT | OPNAV INST 3820.9 | Priority | Yes | ° | 36 | 25 | N | 155 | 52 | E | ||||
| #VALUE! | 48 | 20-Jun-63 | 09:30 GMT | Between Japan and CA | 39°18’N 175°28’W | P | MS Ascanius | Civil | 7 | Bright objects | like satellite | 1 | Straight course ; seen seven times | 2 | Echo I satellite | Poor | Poor | Not reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | SE | Ship Visit Report collected by Nautical Information Branch of USN Oceanographic Office sent to NASA then ATIC | US Oceanographic Office/ Ship Visit Report | N/A | N/A | ° | 39 | 18 | N | 175 | 28 | W | US Nautical Informations Branch will send NASA a memo on a Satellite sigthing and then ATIC will add it as a UFO case!! | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 48 | 21-Jun-63 | 00:42 GMT | Gulf of Mexico | 15°56’N 81°5’W | A | MV Pensacola | Civil | 1 | Bright object | object as bright as Polaris in flight | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Satellite – Echo I | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 16 deg to 5 deg | NE | Marine Data Report from civilian ship collected by NIB and sent to NASA | US Oceanographic Office/ Marine Data Report | N/A | N/A | ° | 15 | 56 | N | 81 | 5 | W | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 48 | 21-Jun-63 | 08:30 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 33°12’N 168°33’E | P | USCGC Matagorda | Coast Guard | 1 | Bright object | Object bright as 1st mag star | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Insufficient Data | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 47 deg | 340 deg true | Merint Report from CG ship to USAFHQ/Others | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 33 | 12 | N | 168 | 33 | E | Insufficient data because duration is missing and direction of travel does not match Echo Sat | |||||
| #VALUE! | 48 | 04-Jul-63 | 11:25 GMT | Far East | 26°4’N 127°53’E | P | USS Cook | USN | 1 | Bright object | 1st mag star; pinpoint | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Possible 1961 Beta Theta Satellite | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 4 | Griffin (CO), Morandini (OOD), Gaddy (Lookout), Hines (VJOOD) | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 10 deg to 17 deg | NE | Naval message from USS Cook to COMNAVPHIL | CINCPACFLT INST 3820.3 | Operational Immediate | Yes | ° | 26 | 4 | N | 127 | 53 | E | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 49 | 25-Aug-63 | 07:15 GMT | Atlantic Ocean | 35°02’N 48°15’W | A | Ocean Station Echo | Coast Guard | 1 | Satellite | 1 | 2 | Satellite | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | 120 deg | Telex from OS ECHO to COMEASTAREA | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 35 | 02 | N | 48 | 15 | W | Reports states it is satellite; why send Telex to AF? | ||||||||
| #VALUE! | 49 | 25-Aug-63 | 08:00 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 31°57’N 174°25’E | P | USCGC Matagorda | Coast Guard | 1 | Bright light | 2nd Mag star | flashing | 1 | Course change from 130 deg to 150 deg. Not clear | 3 | Insufficient Data | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 40 deg to 50 deg | 130 deg then to 150 deg | Telex from USCG Cutter Matagorda to COFS USAF/ CG Div. 14 & others | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 31 | 57 | N | 174 | 25 | E | |||||
| #VALUE! | 49 | 21-Sep-63 | 03:43 GMT | Pacific Ocean – Off Coast of Oregon | 45°22’N 135°34’W | P | Picket Vessel PV-3 from Portland Air Defense Sector and Civilian Airliner | USN | 1 | Brightly glowing round object | 1st Mat Star | Red | 1 | Passed overhead; straight course | 2 | Satellite – Echo I | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 30 deg | East | Telex from POADS ADAIR AFS Oregon to ATIC | AFR 200-2 | N/A | N/A | ° | 45 | 22 | N | 135 | 34 | W | Picket — Advanced or distant radar guard ship from the Navy but working with the Air Defense Command | ||||
| #VALUE! | 49 | 23-Sep-63 | 10:25 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 18°02’N 161°3’E | P | USS Deliver | USN | 1 | Bright streak | Basket ball; Brilliance lit up ship and horizon | Blue with red sparks and long streak | 1 | Descended in a straight course | 2 | Meteor | Poor | Poor | 1-2 sec | 4 | OOD, BM, & two Lookouts | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 30 deg to 0 deg | Descending | Naval Message from ship to CINCPACFLT | Not Reported | Immediate | Yes | ° | 18 | 02 | N | 161 | 3 | E | |||||
| #VALUE! | 49 | 25-Sep-63 | 05:25 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 35°05’N 152°6’W | P | SS Sunny Lady | Civil | 1 | Bright light | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Satellite | Poor | Poor | 10 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | East | Radio Communication from ship to COMNAVDEFEAST PAC then to ATIC | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 35 | 05 | N | 152 | 6 | W | ||||||||
| #VALUE! | 49 | 04-Nov-63 | 05:46 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 40°00’N 174°0’W | P | SS Falgout | Civil | 1 | Bright light | Star like or planet like | 1 | 60 deg arc in 45 seconds | 2 | Insufficient Data | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 15 deg | NE | Civilian Merint report to Air Div Kunia Facility HAW then to ATIC | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 40 | 00 | N | 174 | 0 | W | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 50 | 17-May-64 | 06:30 GMT | Atlantic Ocean | 38°02’N 42°38’W | A | SS President Jackson | Civil | 1 | Bright object | 1 | Straight course flying | 2 | Medium altitude | Insufficient Data | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | SE | Telex from COMASWFORLANT to CINCNORAD | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 38 | 02 | N | 42 | 38 | W | |||||||
| #VALUE! | 50 | 18-May-64 | 02:00 GMT | Far East | 34°00’N 164°00’E | P | Ocean Station Victor – Radar Sighting | Coast Guard | 1 | Radar detection only | Radar | Change courses; speeds of 150 knots | 3 | 29 to 70 miles | Aircraft | Poor | Poor | 39 min | 1 | Radar Detection Case | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | 280-330 deg | Telex from OSV to CINCPACFLT/ CINCNORAD/ COFS USAF/ Others | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 34 | 00 | N | 164 | 00 | E | Radar case of Aircraft – why send to BB? Specially when there was no anomalous behaviour | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 50 | 18-May-64 | 04:45 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 30°00’N 140°00’W | P | Ocean Station Victor | Coast Guard | 1 | Satellite | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Satellite | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 40 deg to 50 deg | NE | Telex from OSV to COMWESTAREA | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 30 | 00 | N | 140 | 00 | W | MERINT report reporting a satellite. | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 51 | 06-Jun-64 | 22:00 GMT | 600 miles NW of Ascension | Not Given | A | SS Norma C. Penn | Civil | 1 | Bright light | Bright as brightest star; similar to Star Rigel | Appeared to flash; white light | 1 | Erratic motion; object in flight crossing own path; Stood still; suddenly speed up and move away; flash or flicker; disappear and reappear | 6 | Star Vega | Good | Good | 8 min | 3 | Master, 2nd Officer and 3rd Officer | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 60 deg | Northerly; 110 deg | Captain reported sighting to US Consul in South Africa who then send letter to US Air Attaché then to ATIC | ATIC forms | N/A | N/A | ° | Witness filled out a complete UFO report from ATIC | ||||||||||
| #VALUE! | 51 | 25-Jul-64 | 08:05 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 41°27’N 164°16’W | P | SS Dona Maru | Civil | 1 | Flare rocket | Blue | 1 | Rising and falling from horizon | 3 | Flare | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Rising and falling from Horizon | 130 deg | Merint report to Air Division Kunia Facility then Telex to ATIC | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 41 | 27 | N | 164 | 16 | W | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 53 | 18-Nov-64 | 03:30 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 30°00’N 140°00’W | P | USS Pontchartrain | Coast Guard | 1 | Bright light | Star like; satellite like | 1 | Straight course | 2 | High altitude | Satellite – Echo II | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | 165 deg | Telex from USCGC Pontchartrain to COMDT COGARD, CINCNORAD, Others | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 30 | 00 | N | 140 | 00 | W | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 53 | 19-Nov-64 | 11:00 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 34°55’N 164°05’E | P | USS Matagorda | Coast Guard | X | Bright light | White flashing light | 1 | Speed over 10K mph ; level flight | 2 | Unidentified | Poor | Poor | 10 sec | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 15 deg | 20 deg | Telex from USCGC Matagorda to CCGD 14th, Chief of Staff USAF, CINCNORAD, others | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 34 | 55 | N | 164 | 05 | E | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 53 | 19-Nov-64 | 19:00 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 33°59’N 164°04’E | P | USS Matagorda | Coast Guard | 1 | Bright object | Satellite like | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Satellite | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 23 deg | 140 deg | Telex from USCGC Matagorda to CCGD 14th, Chief of Staff USAF, CINCNORAD, others | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 33 | 59 | N | 164 | 04 | E | Not Echo I or Echo II per ATIC | |||||
| #VALUE! | 53 | 20-Nov-64 | 01:12 GMT | Middle of Puerto Rico but Radar caught by USS Gyatt | 18°10’N 66°12’W | A | F-8C Pilot & USS Gyatt | USN | 1 | Delta shape per pilot | Size of jet fighter | Dark (black or gray); light source emitting from tail of delta shape during periods of acceleration. No lights on board except what looked like after burner light. | 6 | UFO made numerous course changes and then stayed in a parallel course. Pilot attempted to get close and UFO accelerated in 20 degree climb when within 5 miles. Performed no unusual maneuvers except extreme acceleration and deceleration at will, plus a very steep climb angle. | Heat source; trail visible; no contrail | 3 | Aircraft | EX | Good | 5 min | 1 | Radar Operator | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Initially NE; target made numerous couse changes | Telex from COMCARIBSEAFRON to CINCLANTFLT, others. Full report from CO, Utility Squadron Eight to Commander Caribbean Sea Frontier regarding Pilot sighting. Full report from Commander Norfolk Test and Evaluation Detachment to FT regarding radar scope photos. | CINCLANTFLT INST 03360.2c & OPNAV INST 3820.9 | N/A | N/A | ° | 18 | 10 | N | 66 | 12 | W | USS Gyat tracked object in its Radar scope and took scope photos. FTD analyzed thes photos and conldued that speed was subsonic for 21 min. Object accelearated, but never exceeded 1515 knots. Average speed was 1200 knots. Ramey AFB stated it was aircraft AGP-3. | ||||
| #VALUE! | 53 | 22-Nov-64 | 06:30 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 33°58.5’N 164°03.5’E | P | USS Matagorda | Coast Guard | 1 | Bright object | Satellite or star like | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Satellite | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 34 deg | South | Telex from Matagorda to COFS USAF | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 33 | 58.5 | N | 164 | 03.5 | E | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 53 | 24-Nov-64 | 04:20 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 34°00’N 140°00’W | P | USS Pontchartrain | Coast Guard | 1 | Bright light | Star like | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Satellite – Echo I | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | SE | Telex from USCGC Pontchartrain to COMDT COGARD, CINCNORAD, Others | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 34 | 00 | N | 140 | 00 | W | Telex says believed to be a satellite. Then why send MERINT? | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 53 | 20-Feb-65 | 03:45 GMT | Atlantic Ocean | 64°12’N 11°35’W | A | Navy Ship not Named | USN | 1 | Bright object | Star like | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Satellite – Echo II | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | 160 deg | BB Index Card Only | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 64 | 12 | N | 11 | 35 | W | |||||||
| #VALUE! | 54 | 22-Mar-65 | 23:22 GMT | Atlantic Ocean | 64°36’N 29°13’W | A | Atlantic Fleet | USN | 1 | Bright light | Bright as Vega; 1st Mag star | Pale blue green | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Satellite – Echo II | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 15 deg | East | Telex from COMBARFORLANT to CNO, CINCLANTFLT, others | CINCLANTFLT INST 03360.2C | N/A | N/A | ° | 64 | 36 | N | 29 | 13 | W | Seen with binoculars. | ||||
| #VALUE! | 54 | 11-May-65 | 05:35 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 30°00’N 140°00’W | P | USS Pontchatrain | Coast Guard | 1 | Bright light | Star like | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Satellite – Echo II | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 50 deg | 150 deg | Telex from USCGC Pontchartrain to CMDT COGARD, CINC NORAD, others | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 30 | 00 | N | 140 | 00 | W | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 54 | 02-Jul-65 | 00:15 GMT | South of Capetown South Africa | 34°24’S 23°41’E | A | Antarctic research and resupply ship = MV R.S.A. | Civil | 1 | Round | Small orange | Blue-white then orange before explosion | 1 | Moving east; then stationary for 1 sec and exploded | 2 | 50 nm | Meteor | Poor | Poor | 5 sec | 2 | S.G. Stigant, Second Officer, K.T. McNish Master | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 35 deg | East | Letter from Defense Attaché Office of the American Embassy in South Africa to FTD at Wright-Paterson AFB forwarding UFO sighting report. | AFR 200-2 | N/A | N/A | ° | 34 | 24 | S | 23 | 41 | E | Could be secret missile test by Navy instead of NASA. AF did not test any missiles and NASA did not launch any Sodium Shots. | |||
| #VALUE! | 58 | 10-Oct-65 | 12:00 GMT | Pacific Ocean; Off-Coast West of Portland Oregon | 46°09’N 126°02’W | P | Civilian Ship – Name not Reported | Civil | 2 | Round bright objects | Size of stars | White | 1 | Stationary until disappearance. Object rose rapidly, the larger of the two went N the other South | 5 | Insufficient Data | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | 1- North 2-South | Ship reported sighting to West Port Coast Guard Station who passed report on to Naselle AF Station who called Wing Command Post McChord AFB Wash to ATIC | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 46 | 09 | N | 126 | 02 | W | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 59 | 17-Nov-65 | 15:03 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 28°57’N 178°49’W | P | USS Croatan | USN | 1 | Bright light | Bluish light whole horizon | 1 | Celestial explosion | Red contrails seen for 2 min | 2 | Missile | Poor | Poor | 2 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | Elev. = 42 deg | Not Reported | Telex from Air Div Kunia Facility to Wright Patterson AFB with Merint report | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 28 | 57 | N | 178 | 49 | W | ATIC: Decay of Vanik II 17/19:40Z / Decay of Cosmos 93 | ||||
