USAF record 302538814
302538814
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1. DATE - TIME GROUP 5-7 May 65
2. LOCATION Philippines
3. SOURCE Military
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS [REDACTED]
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION See Sightings
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ship Radar Ground-Visual
7. COURSE Varied
8. PHOTOS [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE
10. CONCLUSION (1) INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION (2) AIRCRAFT (3) SATELLITES
11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS: 1. 05/11/62, 2 objects East to West, high speed, last mag maintaining close proximity with each other [ILLEGIBLE] 35 minutes later same or identical objects returned passing West to East. Visual observation without Radar return.
2. Three objects reported as a/c observed by lookout with X. 1st object, 1st mag; other two reported as 2d reg., hovering somewhere in the area. Radar contact established. Radar range: 22 mile, held for 6 minutes. Tracks confirmed visually and corresponded with Radar track. Hovered overhead for 3 minutes. Course changed and erratic movement [ILLEGIBLE] speed reported as 3,000 knots. Departed to SE at high speed.
3. During period 5-7 May, between 1800 and 2000 several other objects with characteristics of Satellites observed.
FORM FTD SEP 63 O-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used
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- Page 1 1. DATE - TIME GROUP 5-7 May 65 2. LOCATION Philippines 3. SOURCE Military 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS [REDACTED] 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION See Sightings 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ship Radar Ground-Visual 7.…
- Page 2 MEMO ROUTING SLIP NEW USE FOR APPROVALS, DISAPPROVALS, COORDINATIONS OR CHANGES IN ACTION 1 TO Maj Quintanilla, FTD 2 [REDACTED] 3 [REDACTED] 4 [REDACTED] ACTION INITIALS CIRCULATE DATE COORDINATION…
- Page 3 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT ROUTINE FX USS HASSAYAMPA TO SEVENTHFLT .13 AF CLARK AFB PHIL INFO CTF 73 CNO CINC PACFLT INFO: J3-8 J4-2 J5-2 J6-3 NMC-2 DDRE-3 ARPA-1 DIA-15 FILE-1 (37) YJS/SS…
- Page 4 NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT MOVED IN A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION AT AN EXTREMELY HIGH RATE OF SPEED, ABOVE EVOLUTION OBSERVED BY C.O., ALL BRIDGE PERSONNEL AND NUMEROUS HANDS TOPSIDE. 3, DURING THE…