USAF record 28959883

PROJECT 10073 RECORD

1. DATE - TIME GROUP 13 OCT 54 14/08292

2. LOCATION PACIFIC OCEAN - 31°06' N - 144°16' W

3. SOURCE MILITARY

4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS ONE

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2 - 3 SECONDS

6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ATR VISUAL

7. COURSE ---

8. PHOTOS □ Yes [ILLEGIBLE] No

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE □ Yes [ILLEGIBLE] No

10. CONCLUSION INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION

11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS No sound, round, red-orange, no radical maneuvers. (No Case in File).

COMMENTS: It is believed by the reporting officer that obj sighted was probably a balloon released by the USAF fr the Hawaiian Islands. The balloon was most probably reflecting the sun rays even though the surface of the sighting area is dark. Duration was more consistent with meteor sighting. Too brief for confirmed balloon observation. Insufficient data for evaluation.

This information extracted from ATIC 209/30, IR-221-5h, Oct 54