| #VALUE! | 59 | 29-Nov-65 | 14:40 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 30°00’N 140°00’W | P | USCGC Pontchatrain + Air Visual | Coast Guard | 1 | Bright light | Star like | Surrounded by aurora like light | 1 | Rising from Horizon. | 2 | Missile (Atlas D) | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | 240 deg | Telex from CGC Pontchartrain to CINCNORAD, CSAF, COMWESTAREA, others, | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 30 | 00 | N | 140 | 00 | W | BB Index Card says: “Three stage rocket appeared to have been fired from below the water. Water spay up to 20,000 ft. Appeared to have climbed to orbital altitude.” Vandenburg AFB launched missile at 29/14:44Z two stage rocket to Hwajalien Islands. | |||||
| #VALUE! | 59 | 29-Dec-65 | 16:31 GMT | Atlantic Ocean | 40°59’N 11°40’E | A | USS Rich | USN | 2 | Bright objects | Similar to 1st Mag Stars | White; 2nd object came 1 hr later | 1 | Moving rapidly in the sky, one after the other | 2 | Satellites | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | 1- East 2-South | Telex from USS Rich to NAVCOMNSTA ROTA Spain then to CONSIXTHFLT | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 40 | 59 | N | 11 | 40 | E | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 59 | 11-Jan-66 | 12:00 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 26°58’N 154°46’E | P | SS Morgantown Victory | Civil | 1 | Cigar shape | 200 ft at 400 ft height; a mile away | Glowing object with a bright light at its head | 6 | Straight course from horizon and then altered course, then hovered for 30 seconds (Object maneuvered approximately 180 deg about the vessel) | Long fiery tail | 6 | 1 mile off ship | Satellite Decay (Cosmos 53) | Good | Good | 5 min | 3 | Anderson (3rd Mate), Claunch (bow lookout), and Farba (helsman) | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | From Horizon to 400 ft Elev. At 1 Mile distance | SE | Letter from Commander USN Defense Forces Eastern Pacific to ATIC | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 26 | 58 | N | 154 | 46 | E | Very interesting case with a good drawing. Original BB file is hard to read. Could Cosmos satellite hover over ship? Three eyewitnesses plus Captain gave writtent testimony. | ||
| #VALUE! | 59 | 31-Jan-66 | 23:13 GMT | Atlantic Ocean | 50°08’N 31°01’W | A | SS American Commander? | Civil | 1 | Bright light | White | 1 | Straight course | Trail covered 15 deg of arc | 2 | Not Reported | Contrails | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | On Horizon | 258 deg | Naval Message from NAF LAJES and COMEASTSEAFRON to CSAF and CINCNORAD | MERINT | Immediate | Yes | ° | 50 | 08 | N | 31 | 01 | W | ||||
| #VALUE! | 60 | 02-Mar-66 | 23:45 GMT | Atlantic Ocean | 18°28’N 66°07’W | A | USCG Division 7 | Coast Guard | 1 | UFO | N/A | Not Reported | N/A | Not Reported | Insufficient Data | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | Not Reported | Telex from CCGD7 to CINCLANFLT | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 18 | 28 | N | 66 | 07 | W | |||||||
| #VALUE! | 63 | 27-Jun-66 | 04:00 Local | Pacific Ocean | 19°00’N 172°00’E | P | SS Mt. Vernon Victory | Civil | X | 1 | Growing luminescent cloud | Size of golf ball at arm’s length | Flashing light at center of cloud | 3 | Stationary cloud; white light moved southward | 1 | Not Reported | Unidentified | VG | VG | over 18 min | 2 | Radio Officer and Watch Officer Donald Rominger (Sorensen) | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 10 deg to 40 deg | Upward or toward the ship (West) | Letter from witness directly to BB and NICAP | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 19 | 00 | N | 172 | 00 | E | According to Hynek, it is likely that this sighting was a rocket launch of a barium cloud. Very reasonable to assume. Not a high strangeness case. | ||
| #VALUE! | 66 | 20-Oct-66 | 02:00 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 32°00’N 117°20’W | P | USS Higbee | USN | 1 | Round | Size of 1st Mag Star | white | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Not Reported | Satellite (Echo II) | Fair | Fair | 9 minutes | 3 | OOD, Watch superisor, other | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 30 deg then 15 deg | N | Naval message from ship to Norton AFB | CINCPACFLT INST 3820.3 | Priority | Yes | ° | 32 | 00 | N | 117 | 20 | W | Sighted with binoculas 7X50 | |||
| #VALUE! | 69 | 16-Feb-67 | 04:15 GMT | Wake Island | 31°28’N 130°32’W | P | USS Shearwater | USN | 1 | object with 3 distinct orange railecs turning blue in color on final burnout | 2 | Straight course | 2 | Not Reported | No BB Index Card | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 40 deg to 20 deg | From 220 deg to 175 deg | Telex from ship to COMWESTSEAFRON NAVY San Francisco then to Western NORAD Region | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 31 | 28 | N | 130 | 32 | W | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 79 | 19-Apr-68 | 01:00 GMT | Atlantic Ocean | 24°14’N 83°32’W | A | SS Louisiana Sulphur | Civil | 1 | Flaming Object | Yellow-orange | 1 | Straight course; high speed | Object was breaking up | 2 | Not Reported | Satellite Debris (Cosmos 213) | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 3 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | South | Merint Telex from SS Louisiana Sulphur to COMASWFORLANT, then to CINC NORAD | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 24 | 14 | N | 83 | 32 | W | |||||
| #VALUE! | 79 | 23-Apr-68 | 06:21 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 23°24’N 166°41.5’W | P | USS Steinaker | USN | 1 | Triangular | Pea sized | White; pulsating 90 times per minute | 3 | Straight course | No trail | 2 | 50K ft | Probable Satellite | Fair | Fair | 60 sec | 3 | OOD, BM3, and Watchstander | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 7 deg | From 23 deg to 55 deg | Telex from ship to CINCPACFLT then to ATIC | AFR 80-17 and CINCPACFLTINST P0054 4.10 | N/A | N/A | ° | 23 | 24 | N | 166 | 41.5 | W | Object seen with binoculars. | ||
| #VALUE! | 7 | 04-Aug-50 | 10:00 EDT | North Atlantic | 39°35’N 72°24.5’W | A | MV Marcala | Civil | X | 1 | ovular cylindrical; elliptical | 10 ft diameter? | Shiny aluminum color and sparkled in the sunlight | 6 | Straight course | 400 to 500 mph | 2 | 50 to 100 ft above Water; closest to ship was 1000 ft | Unknown | VG | Good | 15 sec or 1.5 min? | 3 | Master of ship, 3rd Mate and Chief Mate | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | 70 deg | NE | Investigated by 2 Intelligence Officers who wrote Information Report | None | N/A | N/A | State, Army, Navy, Air | ° | 39 | 35 | N | 72 | 24.5 | W | |
| #VALUE! | 7 | 07-Aug-50 | 08/ 03:50 GMT (19:50 local) | From San Francisco to Balboa, Panama Canal | 21°50’N 108°45’W | P | MV Minerva | Civil | 1 | Flaming aerial body | half size of setting sun | glowing frontal dark and backwards flaming body | 1 | Straight course; unbelievable speed | Orange-yellow colored tail in the rear | 2 | Meteor | Fair | Fair | Seconds | 4 | Master R. Wolport, Chief Mate, A.B. seaman, & Engineer | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | 45 deg | NE | Civilian report to Ship Agents in Panama Canal/ Investigated by DIO, 15th Naval District | None | N/A | N/A | CIA, State, DI USAF, G2 USAF, JCincPac, ComNavFor Ger | ° | 21 | 50 | N | 108 | 45 | W | |||
| #VALUE! | 8 | 24-Feb-51 | 24/ 02:44 GMT | 157.06′ W 21.32′ N | 21°32’N 157°6’W | P | SS Hawaiian Logger | Civil | 1 | cylindrical | Not Reported | Dark cylindrical object with reddish tail | 6 | Straight course; slower than meteor | appeared like rocket in controlled flight | 2 | Insufficient Data | Fair | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | Second Mate Froyland | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | ESE | Spot Intelligence Report from Headquarters Pacific Division (MATS) by 14th Naval District ONI, C-3 Restricted | Movement Report Center, Hawaiian Sea Frontier | N/A | N/A | Office of Intelligence Officer, Pacific Division, MATS, Hickam AFB | ° | 21 | 32 | N | 157 | 6 | W | ||||
| #VALUE! | 10 | 11-Jun-52 | 09:20 GMT (4:25 local) | Returning from the Bahamas | 33°0′ 75°25′ | A | SS Nassau | Civil | 1 | rectangular | 20 inches square | rectangular yellowish body and a copper green tail | 6 | Straight course | copper green tail (no exhaust trail) | 2 | 6 to 10 miles from Ship; 200 yards above sea level | Possibly Meteor | Fair | Fair | 3-4 seconds | 1 | Civilian | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | 6 to 10 miles from Ship; 200 yards above sea level | E | Civilian called USAF Inspector General | AFR 205-1 | N/A | N/A | Inspector General at the Coutner Intelligence Div., sent letter to Colletion Division, Directorate of Intelligence | ° | 33 | 0 | 75 | 25 | ||||
| #VALUE! | 15 | 14-Sep-52 | 22:13 local | North of Island of Bernholm during Operation Mainbrace in North Atlantic | 55°29’N 14°52.5’E | A | Danish Destroyer – Operation Mainbrace | Danish Navy | X | 3 | 3 objects moving in triangular formation; Bluish glowing triangle | Not Reported | Bluish glowing triangle with white light from exhaust | 2 | Object changed bearing from 320 to 240 in 5-10 seconds; 932 mph | 3 | 1,000 meter Altitude | Unknown | Fair | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | Lt. Commander, 2nd in Command of Danish Destroyer | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | 40-50 deg | S | Telegraph from CNO Washington DC | None | N/A | N/A | CINCLANFLT/ENT AFB/ ATIC WPAFB | ° | 55 | 29 | N | 14 | 52.5 | E | ||
| #VALUE! | 15 | 30-Sep-52 | Not Reported | Ocean Station UNCLE | °’ °’ | A | Ocean Station UNCLE from USCG | Coast Guard | 1 | luminous grayish disc | 500 to 600 ft in diameter | luminous grayish disc | 6 | Hovered between the clouds a few minutes then started moving | started moving slowly then rapidly to 800 mph | 6 | Altitude = 5000 ft; 2 miles from ship | Aircraft | Good | Poor | few mintutes | 3+ | Coast Guard Commanding Officer, TANEY (WPG-37) George D. Symon | #VALUE! | 0 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | 5000 ft Elevation two miles from ship | None Reported | USCG letter to WPAFB | None | N/A | N/A | Commander 12 th Coast Guard Distrit and then on to ATIC | ° | Case is of an actual Aircraft sighting that was confused as a flying disk. | |||||||
| #VALUE! | 19 | 10-Nov-53 | 21:00 GMT | Off Coast of Greenland | 60°10’N 37°50’W | A | MS Imanak | Civil | 1 | Light as large as planet in flight | As large as Big Planet | Not Reported | 1 | Straight course | Fast speed | 2 | High Altitude | Insufficient Data | Poor | Poor | 4 minutes | 1 | Captain of civilian ship | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | 240 TRUE | Danish Naval Headquarters to USAB Greenland | ADOIN 1845 | N/A | N/A | Emergency report to numerous AF Bases | ° | 60 | 10 | N | 37 | 50 | W | |||
| #VALUE! | 20 | 04-Apr-54 | 18:35 GMT | 44.10′ W 40.38′ N | 40°38’N 44°10’W | A | MV El Cafetero | Civil | 1 | Balloon-like | Very large | Not Reported | 1 | Moving against wind | White smoke under object | 2 | Not Reported | Probably Balloon | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 2+ | SGD Hein Pedersen Master of Ship; observed by several | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | SE | Civilian contacted HQ USAF Washington DC who then forwarded to ATIC | None | N/A | N/A | COMAIRDEFCON ENT AFB Colorado | ° | 40 | 38 | N | 44 | 10 | W | |||
| #VALUE! | 21 | 12-Aug-54 | 12/05:55 GMT (20:55 local) | Ship anchored off Yoron-Jima | 27°2’N 128°27’E | P | SS Docteur Angier | Civil | X | 1 | 100 ft diameter ellipse | about length of 5 cent piece held at arm’s length; then size of basketball when over ship | Circle was bright blue, reddish at the inside of the circle and jet black inside the circle of light. | 6 | Approached ship, slowed down and rose rapidly | None | 3 | 200-300 ft above sea | Unidentified | VG | Good but Duration Given | Not Reported | 2 | Mr. Percharde & Kosei Makamoto | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | From 0 deg to 30 deg | SW | Civilians were interrogated by USAF Intelligence in Okinawa | AFR 200-2 | N/A | N/A | Report sent to 20th Air Force and FEAF | ° | 27 | 2 | N | 128 | 27 | E | Air Intelligence Information Report was filled out. |
| #VALUE! | 22 | 07-Apr-55 | 21:15 GMT | 65.22’55” W 18.07’5″ N | 18°7’N 65°22’W | A | CTG 45.2 (Commander Task Group) | USN | 1 | Circular | larger than moon | bluish silver | 1 | Hovered for 10 seconds, then departed | 5 | Insufficient Data | Poor | Poor | 30 sec | 40 | 40 men | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | Telegram from CTG 45.2 to COMCARISEAFRON | Not Reported | N/A | No | ENT AFB CJOLO/ ATIC | ° | 18 | 7 | N | 65 | 22 | W | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 24 | 21-Sep-55 | 23:00 GMT | 36.3′ N 73.55′ W | 36°3’N 73°55’W | A | SS Alcoa Pegasus | Civil | 1 | Strange glowing | 1 | Upward slowly and circular motion | 2 | 23 degrees Altitude | Possibly Balloon (Moby Dick High Balloon) | Fair | Poor | 10 minutes | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | 23 deg | Telegram from ship to CEOMEASTSEAFROM | FLYOBRPT / AFL 200-5 | N/A | N/A | DIRINTELL HQ USAF/ATIC/ | ° | 36 | 3 | N | 73 | 55 | W | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 24 | 21-Jan-56 | 08:04 GMT | 210 miles SE Bermuda | 29°40’N 62°0’W | A | Danish Ship, Danfjord | Civil | 1 | round | like a star | 1 | Object was falling, then hovered for 2 seconds, then made abrupt right angle change to the North. | tail like a red flame | 6 | Possibly Meteor | Fair | Fair | 8 seconds | 1 | Ship’s Second Mate | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | 60 deg to 20 deg | N | All information was taken from the ship’s Log. From District Intelligence Officer, 6th Naval District to Director of Naval Intelligence | ONI Instruction 03820.19B & ONI Instruction 08320.17C | N/A | ° | 29 | 40 | N | 62 | 0 | W | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 26 | 20-Sep-56 | 21/ 05:15 GMT | 35 N 131.15′ W | 35°0’N 131°15’W | P | USS Takelma / CTF 31 | USN | 1 | rocket shape | size of dime | Black object with no lights | 6 | 600 mph | left vapor trail | 2 | Not Reported | Insufficient Data | Poor | Poor | 11 seconds | 3 | CO, OOD, Lookout | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | 190 dgr True | Telegraph from CTF 31 to RJEDEN/CINCONAD | Not Reported | N/A | ° | 35 | 0 | N | 131 | 15 | W | |||||
| #VALUE! | 27 | 06-May-57 | 20:18 GMT | 26.38’N 23.22’W | 26°38’N 23°22’W | A | SS Hunters Point (Civilian Ship) | Civil | 1 | circular shape | Black center | 6 | Straight course | Brilliant fiery emission forming a ring around it | 2 | Not Reported | Possible Comet | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 3+ | All mates and Radio officer (JB Morton -Master) | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | 8 deg 57 min Altitude | 282 dgr True | Civilian report – from HYDRT WashDC to HQ USAF | None | Routine | N/A | ° | 26 | 38 | N | 23 | 22 | W | ||||
| #VALUE! | 29 | 05-Nov-57 | 23:40 GMT | SSW of New Orleans | 27°50’N 91°12’W | A | SS Hampton Roads | Civil | 1 | Round glowing object | Not Reported | edges were brighter than center | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Not Reported | Insufficient Data | Poor | Poor | 10 minutes | 5 | Chief Mate, 2nd Mate, 3rd Mate, Radio Operator and Chief Eng.. | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | 62 deg | NNE | From SS Hampton Roads to COMEASTSEAFRON then to USAF HQ | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 27 | 50 | N | 91 | 12 | W | ||||
| #VALUE! | 29 | 05-Nov-57 | 05:10 GMT | 200 miles S of New Orleans | 25°47’N 89°24’W | A | SS Sebago (USCG) | Coast Guard | 4 | 3 Radar Targets and 1 Egg shaped visual | Brilliant planet | Radar | Visual target was flying straight/ 2nd Radar target was Circular pattern/3rd Radar was hovering | No vapor trails | 2 | R1 = 14 to 2 miles / R2 = 22 to 55 miles / R3 = 7 to 175 miles / Visual =3 sec | Meteor & anomalous radar propagation | Good | Good | R1 = 1 min / R2 = 2 min / R3 = 17 min / Visual =3 sec | 4 | Ens. Wayne Schotley/ Navigator Lt. Donald Schaefer/ QM-1 Kenneth Smith/ Radarman Thomas Kirk | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Visual sighting at 31 deg elev. | S and N | From COMDR 657th ACWRON to COMDR ADC ENT AFB | AFR 200-2 | N/A | N/A | ° | 25 | 47 | N | 89 | 24 | W | Good follow up investigation was done. | |||
| #VALUE! | 29 | 06-Nov-57 | 20:20 GMT | Off coast of N. Carolina | 35°22’N 74°14’W | A | Civilian Ship | Civil | 1 | Large pink illumination | 1/4 Hemisphere | 1 | Like Ionized Gas | 1 | Aurora | Poor | Poor | 10 min/ reappeared 4 min later | N/A | Not Available | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | N | From COMCFECR to Air Tech Intel Center | None | N/A | N/A | ° | 35 | 22 | N | 74 | 14 | W | |||||||
| #VALUE! | 29 | 06-Nov-57 | 01:40 GMT | North Atlantic Ocean | Not Reported | A | Civilian Ship | Civil | 1 | Bright red areas | 1 | 1 | Aurora | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | N/A | Not Available | #VALUE! | 0 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | North in East West Direction | BB Index Card Only | None | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||
| #VALUE! | 32 | 16-Jan-58 | 12:00 Local | Trindade Island – 600 miles East of Rio de Janeiro | °’ °’ | A | Almirante Saldanha | Brazil Navy | 1 | Disk | 6 | 3 | Hoax | Fair | Poor | Not Reported | 3 | Brazilian Navy | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Available via Photos | Available via Photos | ONI Information Report based on report from US Naval Attaché at Rio | None | N/A | N/A | ° | ||||||||||||||
| #VALUE! | 32 | 24-Apr-58 | 02:45 GMT | SE of Newfoundland | 45°5’N 49°45’W | A | SS American Hunter | Civil | 1 | Streak | Not Reported | Mostly white; slightly orange | 1 | Straight course | With a smoke trail | 2 | Not Reported | Meteor | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | From OIN4271 to HQ 26th AIRDIV | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | SE to NW | Telex to ATIC from HQ 26th AIRDIV | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 45 | 5 | N | 49 | 45 | W | ||||
| #VALUE! | 32 | 25-Apr-58 | 23:33 GMT | Atlantic Ocean | 38°0’N 54°30’W | A | SS Cocle | Civil | 1 | Cigar | Not Reported | Bluish Color | 6 | Straight course | 2 | Very High | Insufficient Data | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | From OFEIN-OI 126 – Message received from Eastern Sea Frontier by Master of ship | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | North | Telex from COMCFECR to ATIC | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 38 | 0 | N | 54 | 30 | W | |||||
| #VALUE! | 33 | 30-May-58 | 11:45 GMT | Approx. 765 miles West of North Africa | 24°42’N 32°46’W | A | USCG Ship | Coast Guard | 1 | Shooting flame & white smoke | Not Reported | Shooting flame & white smoke | 1 | Falling | 2 | Insufficient Data | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | From CCGD Seven Miami FL | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | West | Telex from USCG to HQ USAF | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 24 | 42 | N | 32 | 46 | W | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 33 | 02-Jul-58 | 21:15 GMT | East of Ascension Island | 10°20’S 9°25’W | A | SS African Planet | Civil | 1 | Bright red missile | Not Reported | Bright red | 1 | Disintegrated in mid air | Not Reported | 2 | Not Reported | Meteor | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | East | Message from ship was sent to Navy and relayed to Intell by Command Post. Report collected by Staff Duty Officer | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 10 | 20 | S | 9 | 25 | W | ||||
| #VALUE! | 33 | 17-Jul-58 | 09:10 GMT | 76’5 16′ | 16°0’N 76°5’W | A | USCGC Santa Cecilia | Coast Guard | 1 | Undetermined | Not Reported | Surrounded by White haze | 2 | Object heading east, then turned NE | 3 white lights emanating from main body appeared to be two light rays, one at least 8 degrees in length | 3 | Not Reported | Insufficient Data | Poor | Poor | 8 min | 4 | Chief Radio Officer, Second Mate, and 2 ABS on bridge watch | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | varied NE | Master sent message to USCG then US Coast Guard COMDT to Bolling AFB | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 16 | 0 | N | 76 | 5 | W | ||||
| #VALUE! | 33 | 20-Jul-58 | 03:28 GMT | 100-135 miles SE Azores | 37°33’N 20°30’W | AC | USCG Cutter Eagle | Coast Guard | 1 | Undetermined | Mag greater than planet | Bright object/ shined through overcast | 1 | High speed | 2 | Not Reported | Meteor | Poor | Poor | 10 sec | 1 | Not Reported | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | E | USCG sent report to COM EAST AREA | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 37 | 33 | N | 20 | 30 | W | |||||
| #VALUE! | 33 | 13-Aug-58 | 23:35 GMT | North of Azores | 45°20’N 31°0’W | A | SS Marine Progress | Civil | 1 | White pulsating light | Not Reported | 3 | Great speed and pulsating every 8 seconds | 2 | Overhead at great height | Insufficient Data | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 3 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | SSE | From COMR ADC to COMDR ATIC/ Report from COMEASTAREA | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 45 | 20 | N | 31 | 0 | W | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 33 | 24-Aug-58 | 16:28 GMT | East of Norfolk, VA | 36°42’N 70°25’W | A | M/V Urania | Civil | 1 | Bright Burning Object | Not Reported | Bright white light | 1 | Falling East to NE | 2 | Not Reported | Insufficient Data | Poor | Poor | 30-45 sec | 1 | 2nd Officer Erik Lindquinst | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | NE | Ship reported sighting to USCG New York then to COMEASTAREA | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 36 | 42 | N | 70 | 25 | W | |||||
| #VALUE! | 34 | 17-Sep-58 | 8:05 GMT | 48’00 35’00 | 35°0′ 48°0′ | A | Ocean Station Echo | Coast Guard | 1 | Bright white light | Bright white | 1 | Constant position angle | 2 | Not Reported | Insufficient Data | Poor | Poor | 2 min | 1 | Not Reported | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | 20 deg | NE | From OSE to COMESTAREA | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 35 | 0 | 48 | 0 | |||||||
| #VALUE! | 34 | 09-Oct-58 | Not Given | Gulf of Campeche, Mexico | 19°41’N 93°31’W | MX | Shrimp-boat Kaskmer | Civil | 1 | cylinder with cone | 4 ft in diameter/ 4ft submerged and 4ft of cone shaped nose above water/ 8 ft long | painted red | 6 | floating object | 1 | Close range | Floating Buoy | Good | Poor | 1 hour | 1 | Captain of Shrimp Boat | #VALUE! | 0 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | Floating | Capt. Walter Kirkconnel called USCG vessel by Radio | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 19 | 41 | N | 93 | 31 | W | Witness was never interviewed, but Air Force spent significant time investigating case. NAVY and USCG did not care much for this case. | ||||
| #VALUE! | 34 | 19-Oct-58 | 00:40 GMT | Atlantic (From Norfolk VA to Bremen, Germany | 46°7’N 19°25’W | A | MV Coolsingel | Civil | 1 | 2 spheres attached by tube | between thumb and forefinger | Very white bright sphere with lights like portholes | 6 | Came out of clouds, cross near across the ship, went back into clouds | with short reddish tail like a rocket | 3 | Quite low/ below clouds (1,000 to 2,000 meters) | Meteor | Good | Good | 5 to 7 sec | 2 | J. Van Tiel – 2n Officer and Spanish sailor lookout J. Del Rio Fiera | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Quite low/ below clouds (1,000 to 2,000 meters) Nearly overhead | 200 deg | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 46 | 7 | N | 19 | 25 | W | ||||
| #VALUE! | 34 | 21-Oct-58 | 00:45 GMT | East of Brazil – Atlantic Ocean | 29°2’N 2°28’W | A | M/S Cometa | Civil | 1 | Luminous object | full moon but w/stronger light | Object flared up for a moment now and then | 1 | Terrific speed | 2 | Probably Meteor | Poor | Fair | 5 sec | 2 | 3rd Mate and other crew | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | 10 deg over horizon | North | Telegram received by Embassy CIA/ Commercial Telegraph from Norway | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 29 | 2 | N | 2 | 28 | W | |||||
| #VALUE! | 34 | 06-Dec-58 | 21:08 GMT | West of Alesund, Norway/ West of Namsos, Norway | 62°30’N 5°4’E | A | Swedish Fishing Vessels: Vitofors and Kuikkjokk | Civil | 1 | Strong greenish light | 1 | Great speed/ Object exploded or disintegrated in flight | 2 | Great height | Meteor | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 2 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | 20 deg over horizon | West to SW | US Naval Attached – Oslo Norway | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 62 | 30 | N | 5 | 4 | E | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 35 | 22-Feb-59 | 05:30 GMT | 60 miles East of Puerto Rico | 19°10’N 57°30’W | A | MV Colytto | Civil | 1 | Round | 3 ft in diameter | Reddish-orange | 1 | Object was on collision course with ship, made gradual right turn before arriving overhead then gradually turned left and resumed original course | steaming tail of gaseous flame | 3 | 7,500 ft | Missile | Fair | Fair | 5 min, 1 min, and 45 sec | 3 | Second Mate Mr. Vrie, Fourth Mate Mr. Bakker, Ordinary Seaman (Crew at Dutch merchant vessel) | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | 7,500 ft overhead | West | From CMDR 5700th AB Group , Albrook AFB Canal Zone to ATIC | AFR 200-2A | N/A | N/A | ° | 19 | 10 | N | 57 | 30 | W | |||
| #VALUE! | 36 | 22-Apr-59 | 19:50 GMT | Between Portugal and Morocco | 35°56’N 8°1.5’W | A | SS Ocean Star King | Civil | 1 | Fireball | Very large | 1 | Curve track | 2 | 25 deg altitude | Meteor | Fair | Poor | 4 sec | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | 25 deg altitude | North | COMEASTAREA NY to ATIC | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 35 | 56 | N | 8 | 1.5 | W | |||||
| #VALUE! | 36 | 29-May-59 | 01:30 GMT | Hawaiian Islands – North Pacific | 25°12’N 163°50’W | Hawaii | USS Newell | USN | 3 | Flaming meteors | 1 | Object fell ahead of ship | 2 | From elevation 40 deg to about 10 deg | Meteor | Poor | Poor | 30 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | From elevtion 40 deg to about 10 deg | Not Given | From USS Newell direct Telex to ATIC | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 25 | 12 | N | 163 | 50 | W | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 36 | 31-May-59 | 09:00 GMT | Hawaiian Islands – North Pacific | 24°0’N 162°50’W | Hawaii | USS Plumas County steaming in company of USS Lincoln County and USS St. Clair County | USN | 1 | White glow | first glowed dimly then brightened as if exploding then disappeared | 1 | 2 | Meteor | Poor | Poor | 3 sec | 3 | 3 ships simultaneously | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | E to W | USS Plumas County (LST) Telex directly to ATIC WPAFB | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 24 | 0 | N | 162 | 50 | W | ||||||||
| #VALUE! | 36 | 30-May-59 | 19:45 GMT | Hawaiian Islands – North Pacific | 21°40’N 149°24’W | Hawaii | USS Denald County | USN | 1 | Bright meteor | brightened considerable as it fell | 1 | leaving red trail & finally disintegrating into shower of red pieces | 2 | Meteor | Poor | Poor | 6 sec | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Altitude= 43 deg | WNW | USS Denald County (LST) Telex directly to ATIC WPAFB | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 21 | 40 | N | 149 | 24 | W | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 36 | 09-Jul-59 | 01:00 GMT | Ocho Rios, Bahamas / SE of Florida | 21°13’N 68°24’W | A | SS Esso Stockholm | Civil | 1 | rocket shape | Large | w/ lights when passing overhead | 2 | Heavy Tail | 2 | Missile | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Altitude= 10 deg | 120 deg | From Coast Guard Division 7 in Miami, FL | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 21 | 13 | N | 68 | 24 | W | |||||
| #VALUE! | 36 | 09-Jul-59 | 01:30 GMT | Ocho Rios, Bahamas / SE of Florida | 26°5’N 73°5’W | A | SS Caltex Auckland | Civil | 1 | rocket shape | w/ three lights | 2 | 2 | Missile | Poor | Poor | 10 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | East | From Coast Guard Division 7 in Miami, FL | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 26 | 5 | N | 73 | 5 | W | ||||||||
| #VALUE! | 36 | 09-Jul-59 | 01:10 GMT | Ocho Rios, Bahamas / SE of Florida | 26°49’N 73°39’W | A | MS/S Allobrogia | Civil | 1 | rocket shape | w/ three lights over vessel | 2 | 2 | Missile | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | East | From Coast Guard Division 7 in Miami, FL | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 26 | 49 | N | 73 | 39 | W | ||||||||
| #VALUE! | 37 | 30-Sep-59 | 10/1/ 01:30 GMT | West Coast of Florida | 28°12’N 85°15’W | FL | CGC Nemesis | Coast Guard | 1 | Brilliant Flare | 1 | 2 | Flare | Poor | Poor | 30-40 min | 3+ | USCG + numerous other fishing vessels | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | 25 deg altitude | SE | USCG Cutter to USCG Dist. 7th then to CINCONADCOM | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 28 | 12 | N | 85 | 15 | W | ||||||||
| #VALUE! | 37 | 01-Nov-59 | 23:20 GMT | Atlantic Ocean | 31°14’N 61°57’W | A | MV Rio de LaPlata | Civil | 1 | Bright object | White blue of great intensity | 1 | red gas wake remained for 20 min | 2 | Altitude = 22 deg | Meteor | Poor | Poor | 20 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Altitude = 22 deg | Falling | From ship to CG District 5 then to ATIC | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 31 | 14 | N | 61 | 57 | W | |||||
| #VALUE! | 37 | 08-Nov-59 | 08:25 GMT | NE of Hawaii | 37°8’N 169°52’W | P | SS City of Almaco | Civil | 1 | Bright object | Emitted 3 flashes | 3 | Object made low arc and struck water | 2 | 4 miles North of position | Probably Meteor | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 3 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | Falling | From ship to Hawaii Air Defense Division | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 37 | 8 | N | 169 | 52 | W | Object hit water | |||||
| #VALUE! | 37 | 17-Nov-59 | 04:40 GMT | 320 miles East of Nanteo, NC | Not Given | A | USS Skywatcher | USN | 1 | Tear drop shape | size of pea | Greenish light | 1 | Faded out with added brightness | Smoky trail | 2 | Meteor | Poor | Poor | 1 to 1.5 sec | 2 | P.N. Frederick (Standby Lookout) & A.P. Narvesan (Security Watch) | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | South | From ship to COMDR NY Air Def Sect McGuire AFB NJ then to ATIC | AFR 200-2 | N/A | N/A | ° | |||||||||||
| #VALUE! | 37 | 25-Nov-59 | 00:45 GMT | Atlantic Ocean | 11°55’N 73°15’W | A | SS Santa Monica | Civil | 1 | Bright fiery object | 1 | Exploded and burst like roman candle | 2 | Meteor | Poor | Poor | 4 sec | 1 | Master of ship | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev = 45 deg | East | From Ship to COMEASTSEAFRON | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 11 | 55 | N | 73 | 15 | W | |||||||
| #VALUE! | 37 | 10-Mar-60 | 02:34 GMT | Gulf of Mexico | 26°29’N 87°47’W | A | USCG Cutter Cahoone | Coast Guard | 1 | Flash | bright light | 1 | with trail | 2 | Probably Meteor | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 3 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Altitude = 40 deg | South | From CG Cutter to COMDR 2047th AACS AACS SQ Maxwell AFB Alabama | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 26 | 29 | N | 87 | 47 | W | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 38 | 01-Apr-60 | 09:12 GMT | ENE of Hawaii | 26°0’N 147°17’W | P | SS Lurilane | Civil | 1 | Very bright object | lighted sea for 12 miles | 1 | lower and slower than meteor | 2 | Meteor | Poor | Poor | 10 sec | 1 | Ship | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | Descending | Ship report sent to Hawaii DEF Div Wheeler AFB | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 26 | 0 | N | 147 | 17 | W | |||||||
| #VALUE! | 38 | 08-Apr-60 | 07:30 GMT | West of Hawaiian Islands | 25°34.5’N 179°53’E | P | Commander Task Unit 32.0.4 | USN | 1 | Bright object | tail was 10 deg long; body appeared to be about the size of a dime | Blue and red object with blue tail | 1 | disappeared over clouds | 2 | Probably Meteor | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Altitude = 25 deg | SE to NE | From CTU to CINCPACFLT | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 25 | 34.5 | N | 179 | 53 | E | |||||
| #VALUE! | 38 | 11-May-60 | 07:06 GMT | WSW of Hawaiian Islands | Not Reported | P | USS Navasota | USN | 1 | Meteor like object | tail same size as head/ pea size | red head and bluish white tail | 1 | Diminished in brilliance until it disappeared | 2 | Probably Meteor | Poor | Poor | 5 sec | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 0 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | South | From NAVASOTA to PACAF | OPNAVINST 3820.9 / CINCPACFLTINST 3820.3 | N/A | N/A | ° | ||||||||||||
| #VALUE! | 38 | 25-Jun-60 | 00:34 GMT | Vicinity of Ascension Island | Not Reported | A | Operations Range Vessel – ORV Whiskey | USN | 1 | Bright glow | Light was white or yellowish and appeared to radiate in 360 deg circle | 1 | 1 | 100 yards from Data Cassette to be recovered in the ocean | Flare | Good | Poor | 10 sec | 5 | 1 Aircrafts with 2 witnesses and one ship with 3 witnesses; PAA Diver, RCA Photographer & Recovery Specialist | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Floating | 100 yards from boat and 25 deg off starboard | Manager of Operations Planning sent letter to AF Missile Test Center , Patrick AFB , Florida | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | Interesting case of UFO floating on water and then taking off. Poor Data Quality Report but good investigation. | |||||||||||
| #VALUE! | 38 | 25-Jun-60 | 00:15 GMT | Vicinity of West Indies | 18°0’N 54°10’W | A | ESSO Manchester | Civil | 1 | Fairly brilliant | Brighter than Mars | Yellow | 1 | Climb at fast speed | 2 | Missile – Titan Missile from Cape Canaveral | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 7 | 4 MERINT Reports from Sea / 1 from Airlines /1 from Nassau Cay/ 1 San Juan CG | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | 120 deg | Ship to COMEASTAREA | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 18 | 0 | N | 54 | 10 | W | Excellent example of Merint Reports Working to describe UFO | |||||
| #VALUE! | 39 | 29-Jul-60 | 19:04 GMT | Atlantic Ocean | Location Not Given | A | SS Exilona | Civil | 1 | Oblong | silver gray | 6 | Contrail lasted 3 hrs | 2 | Missile | Poor | Poor | 3 min | 1 | Master of ship | #VALUE! | 0 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | Ship to COMASDEFORLANT | Not Reported | ° | Polaris Test 2793 | |||||||||||||||
| #VALUE! | 39 | 06-Aug-60 | 23:00 GMT | Atlantic off Florida | 29°57’N 79°42’W | A | USCG Ship Bethex | Coast Guard | 1 | White colored flare | with green projectile 20 ft from flare | 2 | Stationary | Projectile being 3 inches in diameter and 3 ft long | 1 | 2 to 3 miles NE of flare | Sonobuoy | Poor | Poor | 2 hours | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | From Coast Guard Seven to COMDR 32 NORAD RGN DIR of Intell Dobins AFB GA | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 29 | 57 | N | 79 | 42 | W | ASW Force Jacksonville conducting search | |||||
| #VALUE! | 39 | 10-Aug-60 | 22:54 GMT | Atlantic Ocean | 24°10’N 49°17’W | A | NRI Itacielo | Civil | 1 | Green light | 1 | Moving Fast | Followed by white smoke | 2 | Missile | Poor | Poor | 11 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Alt = 41 deg | NW to SE | From ship to COMANDER East Area | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 24 | 10 | N | 49 | 17 | W | Missile test from Cape Canaveral Test 2818 | |||||
| #VALUE! | 39 | 29-Aug-60 | 11:16 GMT | Vicinity of Taiwan | 24°41.5’N 119°38.8’E | FA | USS Boyd | USN | 1 | Round | size of pinhead | white object; bright as planet | 1 | Disappeared over horizon | 2 | Echo I | Poor | Fair | 4 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Alt = 35 deg | NE | From Ship to US Taiwan JOC Taipei Taiwan | CINCPACFLT INST 3820.3 | N/A | ° | 24 | 41.5 | N | 119 | 38.8 | E | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 40 | 03-Sep-60 | 11:24 GMT | Vicinity of Taiwan | 24°20’N 114°0’E | FA | USS Boyd | USN | 1 | Round | size of pinhead | white object; bright as planet | 1 | Disappeared in low clouds | 2 | Echo I | Poor | Poor | 11 min | 3 | Capt. B.U. Smith, CDR H.C. Behner, and Watch Personnel | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | ESE | CINCPACFLT INST 3820.3 | N/A | ° | 24 | 20 | N | 114 | 0 | E | ||||||||
| #VALUE! | 40 | 08-Sep-60 | 08:15 GMT | North of Hawaiian Islands | 30°0’N 162°39.5’W | P | USS Newell | USN | 1 | Brilliant Object | Yellow green | 1 | Traveling S to N | 2 | Probably Meteor | Poor | Poor | 5 sec | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | N | From ship to COMBARPAC | MERINT | N/A | ° | 30 | 0 | N | 162 | 39.5 | W | ||||||||
| #VALUE! | 41 | 05-Dec-60 | 11:48 GMT | Japan | 34°7’N 140°27’E | P | USS Gunston Hall | USN | 1 | Spherical object | size of pea | bright red | 1 | Fell straight down; appeared to breakup and extinguish rapidly. | tail streaming behind diminishing in brightness, length about width of silver dollar | 2 | Meteor | Fair | Fair | 4-5 sec | 2 | A.H. Clark Lt. USN on Duty as officer of the Deck and V.A. Walker GMC USN Junior Officer of the Deck | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 50 deg | N | Ship report to 5th Air Force Fuchu Air Station Japan; Naval Message to PACAF Hickam AFB/CINCPACFLT/CNO | Moon Dust | Priority | Yes | ° | 34 | 7 | N | 140 | 27 | E | Ship sends report to Moon Dust Command and Project Space Track | |||
| #VALUE! | 41 | 06-Dec-60 | 11:18 GMT | Japan | 33°50’N 142°20’E | P | USS Gunston Hall | USN | 1 | Bright object | Pinhead size | Incandescent white with white tail | 1 | Disappeared by breaking up and extinguishing | Tail length about width of baseball | 2 | Probably Meteor | Fair | Fair | 2 sec | 2 | J.S. Eckenrod LTJG USN on Duty as Officer of the Deck and by 4 deck seaman on watch | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 30 deg | WSW | Naval message from ship to CG USAFPAC/Others | Not Reported | Priority | Yes | ° | 33 | 50 | N | 142 | 20 | E | ||||
| #VALUE! | 41 | 19-Dec-60 | 09:21 GMT | SE Guam | 11°41’N 147°4’E | P | USS Haverfield | USN | 1 | Satellite like | 1st Magnitude star | 1 | Straight Flight | 2 | Satellite | Fair | Fair | 19 min | 3 | CO, XO, OMD-PSOS | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev = 15 deg | SE | Ship to Andersen AFB Guam then ATIC based on AFR 200-2 | CINCPACFLT INST 3820.3 | N/A | ° | 11 | 41 | N | 147 | 4 | E | |||||||
| #VALUE! | 41 | 10-Jan-61 | 17:44 GMT | Atlantic | 19°48’N 73°40’W | A | USS Franklin D. Roosevelt | USN | 1 | N/A | Speed = 3960 knots | N/A | Picked by Radar SPS 12 Track | Missile | Poor | Poor | 1 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | South | CINCLANTFLT INST 03360.2C | N/A | ° | 19 | 48 | N | 73 | 40 | W | Polaris Missile from Cape Canaveral | |||||||||
| #VALUE! | 41 | 14-Jan-61 | 05:17 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 53°35’N 162°0’W | P | SS Ocean Mail | Civil | 1 | Bright object | Great brilliance | 1 | Moving Easterly | 2 | Meteor | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | Master | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 55 deg | East | Ship report to COMNAVDEFEASTPAC | MERINT | Operational Immediate | Yes | ° | 53 | 35 | N | 162 | 0 | W | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 41 | 24-Jan-61 | 22:05 GMT | 3 Ships in Atlantic – US East Coast | 23°55’N 58°25’W | A | SS Zephyros | Civil | 1 | Illuminated body | Surrounded by cloud of smoke | 1 | Falling | 2 | Missile | Poor | Poor | 3 min | 1 | Master | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev = 60 deg | SE | MERINT | N/A | ° | 23 | 55 | N | 58 | 25 | W | Cape Canaveral fired Atlas rocket a few minute before sighting | |||||||
| #VALUE! | 41 | 29-Jan-61 | 09:12 GMT | Atlantic | 25°43’N 48°22’W | A | USS Pecos | USN | 1 | Apparent satellite | Same magnitude as Vega | 1 | Traveling very fast | 2 | Very High | Insufficient Data | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | 130 deg True | Ship to COMASDEFORLANT NORVA | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 25 | 43 | N | 48 | 22 | W | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 41 | 08-Feb-61 | 19:57 GMT | 149’42 23’34 | 23°34’N 149°42’W | P | USS John S. McCain | USN | 1 | Bright object | White with appearance of 1st mag star | 1 | Object was seen again 2 hour and 8 min later | 2 | Satellite | Poor | Fair | 8 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 30 deg | NE | Ship to CINCPACFLT | Not Reported | Routine | Yes | ° | 23 | 34 | N | 149 | 42 | W | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 41 | 11-Feb-61 | 05:00 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 9°36’N 145°15’W | P | SS Lone Star | Civil | 1 | Round white object | 1 | Moving slowly | 2 | Insufficient Data | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 50 deg | 45 deg | Ship radio telephone to COMNAVDEFEASTPAC | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 9 | 36 | N | 145 | 15 | W | |||||||
| #VALUE! | 41 | 21-Feb-61 | 01:05 GMT | 150 nmiles East of Cape Canaveral | 28°15’N 77°41’W | A | SS Erihio | Civil | 1 | Object was bright and circular | 1 ft in diameter | Amber colored object | 6 | Rising to sky very rapidly; followed by 2 wings forming 1 parabola in center of which was main body | 2 | Probable Missile | Poor | Poor | 90 sec | 6 | Master plus 5 crew members | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | SW to NE | Ship report to Coast Guard Division Seven | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 28 | 15 | N | 77 | 41 | W | Cape Canaveral launched a Titan missile at 01:00 GMT | |||||
| #VALUE! | 41 | 05-Mar-61 | 19:00 GMT | Atlantic Ocean | 49°38’N 20°26’W | A | M/V Prince Willem Van Oranj | Civil | 2 | Missile like | 5 | One going about 90 deg the other 100 deg | Streaks of smoke still visible 1 hr later | 2 | Insufficient Data | Poor | Poor | 40 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | From ship to Coast Guard NY then to COMEASTAREA | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 49 | 38 | N | 20 | 26 | W | ||||||||
| #VALUE! | 42 | 15-Mar-61 | 19:42 GMT | Atlantic Ocean | 37°35’N 9°14’W | A | USS Card | USN | 1 | Bright object | Magnitude 1.7 | 1 | Straight course | 2 | High altitude | Insufficient Data | Poor | Fair | 8 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 27 deg | Bearing 263 deg | Merint Report to CINCLANTFLT | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 37 | 35 | N | 9 | 14 | W | |||||
| #VALUE! | 42 | 03-Apr-61 | 02:30 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 34°34’N 132°15’W | P | SS President Grant | Civil | 1 | Elongated object | N/A | High rate of speed | N/A | Insufficient Data | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | NE | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 34 | 34 | N | 132 | 15 | W | |||||||||
| #VALUE! | 42 | 13-Apr-61 | 19:55 GMT | Far East | 28°51’N 131°45’E | P | USS Coral Sea | USN | 1 | Round object; bright light | Brighter than most stars | 1 | Moving bright light very fast | No trail or exhaust | 2 | Insufficient Data | Poor | Fair | 8 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 10 deg | W to E | Naval Message to 5th AF | CINCPACFLT 3820.3 | Priority | Yes | ° | 28 | 51 | N | 131 | 45 | E | |||||
| #VALUE! | 42 | 26-Apr-61 | 11:40 GMT | East Indies | 4°20’N 111°3’E | A | USS Eversole | USN | 1 | White object | 2nd Mag star | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Satellite | Fair | Fair | 12 min | 4 | CO, OOD, JOOD, and Lookout | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 15 deg | E | Naval Message from ship to CNO & USAF Pac Hickam AFB | Not Reported | Operational Immediate | Yes | ° | 4 | 20 | N | 111 | 3 | E | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 42 | 09-May-61 | 18:45 GMT | Far East | 22°22’N 124°0’E | P | USS James E. Kyes | USN | 1 | Bright round object | size of pin head | White | 1 | Straight course; Speed approx. 10 deg arc per min | 2 | Insufficient Data | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 2 | OOD and JOOD | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 33 deg | 120 deg Ture | Naval Message from ship to COMNAVFORJAP | CINCPACFLT 3820.3 | Priority | Yes | ° | 22 | 22 | N | 124 | 0 | E | |||||
| #VALUE! | 42 | 16-May-61 | 00:30 GMT | Atlantic Ocean | 56°17’N 50°52’W | A | Civilian Ship – United States Lines | Civil | 1 | Bright Object | 1 | Straight Course; high speed | 2 | Possible Satellite | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | Not Reported | Ship radio to Ocean Station Bravo. OSB telex to COMEASTAREA then to CINCLANTFLT | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 56 | 17 | N | 50 | 52 | W | ||||||||
| #VALUE! | 42 | 16-May-61 | 05:31 GMT | Atlantic Ocean | 43°46’N 37°0’W | A | Navy CINCLANT Fleet | USN | 2 | two white lights | White blinking light | 4 | Speed est. Mach 2 | 2 | 80,000 ft | Insufficient Data | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | 217 deg | Telex | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 43 | 46 | N | 37 | 0 | W | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 42 | 01-Jun-61 | 08:45 GMT | Far East | 34°2’N 164°17’E | P | Ocean Station Victor | Coast Guard | 1 | Star like object | Brighter than star | 1 | 2 | High altitude | Echo I Satellite | Poor | Fair | 8 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 70 deg then 19 deg | ESE /120 deg True | Ship report picked up by CG District Fourteen – Naval Message from OSV to COMWESTAREA | MERINT | Flash/ EMERGENCY | Yes | ° | 34 | 2 | N | 164 | 17 | E | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 42 | 02-Jun-61 | 11:00 GMT | Off San Clemente Island, Wilsons Cove | °’ °’ | CA | MV Morning Star | Civil | 1 | Round to Oblong/ Changing back and forth | Bright Incandescent bluish tinge | 1 | Speed faster than star but slower than A/C/ Disappeared into cloud | 2 | Insufficient Data | Poor | Poor | 15 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | East to West | Merchant Vessel sent via Coast Guard then to COMNAVDEFEASTPAC | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | |||||||||||||
| #VALUE! | 42 | 10-Jun-61 | 11:25 GMT | 131’27 17’53 | 17°53.5’N 131°27’E | P | USS Rowan | USN | 1 | Bright object | Brilliance of 1st Mag star | 1 | Moving at orbital speed | 2 | Echo I Satellite | Poor | Fair | 8 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 60 deg to 25 deg | SE | Naval Message from ship to COMSEVENTHFLT | Not Reported | Priority | Yes | ° | 17 | 53.5 | N | 131 | 27 | E | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 42 | 10-Jun-61 | 11:18 GMT | Far East | 19°25’N 116°20’E | P | SS Korean Bear | Civil | 1 | Bright object | Brilliant as Jupiter | 1 | Emitted fire and fragments while continuing on course | 2 | Insufficient Data | Poor | Fair | 8 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 60 deg to 20 deg | SE | Report from ship to Naval Defense Forces Eastern Pacific | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 19 | 25 | N | 116 | 20 | E | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 42 | 11-Jul-61 | 01:50 GMT | Atlantic Ocean | 30°30’N 76°25’W | A | SS Pueblo | Civil | 1 | Diamond shape | with light at each point 2 red and 2 white | 2 | Very high speed | 2 | Medium altitude | Aircraft | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | Master | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | East | Ship report to Coast Guard District 5 then to CINCLANTFLT | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 30 | 30 | N | 76 | 25 | W | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 42 | 13-Jul-61 | 00:40 GMT | Atlantic Ocean | 23°16’N 69°27’W | A | SS Olympic Breeze | Civil | 1 | Fireball | 1 | Object exploded with a big bang then extinguished itself and a circular white cloud was spreading blown by wind | Particles fell into sea | 1 | Meteor | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | Merint Report from ship to COMGANTS | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 23 | 16 | N | 69 | 27 | W | ||||||||
| #VALUE! | 42 | 18-Jul-61 | 14:00 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 0°49’S 170°24’W | P | SS M. E. Lombardi | Civil | 1 | Steady white light | 1 | Straight course motion | 2 | Satellite | Poor | Poor | 20 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 20 deg then to 15 deg | SSE | Merint Report from ship to COMWESTSEAFRON | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 0 | 49 | S | 170 | 24 | W | |||||||
| #VALUE! | 43 | 24-Jul-61 | 07:00 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 24°50’N 152°20’W | P | SS Flying A California | Civil | 1 | Bright object | white; brilliance of 1st mag star | 1 | Straight course motion | 2 | Satellite – Echo I | Poor | Fair | 8 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 50 deg then 60 deg | NNE | Merint Report to COMHAWSEAFRON | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 24 | 50 | N | 152 | 20 | W | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 43 | 04-Aug-61 | 08:50 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 42°30’N 173°8’W | P | USS Forster | USN | 1 | Round | Size of pea | White object; bright as 1st mag star | 1 | Straight course passed overhead | 2 | Probably Satellite | Poor | Poor | 15 min | 8 | V.L. McBeth SA USN Lookout, OOD, CO, and 5 bridge watch standers | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 8 deg to 90 deg | NE | Naval Message from ship to CINCPACAF | CINCPACFLT INST 3820.3 | Priority | Yes | ° | 42 | 30 | N | 173 | 8 | W | |||||
| #VALUE! | 43 | 06-Aug-61 | 08:00 GMT | Far East | 22°27’N 175°19’E | P | Civilian Ship – United States Lines | Civil | 2 | Bright objects | Light Pulsating | 4 | 2 objects; one behind the other pulsating; speed = 9 times of echo | 2 | Insufficient Data | Poor | Poor | 10 sec | 3 | Civilian and 2 AB’s while on watch | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 53 deg | North to South | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 22 | 27 | N | 175 | 19 | E | |||||||
| #VALUE! | 43 | 18-Aug-61 | 16:00 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 24°53’N 150°22’W | P | SS Lurline | Civil | 1 | Vapor trail | N/A | Moved southerly over vessel and spread rapidly | Vapor Trail from horizon to horizon | 2 | Low altitude vapor trail | Probably Missile | Poor | Poor | 5 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | South | Merint Report to Hawaii Air DEF Division Kunia | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 24 | 53 | N | 150 | 22 | W | Down rage from Vandenberg | |||||
| #VALUE! | 43 | 04-Sep-61 | 07:34 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 34°47’N 166°19’W | P | NAVAIR/SAR Ship | Civil | 1 | Star like | Size and brightness of 1st Mag star | White | 1 | 2 | Satellite | Poor | Fair | 8 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 10 deg | East | Merint Report to Hawaii Air DEF Division Kunia | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 34 | 47 | N | 166 | 19 | W | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 43 | 13-Sep-61 | 10:00 GMT | East Coast of US | 32°0’N 68°54’W | A | USS Sarsfield | USN | 1 | White light similar to planet. Resembled small disc. | Expanded rapidly then exploded forming thin orange-colored mass 3 time diameter of sun. | 1 | light approached rapidly from North above and behind low cumulus cloud bank. | 2 | Rocket Launch | Good | Good | 5-7 sec | 4 | Navigator, OOD, JOOD, and Lookouts | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | S | Naval Message from ship to CNO/CINCLANTFLT | Not Reported | Routine | Yes | ° | 32 | 0 | N | 68 | 54 | W | Confirmed NASA Experimental rocket launch from Wallops Island, Virginai. Release of Sodium Material over 100 miles up | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 44 | 23-Oct-61 | 14:30 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 58°14’N 143°55’W | P | MV Chena | Civil | 1 | White flash | 1 | No Tail | 2 | Insufficient Data | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 2 | Captain and Pilot | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | N | Naval Message from CCGD 17 to COMALSEAFRON | AFR 200- and OPNAV INST 3820.9/ CGD17 Operations Instruction 29-61 | Priority | Yes | ° | 58 | 14 | N | 143 | 55 | W | ||||||||
| #VALUE! | 44 | 23-Oct-61 | 15:09 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 58°46’N 144°29’W | P | USS Harris County | USN | 1 | Bluish white flash | 1 | Straight course | Meteor type tail or trail of smoke | 2 | Meteor | Poor | Poor | 3 sec | 2 | Lookout & Officer on watch | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | 65 deg | Naval Message from CCGD 17th to COMALSEAFRON | AFR 200- and OPNAV INST 3820.9/ CGD17 Operations Instruction 29-61 | Operational Immediate | Yes | ° | 58 | 46 | N | 144 | 29 | W | |||||||
| #VALUE! | 44 | 30-Oct-61 | 03:59 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 30°30’N 158°35’E | P | USS Noble | USN | 1 | Object w/brightness of 2nd mag star | 1 | Straight course ; observed to make slight changed of course to the right | 3 | Satellite Echo | Poor | Fair | 8 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 66 deg | SE | Naval Message from USS Noble to COM HAW SEAFRON | Not Reported | Operational Immediate | Yes | ° | 30 | 30 | N | 158 | 35 | E | |||||||
| #VALUE! | 44 | 03-Nov-61 | 04:58 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 24°15’N 170°15’W | P | USS Durant | USN | 1 | Round object | Pin-head size | White | 1 | 2 | Echo I satellite | Poor | Fair | 8 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 70 deg | NE | Naval Message from USS Durant to COMHAWSEAFRON | Not Reported | Operational Immediate | Yes | ° | 24 | 15 | N | 170 | 15 | W | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 44 | 09-Nov-61 | 06:30 GMT | Far East | 30°5’N 175°0’E | P | USC GC Winnebago | Coast Guard | 1 | Star-like object | Brightness of 2nd mag star | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Echo I satellite | Poor | Poor | 15 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | NE | Merint report from CGC Winnebago to CRMEDWESRQ UCH to COMHAWSEAFRON | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 30 | 5 | N | 175 | 0 | E | |||||||
| #VALUE! | 44 | 12-Nov-61 | 04:31 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 28°34’N 163°42’W | P | USS Durant | USN | 1 | Round object | Pin-head size | White | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Echo I satellite | Poor | Poor | 9 min | 3 | LCDR USN, LTJG USNR OOD, QMI USN ASST NAV | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | NE | Merint report from USS Durante to Haw AIR DEF DIV Kunia Annex Hawaii | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 28 | 34 | N | 163 | 42 | W | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 44 | 15-Nov-61 | 22:32 GMT | Atlantic Ocean | 28°4’N 69°5’W | A | SS Venture | Civil | 1 | Cone shaped object | Extreme brilliance; sparks emitted from below object | 6 | Tail executing slow parabolic curve | With comet tail | 2 | Missile – Transit 4B | Poor | Poor | 4 min | 1 | Master o fship | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 40 deg then to 20 deg | SE | Merint report from civilian ship to CCGD 7 (Coast Guard District 7) | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 28 | 4 | N | 69 | 5 | W | |||||
| #VALUE! | 44 | 15-Dec-61 | 00:40 GMT | Atlantic Ocean | 50°31’N 17°30’W | A | USS General W.O. Darby | USN | 1 | Missile like | Blue-white-red-green | 2 | Sparking observed when object crossed bow; maintained glide path | 2 | Insufficient data | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | NW | Merint report from USNS GEN WO Darby to COMASWFORLANT | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 50 | 31 | N | 17 | 30 | W | |||||||
| #VALUE! | 44 | 15-Dec-61 | 18:25 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 40°0’N 174°0’W | P | USS Lansing | USN | 1 | Bright object like satellite | Object with 2nd mag star brightness | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Insufficient Data | Poor | Poor | 5 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | Elev. = 75 deg then 80 deg | Merint report from USS Lansing to Air Div Kunia Facility Hawaii | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 40 | 0 | N | 174 | 0 | W | |||||||
| #VALUE! | 44 | 20-Dec-61 | 18:25 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 40°7.5’N 173°5’W | P | USS Durant | USN | 1 | round object | size and mag of Venus | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Probable Satellite Echo I | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 4 | CO, Navigator, QM1, and Asst. Navigator | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 62 deg then to 30 deg | NE | Naval message from USS Durant to Hickam AFB Hawaii/ COMALSEAFRON/ Others; then MERINT report from HAW AIR DEF DIV KUNIA Annex Hawaii to USAF | MERINT | Priority | Yes | ° | 40 | 7.5 | N | 173 | 5 | W | Example of both Naval Message and MERINT being sent by Navy Used 7X50 Binoculars | |||||
| #VALUE! | 44 | 14-Jan-62 | 18:51 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 31°31’N 171°52’E | P | US CGC Winnebago | Coast Guard | 1 | Satellite like | 1 | 2 | Altitude very high | Echo Satellite | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | NE | Merint Report from USC GC Winnebago to COMHAWSEAFRON | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 31 | 31 | N | 171 | 52 | E | ||||||||
| #VALUE! | 44 | 15-Jan-62 | 11:15 GMT | Atlantic Ocean | 38°30’N 74°20’W | A | SS President Van Buren | Civil | 9 | 9 Blue-green objects | Size of 1st and 2nd Mag Stars; varying in brilliance and had red halos | 5 | Flying together in various random patterns; Objects flew on various courses, NNE then E then SE then S | 3 | Medium to high altitude | Probably Aircraft | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | NNE then E then SE then South | Ship notified CG District 5/ Telex from CCGD Five to CINCLANTFLT/ USAF | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 38 | 30 | N | 74 | 20 | W | Odd report does not seem to match A/C explanation. Also seen in Jamaica according to Memo attached | |||||
| #VALUE! | 44 | 29-Jan-62 | 23:40 GMT | From South Carolina to Puerto Rico | 32°6’N 67°5’W | A | SS Federal Monarch | Civil | 1 | Globular object | 1/4 diameter of moon | resembling cluster of flashing lights | 4 | with trail of luminous haze | 2 | Missile | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 25 deg | SE | SS Federal Monarch reports to USCG NY who reports to COMEASTAREA | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 32 | 6 | N | 67 | 5 | W | Case shows that Merint and AFR -200-2 worked. | ||||
| #VALUE! | 44 | 13-Feb-62 | 07:32 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 29°10’N 163°20’W | P | USS Lansing | USN | 1 | Satellite – Echo I | Brightness of 1st Mag Star | 1 | 2 | High Elevation | Echo satellite | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | SE | Telex & Naval Message from Air Div Kunia Facility Hawaii to ATIC | Not Reported | Operational Immediate | Yes | ° | 29 | 10 | N | 163 | 20 | W | |||||||
| #VALUE! | 44 | 21-Feb-62 | 09:10 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 21°16’N 121°40’E | P | USS Vernon County | USN | 2 | Spherical | Pea size | White | 5 | Small object above and right of large object | 2 | Satellite – Echo I | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 4 | Longton (CO), Psassantino (XO), Yates (OOD), and Hammond (QM2) | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 22 deg then 05 deg | E and SE | Naval message from USS Vernon to CG Fifth AF PACAF | CINCPACFLT INST 3820.3 | Priority | Yes | ° | 21 | 16 | N | 121 | 40 | E | Seen with 25X Telescope | ||||
| #VALUE! | 44 | 22-Feb-62 | 10:23 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 21°16’N 121°40’E | P | USS Noble | USN | 1 | Bright object | Brightness of 1st Mag Star | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Echo I Satellite | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 4+ | Navigator, CO, OOD, JOOW and 1,000+ men | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 35 deg then 20 deg | SE | Naval message from USS Noble to USAF PAC / 5th AF FUCHU AS Japan | Not Reported | Operational Immediate | Yes | ° | 21 | 16 | N | 121 | 40 | E | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 45 | 26-Feb-62 | 01:05 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 9°14’N 90°32’W | P | SS Hawaiian Retailer Kroz | Civil | 1 | Bright object | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Echo I Satellite | Poor | Poor | 3 min | 1 | Dobbs 2nd Officer | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 59 deg then 34 deg | SE | Merint report from ship to COMWESTSEAFRON Navy San Francisco | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 9 | 14 | N | 90 | 32 | W | |||||||
| #VALUE! | 45 | 05-Mar-62 | 08:25 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 58°28’S 174°4’E | P | USS Arneb | USN | 1 | Bright object | Brightness of 1st Mag Star | 1 | Straight course motion | 2 | Echo I Satellite | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 20 deg | E | Naval Message from USS Arneb to COMNAVSUPPFOR Antarctica | Not Reported | Deferred | Yes | ° | 58 | 28 | S | 174 | 4 | E | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 45 | 17-Mar-62 | 13:34 GMT | NE of Hawaiian Islands | 32°48’N 118°45’W | P | USS Estes | USN | 1 | Ball of flame | Size of dime | Light blue | 1 | Straight course | with tail 5 times length | 2 | Meteor | Fair | Fair | 2 sec | 3+ | CO, EO and others | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 30 deg to 25 deg | E | Naval message from USS Estes to CG Vandenburg AFB | CINCPACFLT INST 3820.3 | Routine | Yes | ° | 32 | 48 | N | 118 | 45 | W | ||||
| #VALUE! | 45 | 03-Apr-62 | 07:00 GMT | Atlantic Ocean | 40°55’N 46°48’W | A | USS Lt. Geo W.G. Boyce | USN | 1 | Bright object | Brightness greater than 1st Mag Star | 1 | Straight course & high speed 1,000 MPH | 2 | Extremely high altitude | Satellite | Poor | Poor | 6 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | E | Merint Report from Ship to EASTSEAFRON | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 40 | 55 | N | 46 | 48 | W | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 45 | 07-Apr-62 | 17:30 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 22°40’N 125°0’E | P | USS Noble | USN | 1 | Bright object | Brightness of 2nd Mag star | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Satellite | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 3+ | OOD, JOOD, and bridge watch personnel | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 10 deg then 5 deg | NNE | Naval Message from USS Noble to Hickam AFB | Not Reported | Operational Immediate | Yes | ° | 22 | 40 | N | 125 | 0 | E | Used sextant and binoculars. | |||||
| #VALUE! | 45 | 12-Apr-62 | 00:45 GMT | Atlantic Ocean | 31°11’N 65°43’W | A | USS Maloy | USN | 1 | Bright object | White | 1 | Straight course , speed = 1,000 MPH | 2 | Meteor | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | 310 deg | Naval message from USS Maloy to CINCLANTFLT | Not Reported | Flash | Yes | ° | 31 | 11 | N | 65 | 43 | W | |||||||
| #VALUE! | 45 | 12-Apr-62 | 15:31 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 10°52’N 149°59’W | P | USS Newell | USN | 1 | Small star | Small pea | White | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Satellite | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 3 | Morin (XO), Southwick (OOD), Simmons (SM2) | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 28 deg to 20 deg | 150 deg | Naval message from USS Newell to USAF Pack Hickam AFB | CINCPACFLT INST 3820.3 | Emergency | Yes | ° | 10 | 52 | N | 149 | 59 | W | |||||
| #VALUE! | 45 | 19-Apr-62 | 11:24 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 14°59’N 149°2’E | P | USS Thomaston | USN | 1 | Round object | Pea size | White | 1 | Straight circular course | No Tail | 2 | Satellite | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 45 deg to 25 deg | SE | Naval Message from ship to CNO & CINCPACFLT | Not Reported | Routine | Yes | ° | 14 | 59 | N | 149 | 2 | E | Used binoculars. | |||
| #VALUE! | 45 | 22-Apr-62 | 07:50 GMT | Near Wake Island | 18°45’N 166°0’E | P | USS Thomaston | USN | 1 | Round object | Pea size | White | 1 | Straight circular course; Fast speed | No Tail | 2 | Echo I | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 5 | OOD, JOOD, OPS Officer, Lookout and Quartermaster | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 35 deg then 10 deg | NE | Naval message from ship to CINCPACFLT | Not Reported | Priority | Yes | ° | 18 | 45 | N | 166 | 0 | E | ||||
| #VALUE! | 45 | 22-Apr-62 | 16:16 GMT | Near Wake Island | 19°6’N 168°12’E | P | USS Thomaston | USN | 1 | Round object | Pea size | White | 1 | Straight circular course | Short reddish tail | 2 | Echo I | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 4 | OOD, JOOD, Lookout and Quartermaster | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 48 deg to 4 deg | SE | Naval Message from ship to CNO/CINCLANTFLT | Not Reported | Priority | Yes | ° | 19 | 6 | N | 168 | 12 | E | USS Thomaston reported satellites 3 times, then never again. Did the Captain learn about satelittes? How come no other ships reported satellites. Reporting seems to be totally arbitrary. | |||
| #VALUE! | 45 | 23-Apr-62 | 07:15 GMT | Near Midway | 27°9’N 176°34’E | P | COMPHIBRON One | USN | 1 | Star like | White | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Echo I | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 2 | Rohan (Navigator) and Burdick (QM2) | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 40 deg to 30 deg | E | Naval message from COMPHIBRON ONE to CG Fifth AF | CINCPACFLT INST 3820.3 | Priority | Yes | ° | 27 | 9 | N | 176 | 34 | E | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 45 | 26-Apr-62 | 08:04 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 30°0’N 138°30’W | P | A/C and Ocean Station November | Coast Guard | 1 | Flare like | Green | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Meteor | Poor | Poor | 5 sec | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | E | Telex from Air Div Kunia Facility Hawaii to PACAF Hickam AFB | CIRVIS | N/A | N/A | ° | 30 | 0 | N | 138 | 30 | W | |||||||
| #VALUE! | 45 | 02-May-62 | 04:20 GMT | 137’19 28’31 | 28°31’N 137°19’W | P | Ship Report from Hawaii Base | USN | 1 | Falling Star like object | Brightness of 1st Mag star | White | 1 | Straight course | Small tail | 2 | Meteor | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 3 | 2 Navigators and Quartermaster | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 20 deg | from 18 deg to 30 deg | Telex from Air Div Kunia Facility Hawaii to PACAF Hickam AFB | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 28 | 31 | N | 137 | 19 | W | ||||
| #VALUE! | 45 | 02-May-62 | 05:25 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 28°23’N 137°30’W | P | COMPHIBRON One | USN | 1 | Bright object | Larger than 1st Mag Star | Red, white and blue | 2 | Straight course | 2 | Insufficient data | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 1 | Furgerson (Staff Watch) | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 10 deg to 14 deg | S | Naval message from COMPHIBRON ONE to WADF Hamilton | CINCPACFLT INST 3820.3 | Priority | Yes | ° | 28 | 23 | N | 137 | 30 | W | 25 min duration is too long for plane or satellite? Observed with 20 Power Glass | ||||
| #VALUE! | 45 | 11-May-62 | 02:00 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 42°50’N 155°20’E | P | SS Washington Bear | Civil | 2 | 4 engine aircraft with red markings | Mid wing swept tail | Red V on tail and red star | 6 | Flew low over ship; 100 ft above surface then pull up to steep climb | 3 | Aircraft | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | Merint report from ship to Ocean Station Victor/ Naval Message from OSV to COMWESTAREA CCGD | MERINT | Emergency | Yes | ° | 42 | 50 | N | 155 | 20 | E | Why is Soviet A/C reported to Blue Book? | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 45 | 14-May-62 | 07:10 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 5°21’N 157°28’W | P | USS Forster | USN | 1 | Round Solid with glow | Size of 1st Mag Star | Orange white with yellowish cast | 1 | Straight course | No Tail | 2 | Satellite | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 3+ | OOD, Boatswain of watch, Lookout, and entire bridge watch | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 50 deg then to 52 deg | S to SE | Naval message from ship to USAF PAC | CINCPACFLT INST 3820.3 | Priority | Yes | ° | 5 | 21 | N | 157 | 28 | W | ||||
| #VALUE! | 45 | 17-May-62 | 08:35 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 30°30’N 174°17’E | P | CGC Winnebago | Coast Guard | 1 | Satellite looking | White | 1 | Straight course ; 2,000 MPH | 2 | Echo I | Poor | Poor | 15 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | 130 deg T | Merint Report from Ship to CINCPACFLT | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 30 | 30 | N | 174 | 17 | E | CINCNORAD evaluated it as satellite | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 45 | 22-May-62 | 06:45 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 25°29’N 172°52’W | P | USS Stone County | USN | 1 | Bright shiny object | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Satellite | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 25 deg then 0 deg | SE | Merint report from Ship to Air Div Kunia Facility Hawaii | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 25 | 29 | N | 172 | 52 | W | |||||||
| #VALUE! | 45 | 13-Jun-62 | 17:00 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 8°8’N 105°5’E | P | USS Mathews | USN | 1 | Bright object; pear shaped | Brighter than 1st Mag Star; 2 to 3 times the size of any planet | Brighter than Venus; white cloudy glow appeared to grow around center | 1 | Object disappeared and reappeared; gaining altitude rapidly; object appeared to be superimposed upon a course of 4 or 5 small lights | 3 | Formalhaut Star | Poor | Poor | over 5 hours | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | Elev. = 0 deg then 73 deg | Naval message from USS Mathews to CINCPACFLT | Not Reported | Deferred | Yes | ° | 8 | 8 | N | 105 | 5 | E | Description of behavior was explained as distortions due to atmospheric phenomena | |||||
| #VALUE! | 46 | 04-Jul-62 | 09:08 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 11°45’N 174°52’W | P | USS Forster | USN | 1 | Round object | 1st Mag Star | Solid glow; bluish white | 1 | Straight course | No Tail | 2 | Satellite | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 3 | OOD, CO, and Bridge Watch | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 45 deg then 05 deg | NE | Naval Message from Ship to CINCPACFLT HICKAM | CINCPACFLT INST 3820.3 | Priority | Yes | ° | 11 | 45 | N | 174 | 52 | W | ||||
| #VALUE! | 46 | 06-Jul-62 | 05:30 GMT | Pacific Ocean | FM 005/ 061 | P | USS Falgout | USN | 1 | Round; Star like object | Bright as 1st Mag star | White | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Satellite | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 5 | Lookouts, OOD, CO and Navigator | #VALUE! | 0 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 50 deg to 0 deg | NE | MERINT Report | CINCPACFLT INST 3820.3 | Priority | Yes | ° | CO says that all observers have seen satellies before; then why report this one? | ||||||||||
| #VALUE! | 46 | 18-Jul-62 | 14:00 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 0°49’S 170°24’W | P | SS ME Lombardi | Civil | 1 | Satellite looking | White | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Satellite | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 20 deg then 15 deg | NNW to SSE | Civilian Merint Report to COMWESTSEAFRON | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 0 | 49 | S | 170 | 24 | W | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 46 | 29-Jul-62 | 10:47 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 34°42’N 163°42’E | P | Ocean Station Victor | Coast Guard | 1 | Bright object | Brighter than 1st Mag Star | Blue white | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Insufficient Data | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 80 deg | S | OSV Report to Air Div Kunia Facility Hawaii | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 34 | 42 | N | 163 | 42 | E | |||||
| #VALUE! | 46 | 29-Jul-62 | 21:18 GMT | Atlantic Ocean | 31°6’N 32°18’E | A | MS Ferngate | Civil | 1 | Bright star like or satellite | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Satellite | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 1 | First Officer Nygard | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Down to Horizon | East | Civilian ship to Navy Hydrographic Office then to NASA then to BB | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 31 | 6 | N | 32 | 18 | E | |||||||
| #VALUE! | 46 | 31-Jul-62 | 09:10 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 34°0’N 163°50’E | P | CGC Matagorda | Coast Guard | 1 | Bright object | Brighter than 1st Mag Star | White | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Satellite | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 50 deg | ESE | From USCG ship to COFS USAD and COMWESTAREA | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 34 | 0 | N | 163 | 50 | E | |||||
| #VALUE! | 46 | 08-Aug-62 | 08:35 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 33°52’N 163°56’E | P | Navy Ship – Name not reported | USN | 1 | Bright object | Brighter than 1st Mag Star | White | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Satellite | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 79 deg | SE | Telex from NIFV to HBDR | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 33 | 52 | N | 163 | 56 | E | |||||
| #VALUE! | 46 | 22-Aug-62 | 15:35 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 4°12’S 154°4’W | P | USS Durant | USN | 1 | Bright object; star like | 1st Mag Star | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Satellite | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 2 | Ike (Exec) and Harris (OOD) | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 43 deg to 25 deg | NE | Naval Message from USS DURANT to Hickam AFB | CINCPACFLT INST 3820.3 | Priority | Yes | ° | 4 | 12 | S | 154 | 4 | W | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 46 | 23-Aug-62 | 05:05 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 7°18’S 153°41’W | P | USS Durant | USN | 1 | Bright object | Brightness of 2nd Mag star | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Satellite | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 2 | Davidson (BM of Watch) and Lookout | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 30 deg to 25 deg | NE | Naval Message from USS DURANT to Hickam AFB | CINCPACFLT INST 3820.3 | Priority | Yes | ° | 7 | 18 | S | 153 | 41 | W | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 46 | 23-Aug-62 | 06:11 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 7°34’S 153°39’W | P | USS Durant | USN | 1 | Bright object | Brightness of 2nd Mag star | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Satellite | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 3 | Laipply (LTJG), IKE (OOD), Mclennan (JOOD) | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 20 deg to 56 deg | S | Telex from Air Kunia Facility to ATIC | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 7 | 34 | S | 153 | 39 | W | Used 7X50 Binoculars | |||||
| #VALUE! | 46 | 29-Aug-62 | 17:30 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 35°4’N 144°10’E | P | CGC Matagorda | Coast Guard | 1 | Bright object | Less than 1st Mag Star | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Satellite | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 10 deg | N | Telex from CGC Matagorda to COMWESTAREA and COFS USAF then from Kunia Air Div to ATIC | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 35 | 4 | N | 144 | 10 | E | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 46 | 30-Aug-62 | 08:20 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 23°34’S 163°44’W | P | USS Durant | USN | 1 | Bright object | Size of Venus | 1 | Straight course but speed seemed irregular | 2 | Insufficient Data | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 2 | Simpson (OOD) and Dale (Lookout) | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 5 deg to 10 deg | East | Naval Message from USS Durant to Hickam AFB | CINCPACFLT INST 3820.3 | Priority | Yes | ° | 23 | 34 | S | 163 | 44 | W | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 46 | 01-Sep-62 | 21:30 GMT | Atlantic Ocean | 3°8’S 35°56’W | A | SS Hyperion – Civilian Greek Tanker | Civil | 1 | Rocket | White star like color | 1 | Very Fast, straight like motion | 2 | Rocket or Missile | Poor | Poor | 2 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | NE | Ship report to Coast Guar Station in San Juan then to CG District 7 then to COMCARIBSEAFRON | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 3 | 8 | S | 35 | 56 | W | |||||||
| #VALUE! | 46 | 02-Sep-62 | 18:19 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 34°35’N 163°3’E | P | Ocean Station Victor | Coast Guard | 1 | Bright object | Bright as 1st Mag Star | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Insufficient Data | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 38 deg | NE | Telex from OS Victor to COFS USAF, COMWESTAREA, others | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 34 | 35 | N | 163 | 3 | E | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 46 | 10-Sep-62 | 20:52 GMT | South China Sea | 22°29’N 118°8’E | P | SS Illinois | Civil | 1 | Satellite junk burning | 1 | Passed in front of ship and disappeared into clouds | Sparks trailing object | 2 | Meteor | Poor | Poor | 4-6 sec | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | North | Marine Data Report sent to Naval Oceanographic Office by ship, then forwarded to NASA, then ATIC | Marine Data Report to HO | N/A | N/A | ° | 22 | 29 | N | 118 | 8 | E | It is odd that Marine Data Reports to HO become BB Cases in 1962 but in 1952 HO Bulletins were not considered BB Cases. | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 46 | 16-Sep-62 | 06:20 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 37°20’N 124°8’W | P | SS Californian | Civil | 1 | Meteor like; bright object | Yellowish green flare | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Meteor | Poor | Poor | 3 sec | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | West | MERINT Report by ship | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 37 | 20 | N | 124 | 8 | W | |||||||
| #VALUE! | 46 | 16-Sep-62 | 18:35 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 33°55’N 163°48’E | P | CGC USS Matagorda | Coast Guard | 1 | Bright spherical object | Bright as 1st Mag star | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Insufficient Data | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | East | Telex from CGC Matagorda to COMWESTAREA and COFS USAF | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 33 | 55 | N | 163 | 48 | E | Method most likely MERINT since ship used MERINT procedure before | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 46 | 05-Oct-62 | 05:08 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 11°5’N 165°19’W | P | USS Lansing | USN | 1 | Bright object | Star like | 1 | Great speed; straight course | 2 | Satellite | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 60 deg to 45 deg | NE | From ship to CTU 8.3.6 | MERINT – JANAP 146D | Emergency | Yes | ° | 11 | 5 | N | 165 | 19 | W | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 47 | 27-Oct-62 | 23:15 GMT | 50.5 miles East of Cape Canaveral | 28°27.5’N 79°34.5’W | A | M.V. Boxhill | Civil | 1 | Ball shaped | orange light | 1 | Ascending Eastward | Tail of light had 3 colors: red, white and blue | 2 | Missile | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 3+ | Chief Officer, Captain, and other officers | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 2 deg then 40 deg | East | Marine Data Report sent to the US Navy Hydrographic Office then to ATIC | Marine Data Report to HO | N/A | N/A | ° | 28 | 27.5 | N | 79 | 34.5 | W | Launch of Explorer XV from Cape Canaveral at 23:15 GMT placed 1962 Beta Lambda into orbit. | ||||
| #VALUE! | 47 | 02-Nov-62 | 02:50 GMT | Atlantic Ocean | 43°25’N 67°0’W | A | T.M.S. Irvin Glenn | Civil | 1 | Bright object | Half size of moon to size of orange | Greenish | 1 | Straight downward | 2 | Meteor | Poor | Fair | 5 sec | 1 | Second Officer | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 45 deg to 3 deg | Descending | Letter from Second Officer to US Gov. forwarded to ATIC | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 43 | 25 | N | 67 | 0 | W | Angular size of an orange in front of ship is big! | ||||
| #VALUE! | 47 | 17-Nov-62 | 09:20 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 11°59’N 160°49.5’W | P | MV Aconis | Civil | 1 | Bright object | Red | 1 | Breaking up and falling | 2 | Insufficient Data | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 20 deg | Falling | Civilian Merint Report got to ATIC via Air Div Kunia Facility | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 11 | 59 | N | 160 | 49.5 | W | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 47 | 20-Nov-62 | 10:00 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 23°46’N 69°19’W | P | US CAGS Hydrographer | Civil | 1 | Brilliant object | Brightness of Jupiter | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Satellite | Poor | Poor | 6 min | 1 | COS | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | NE | Letter from US Dept. of Commerce Coast and Geodetic Survey ship Hydrographer to the US Navy Hydrographic Office then to NASA then to ATIC | US Hydrographic Office | N/A | N/A | ° | 23 | 46 | N | 69 | 19 | W | |||||||
| #VALUE! | 47 | 23-Nov-62 | 20:23 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 16°8’N 131°58’W | P | USS Tulare | USN | 1 | Round | Pea sized | White | 1 | Straight course ; high speed | 2 | Insufficient Data | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 35 deg then 20 deg | SE | Naval Message from USS Tulare to Clark AFB | Not Reported | Routine | Yes | ° | 16 | 8 | N | 131 | 58 | W | |||||
| #VALUE! | 47 | 19-Jan-63 | 13:51 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 43°59’N 124°51’W | P | Oregon State University Oceanographic Ship | Civil | 1 | Round bright light | small particle | black particle followed by a ball of fire | 1 | Fell into water | Followed by a ball of fire | 2 | Meteor | Poor | Poor | 2 sec | 1 | Captain Ben Gertulla | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | Not Reported | SW | Captain reported to Portland Air Defense Sector via Dept. of Oceanography – OSU, then to ATIC | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 43 | 59 | N | 124 | 51 | W | ||||
| #VALUE! | 47 | 07-Feb-63 | 12:30 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 15°34’N 100°48’W | P | USS Marysville | USN | 1 | Satellite | 1 | Orbital motion | 2 | Satellite | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 42 deg | NE | Letter from CO of USS Marysville to US Naval Oceanographic Office then to NASA then to ATIC | US Oceanographic Office | N/A | N/A | ° | 15 | 34 | N | 100 | 48 | W | |||||||
| #VALUE! | 47 | 16-Mar-63 | 07:05 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 3°45’S 168°19’W | P | USS Durant | USN | 1 | Blinking light | Pea | White | 3 | Straight course ; blinking period of 35 and 20 sec | 2 | Insufficient Data | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 1 | Lookout | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 0 deg | S | Naval Message from USS Durant to Hickam AFB then to COMHAWSEAFRON | CINCPACFLT INST 3820.3 | Priority | Yes | ° | 3 | 45 | S | 168 | 19 | W | Used 7X50 Binoculars | ||||
| #VALUE! | 47 | 19-Mar-63 | 01:40 GMT | Atlantic Ocean | 17°55’N 57°40’W | PR | SS Plainsman | Civil | 1 | Object exploded in sky | 1 | Object fell into water and exploded again | 2 | Insufficient Data | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | Fell into water | MERINT report from ship to US Coast Guard in PR then to COMCARIBSEAFRON then ATIC | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 17 | 55 | N | 57 | 40 | W | Object fell in water. | |||||||
| #VALUE! | 47 | 28-Mar-63 | 02:24 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 32°17’N 117°22’W | P | USS Sculpin | USN | 1 | Circular | Head of Pin | Bright as star; no A/C lights | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Satellite – Echo I | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 3 | Lt. Parks,Lt. JG Howse, Lt. Akers | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 53 deg to 30 deg | East | Naval Message from USS Sculpin to March AFB, Calif.; Telex from CINCPACFLT to ATIC | CINCPACFLT INST 3820.3 | Operational Immediate | Yes | ° | 32 | 17 | N | 117 | 22 | W | Used binoculars. | ||||
| #VALUE! | 47 | 28-Mar-63 | 21:50 GMT | Atlantic Ocean | 35°0’N 48°0’W | A | USCG USS McCullogh | Coast Guard | 1 | Star like | 1 | Fast moving star | 2 | Satellite | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 62 deg to 15 deg | 60 deg | Naval Message from USCG Cutter to CINCLANTFLT | Not Reported | Flash | Yes | ° | 35 | 0 | N | 48 | 0 | W | |||||||
| #VALUE! | 47 | 16-Apr-63 | 06:30 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 24°43’N 166°23’W | P | USS Cossatot | USN | 1 | Star like object | Glowing object | 1 | Straight course ; very fast | 2 | 20,000 ft | Insufficient Data | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 20 deg | East | Telex from COMHAWSEAFRON to ATIC | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 24 | 43 | N | 166 | 23 | W | |||||
| #VALUE! | 47 | 18-May-63 | 07:57 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 46°15’N 174°15’W | P | USS Savage | USN | 2 | Bright object; like satellite | 2nd Mag star | 1 | Like falling star; same object appeared 1.5 hours later on same course | 2 | Meteor | Poor | Poor | 10 sec | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | 80 deg | Telex from NOBARPAC to ATIC | MERINT – JANAP 146D | N/A | N/A | ° | 46 | 15 | N | 174 | 15 | W | |||||||
| #VALUE! | 47 | 21-May-63 | 20:10 GMT | Atlantic Ocean | 40°2’N 10°17’E | A | USS Gearing | USN | 1 | Rocket | 1 | Object was climbing | produced red vapor trail | 2 | Missile | Poor | Poor | 2 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | Not Reported | Letter from USS Gearing to COMSIXTHFLT | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 40 | 2 | N | 10 | 17 | E | |||||||
| #VALUE! | 47 | 26-May-63 | 09:00 GMT | Gulf of Mexico | 29°14’N 93°25’W | A | Tug Sandra | Civil | 1 | Bright object | Bluish white light | 1 | Erratic course; very high rate of speed | 3 | Insufficient Data | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | NE | Ship reported to Coast Guard then Naval Message from CG District 8th to CINCNORAD, COMEASTSEAFRON, others | MERINT | Emergency | Yes | ° | 29 | 14 | N | 93 | 25 | W | |||||||
| #VALUE! | 48 | 30-May-63 | 07:41 GMT | Hawaiian Islands | 30°50’N 169°0’W | P | USS Lansing | USN | 1 | Bright object | 2nd Mag star | 1 | Object disappeared and reappeared twice | 3 | High altitude | Insufficient Data | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 45 deg then 12 deg | NW | Merint report sent from ship to COMBARPAC. Telex reports to ATIC from COMPARPAC and AIR DIV Kunia Facility Hawaii | MERINT JANAP 146D | N/A | N/A | ° | 30 | 50 | N | 169 | 0 | W | |||||
| #VALUE! | 48 | 13-Jun-63 | 16:54 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 34°0’N 164°0’E | P | USS Chautauqua | Coast Guard | 1 | Round bright object | White | 1 | Ascending | with red trace | 2 | Insufficient Data | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | low on horizon | Ascending | Merint report from ship to Ocean Station Victor and from OSV to CINCPACFLT | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 34 | 0 | N | 164 | 0 | E | |||||
| #VALUE! | 48 | 14-Jun-63 | 23:01 GMT | Ocean Station Echo | Position Not Given | A | Ocean Station Echo | Coast Guard | 1 | Satellite | 1st Mag Star | 1 | Moving NE | 2 | Satellite – Echo I | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 0 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 75 deg | NE | Merint report from OSE to COMEASTAREA | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | ||||||||||||
| #VALUE! | 48 | 17-Jun-63 | 06:31 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 28°30’N 162°20’W | P | USS Lansing | USN | 1 | Bright object | Similar to 1st Mag Star | Similar to Planet Venus | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Satellite – Echo 1 | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 85 deg to 5 deg | NE | Merint Report from ship to COMBARPAC & from Air Div Kunia Fac. Hawaii | MERINT JANAP-146D | N/A | N/A | ° | 28 | 30 | N | 162 | 20 | W | |||||
| #VALUE! | 48 | 17-Jun-63 | 08:30 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 28°0’N 162°0’W | P | USS Lansing | USN | 1 | Bright object | Similar to 1st Mag Star | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Satellite – Echo 1 | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 20 deg to 35 deg | NE | Merint Report from ship to COMBARPAC then to Air Div Kunia Fac. Hawaii | HADOC-D 1074 MERINT JANAP-146D | N/A | N/A | ° | 28 | 0 | N | 162 | 0 | W | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 48 | 04-Jul-63 | 13:10 GMT | Far East | 25°2’N 127°15’E | P | USS Cook | USN | 1 | Bright object | 1st mag star moving | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Satellite – Echo I | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 5 | Griffin (CO), Morandini (OOD), White (XO), Hines (VJOOD), Caudel (BM1) | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 10 deg to 54 deg | SE | Naval message from USS Cook to 5th AF FCHPHAS Japan | CINCPACFLT INST 3820.3 | Operational Immediate | Yes | ° | 25 | 2 | N | 127 | 15 | E | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 48 | 15-Jul-63 | 12:06 GMT | Far East | 22°2’N 117°0’E | P | USS Marshall | USN | 1 | Bright object | 1st mag star moving | White | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Satellite – Echo I | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 2 | Hopper (CO), Butler (OOD) | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 60 deg to 20 deg | SE | Naval message from ship to CLARK AFB | CINCPACFLT INST 3820.3 | Priority | Yes | ° | 22 | 2 | N | 117 | 0 | E | Used BIOCCFWIR | ||||
| #VALUE! | 48 | 21-Jul-63 | 09:10 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 15°34’N 115°8’W | P | MS Yugala | Civil | 1 | Ball like | Glaring white; conical reflection seen on sea surface | 1 | Straight course | Conical tail with lower part white, upper part flaming red | 2 | 10 miles | Meteor | Poor | Poor | 3 sec | 1 | 2nd officer | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 20 deg to 10 deg | 260 deg T | Merint report from ship to COMEASTAREA and then to COMWESTAREA | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 15 | 34 | N | 115 | 8 | W | ||||
| #VALUE! | 49 | 25-Sep-63 | 11:06 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 34°14’N 125°29’W | P | USS Lowe | USN | 1 | Round object | 1st Mag star | Red | 1 | Straight course | with luminous vapor swirling about object; Vapor is 20X size of object | 2 | Missile | Fair | Fair | 4 min | 4 | LTJR RJ Sands – USN OOD, LCDR RJ Edris – USN CO, ENS JE Benton- USN JOOD, ER BM2 – USN BMOW | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 0 deg to 25 deg | West | Naval Message from USS Lowe to COM $ AF HAM AFB California | CINCPACFLT INST 3820.3 | Immediate | Yes | ° | 34 | 14 | N | 125 | 29 | W | 7X50 and 9X54 Binoculars used | |||
| #VALUE! | 49 | 09-Oct-63 | 03:30 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 32°07’N 117°17’W | P | USS Calvert | USN | 1 | Bright light | Magnitude of Jupiter | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Satellite | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 2 | Kennedy (Navigator) and Austing (SN) | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 15 deg | East | Ship letter to USN Hydrographic Office, then HO Nautical Information Branch to NASA then to ATIC | US Oceanographic Office Publication 606 | N/A | N/A | ° | 32 | 07 | N | 117 | 17 | W | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 49 | 11-Nov-63 | 05:53 GMT | 173′ 40′ | 40°00’N 173°40’W | P | SS Falgout | Civil | 1 | Bright light | Star like or planet like | 1 | 45 deg arc in 55 seconds | 2 | Insufficient Data | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 25 deg | 185 deg | MERINT Report to COMBARFORPAC then Kunia then ATIC | MERINT JANAP 146-D | N/A | N/A | ° | 40 | 00 | N | 173 | 40 | W | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 49 | 02-Dec-63 | 17:50 GMT | Farallon Islands Pacific | Not Given | CA | USS Firedrake | USN | 1 | Missile like object | 1 | Object made turn from SW and headed in South direction | Trailing plume similar to Regulus type missile | 3 | 50 miles from object; elevation was 10,000 ft to 30,000 ft | Missile | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | SW to S | Naval Message from USS Firedrake to COMCENSECTESTSEAFRON/ MERINT evaluation from COMNAVDEFEAST PAC | MERINT | Immediate | Yes | ° | Possible classified launch according to BB but not confirmed. Tracked with binoculars. | |||||||||||
| #VALUE! | 49 | 10-Dec-63 | 05:40 GMT | Atlantic Ocean | 40°20’N 17°40’W | A | USS Savage | USN | 1 | Spherical | pulsating white | 3 | Straight course | 2 | Insufficient Data | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 2 | OOD and Lookout | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | East | Telex from Air Div Kunia to ATIC with Merint report | JANAP 146-D MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 40 | 20 | N | 17 | 40 | W | |||||||
| #VALUE! | 49 | 26-Jan-64 | 19:11 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 35°58’N 164°15’E | P | USS Matagorda | Coast Guard | 1 | Bright light | 1st Mag Star | White | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Satellite | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 30 deg | 170 deg | Telex from CGC Matagorda to USAF Headquarters/CCGD 14/others | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 35 | 58 | N | 164 | 15 | E | MERINT believed to be satellite, then why send report | ||||
| #VALUE! | 49 | 05-Feb-64 | 00:09 GMT | Atlantic Ocean | 65°00’N 28°43’W | A | Navy Commander Task Group | USN | 1 | Bright light | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Satellite | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | 20 deg | Telex from COMBAREFORANT to CNO/CINCLANTFLT/others | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 65 | 00 | N | 28 | 43 | W | ||||||||
| #VALUE! | 51 | 26-Jul-64 | 02:58 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 15°01’S 132°31’W | P | Greek Steamer SS Frixos | Civil | 3 | Twin satellites | Bright as planet Jupiter | One was red and green; the other was red and white; third was white | 5 | Orbital motion; distance between 2 objects was steady; after 2 min another satellite joined | 2 | Aircraft & Satellite | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 1 | Chief Officer | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 19 deg | 2-West 1-NE | Merint report to COMWESTAREA then to Air Division Kunia Facility then Telex to ATIC | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 15 | 01 | S | 132 | 31 | W | |||||
| #VALUE! | 52 | 05-Aug-64 | 04:43 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 30°00’N 140°00’W | P | US CGC Pontchartrain | Coast Guard | 1 | Bright light | Satellite like | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Satellite | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 66 deg then 32 deg | 20 deg | Merint report from USCG Cutter to CINCNORAD then to ATIC | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 30 | 00 | N | 140 | 00 | W | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 52 | 11-Aug-64 | 05:01 GMT | 168’00 35’10 | 35°10’N 168°00’W | P | USS Newell | USN | 1 | Bright object | 1st Mag Star | Satellite like | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Satellite | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 30 deg | 60 deg | Telex from COMBARFORPAC to COMHAWSEAFRON | MERINT JANAP 146-D | N/A | N/A | ° | 35 | 10 | N | 168 | 00 | W | Telex says CIRVIS but it meant MERINT | ||||
| #VALUE! | 52 | 25-Oct-64 | 01:30 GMT | Atlantic Ocean | 66°00’N 27°40’W | A | Navy Ground Visual / Ship Unknown | USN | 1 | Satellite | Satellite like | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Insufficient Data | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | Not Reported | 270 deg | Telex from ADMINO COMBARFORLANT to CNO/CINCLANTFLT/ CINCNORAD | Not Reported | N/A | N/A | ° | 66 | 00 | N | 27 | 40 | W | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 52 | 27-Oct-64 | 07:32 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 23°09’N 159°31’W | P | USS Falgout | USN | 1 | Luminous object | Luminous vapor trail | 1 | Speed = 600 knots; flight at low altitude; picked up by radar | Luminous vapor trail | 2 | Missile | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | Not Reported | 205 deg | Telex from USS Falgout to COMHAWSEAFRON | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 23 | 09 | N | 159 | 31 | W | Picked up by radar at bearing of 160 deg. Path on downrange afrea from Vendenberg. | ||||
| #VALUE! | 53 | 05-Nov-64 | 06:30 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 31°50’N 173°00’E | P | USCG Cutter Matagorda | Coast Guard | 1 | Bright object | like satellite | 1 | 60 deg arc in 8 sec; straight course | 2 | Meteor | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 50 deg | North | Telex from Ship to CCGD 14th and USAF Chief of Staff & others | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 31 | 50 | N | 173 | 00 | E | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 53 | 13-Nov-64 | 20:03 GMT | Atlantic Ocean | 65°32’N 28°08’W | A | Atlantic Fleet; ship not reported | USN | 1 | Bright celestial object | 1 | 10 deg arc per min | 2 | Satellite – Echo II | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | 180 deg | Telex from COMBARFORLANT to CNO, CINCLANTFLT, others | CINCLANTFLT INST 03360.2C | N/A | N/A | ° | 65 | 32 | N | 28 | 08 | W | ||||||||
| #VALUE! | 53 | 17-Nov-64 | 20:05 GMT | Atlantic Ocean | 65°43’N 28°26’W | A | Atlantic Fleet; ship not reported | USN | 1 | Bright celestial object | Satellite like | 1 | 10 deg arc per min | 2 | Satellite – Echo II | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | 180 deg | Telex from COMBARFORLANT to CNO, CINCLANTFLT, others | CINCLANTFLT INST 03360.2C | N/A | N/A | ° | 65 | 43 | N | 28 | 26 | W | |||||||
| #VALUE! | 53 | 28-Nov-64 | 14:36 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 30°00’N 140°00’W | P | USS Pontchartrain | Coast Guard | 1 | Bright light | Star like | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Satellite – Echo II | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | Not Reported | Telex from USCGC Pontchartrain to COMDT COGARD, CINCNORAD, Others | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 30 | 00 | N | 140 | 00 | W | |||||||
| #VALUE! | 53 | 28-Nov-64 | 15:50 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 33°55’N 164°10’E | P | USS Matagorda | Coast Guard | 1 | Bright object | Satellite like | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Insufficient Data | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 10 deg | 270 deg | Telex from USCGC Matagorda to CCGD 14th, Chief of Staff USAF, CINCNORAD, others | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 33 | 55 | N | 164 | 10 | E | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 53 | 29-Nov-64 | 06:25 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 34°20’N 163°48’E | P | USS Matagorda | Coast Guard | 1 | Bright light | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Insufficient Data | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 25 deg | 320 deg | Telex from USCGC Matagorda to Chief of Staff USAF, CCGD 14th, CTF 33, CINCNORAD, others | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 34 | 20 | N | 163 | 48 | E | Ruled out Echo I and II because they were in Soutehrn Hemisphere at time of sighting | ||||||
| #VALUE! | 53 | 29-Nov-64 | 08:00 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 33°55’N 166°02’E | P | USS Matagorda | Coast Guard | 1 | Bright light | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Satellite – Echo I | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 45 deg | South | Telex from USCGC Matagorda to Chief of Staff USAF, CCGD 14th, CTF 33, CINCNORAD, others | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 33 | 55 | N | 166 | 02 | E | |||||||
| #VALUE! | 53 | 30-Nov-64 | 06:30 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 33°58’N 164°14’E | P | USS Matagorda | Coast Guard | 1 | Bright object | Satellite like | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Insufficient Data | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 30 deg | 270 deg | Telex from USCGC Matagorda to Chief of Staff USAF, CCGD 14th, CTF 33, CINCNORAD, others | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 33 | 58 | N | 164 | 14 | E | Object moving West, ruling out Satellites according to BB. Possible A/C. | |||||
| #VALUE! | 53 | 30-Nov-64 | 08:45 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 33°59’N 164°82’E | P | USS Matagorda | Coast Guard | 1 | Bright object | Satellite like | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Satellite | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 30 deg | 170 deg | Telex from USCGC Matagorda to Chief of Staff USAF, CCGD 14th, CTF 33, CINCNORAD, others | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 33 | 59 | N | 164 | 82 | E | Echo I and II not in area at time of sighting. | |||||
| #VALUE! | 53 | 19-Dec-64 | 05:29 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 01°14’N 164°12’W | P | USS Charles Berry | USN | 1 | Circular | Pin Head | White; alternating bright and dim; white when overhead | 3 | Straight course | 2 | Satellite | Fair | Fair | 6 min | 4 | Officer of the Deck, Junior Officer of Deck, Executive Officer, Quartermaster of Watch | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 22 deg, then 90 deg, then 04 deg | South | Naval Message from USS Charles Berry to PACAF Base Command, CINCPACFLT, CNO, CTF 92, others | CINCPACFLT INST 3820.3 | N/A | Yes | ° | 01 | 14 | N | 164 | 12 | W | Not Echo I or Echo II per ATIC. Observed with Binoculars. | ||||
| #VALUE! | 53 | 10-Jan-65 | 07:15 GMT | Atlantic Ocean | 63°50’N 08°35’N | A | Atlantic Fleet | USN | 4 | Bright objects | One object was blinking | 3 | Straight course | 2 | Insufficient Data | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 30 deg | 170 deg | Telex from COMBARFORLANT to CINCLANTFLT, CINCNORAD, others | CINCLANTFLT INST 03360.2C | N/A | N/A | ° | 63 | 50 | N | 08 | 35 | N | Duration and speed omitted thus Insufficient data. | |||||
| #VALUE! | 53 | 19-Feb-65 | 02:37 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 16°15’N 109°29’W | P | USS Serrano | USN | 1 | Spherical | Pea | Bright white | 1 | Straight course | No trails or exhaust | 2 | Satellite | Fair | Fair | 1 min | 4 | K. Weldon LTJG USNR Officer of the Deck; G.W. Zwirshitz ENS USNR Asst. Navigator; B.E. Albright QM3 USN Quartermaster of the Watch; J.A. Staacy SN USN Lookout | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 65 deg | 105 deg | Telex from USAF So to ADC & others. Passing message from ship. | OPNAV INST 3820.9 & CINCPACFLT INST 3820.3 | N/A | N/A | ° | 16 | 15 | N | 109 | 29 | W | Echo I and II not in area at time of sighting. OOD writes that it is possible satellite. | |||
| #VALUE! | 56 | 05-Aug-65 | 13:26 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 31°00’N 130°22.5’W | P | USS Isle Royale | USN | 1 | Circular | Dime | Bluish white | 1 | Object appeared to turn straight up taking elliptical shape with decreasing monor axis until disappearance | Contrails emerging from both sides of object; size twice the size of object | 2 | Rocket | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 7 | Ruth (Navigator), White (OOD), Scott (JOOD), Jarvis (QM1), Robrecht (QM2), Eckhart (Messenger), Imes (Lookout) | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 33 deg then 85 deg | 343 deg | Naval Message from USS Isle Royale to CINCPACFLT | CINCPACFLT INST 3820.3 | Priority | Yes | ° | 31 | 00 | N | 130 | 22.5 | W | Rocket launched from USS Buchanan at approximate time of observation. Object observed through binoculars. | |||
| #VALUE! | 57 | 27-Aug-65 | 19:09 GMT | Far East | 31°09’N 136°54’E | P | USS George K. Mackenzie | USN | 1 | Bright light | Pinpoint of light; 2nd Mag Star | White | 1 | Heading across celestial sphere | 2 | Satellite | Poor | Fair | 5 min | 2 | Lt JG Rossman and Lt JG Krakkfr | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elec. = 60 deg to 40 deg | 110 deg | Naval Message from USS GK Mackenzie to CG Fifth AB Fuchu | CINCPACFLT INST 3820.3 | Priority | Yes | ° | 31 | 09 | N | 136 | 54 | E | Seen with binoculars. OOD believe it was Gemini V capsule. | ||||
| #VALUE! | 58 | 17-Sep-65 | 08:40 GMT | Pacific Ocean | 34°27’N 155°00’E | P | USCG Cutter Chautauqua | Coast Guard | 2 | Bright light | White | 1 | Straight course | 2 | Satellites | Poor | Poor | Not Reported | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | 1-North East 2-East | Naval Message from Air Div Kunia Facility (Hawaii) to PACAF Hickam AFB Hawaii | MERINT? | Priority | Yes | ° | 34 | 27 | N | 155 | 00 | E | |||||||
| #VALUE! | 58 | 19-Sep-65 | 14:45 GMT | Far East | 34°20’N 163°45’E | P | Ocean Station Victor | Coast Guard | 1 | Bright light | Alternating white, green, and red | 2 | Stationary | 1 | Sirius Star | Poor | Poor | 19 min | 1 | No Details | #VALUE! | 1 | 0 | #VALUE! | 1 | 1 | Elev. = 10 deg then 15 deg | 120 deg | Telex from OSV Victor to CINCPACFLT, COMWESTAREA, etc. then to COMHAWSEAFRON then to COFSUSAF | MERINT | N/A | N/A | ° | 34 | 20 | N | 163 | 45 | E |