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The 1963 UFO
Chronology
 Project Blue Book team in
S. Illinois. L-R : Sgt. Sharp; BB
Chief, Lt. Col. Friend; Capt. Quintanilla Created: May14, 2006, updated 17 March 2017 This is an 8-page
chronology of UFO incidents for 1963. From August 4th
into mid-month, there was a flurry of UFO sightings,
mostly in southern Illinois. An advertising plane in
the Chicago area caused some erroneous reports about
the same time. Once the reports had been publicized,
the planet Jupiter also was reported as a UFO on a few
occasions. Our Vincennes, Indiana, NICAP Subcommittee
investigated several of the key cases, submitting
taped interviews and investigation reports. Our thanks
for these chronologies must go to our documentation
team: William Wise (Project Blue Book Archive), Dan
Wilson (archive researcher), and Brad Sparks
(Comprehensive Catalog of Project Blue Book Unknowns).
Last, but not least, our thanks to Jean Waskiewicz who
created the online NICAP DBase (NSID) that helped make
it possible to link from the cases to the reports
themselves.
NICAP Site CoordinatorFrancis Ridge The 1963 UFO Chronology___________________________________________________ Jan. 5, 1963; Nantucket
Point, Long Island, New York (BBU)
3 a.m. (Hynek UFO Rpt p.
45-46)
Jan. 5, 1963
The National Academy of Sciences, Space
Science Board, released a report (Pub. No. 1079)
urging that a search for extraterrestrial life "be
proclaimed the top-priority scientific goal of our
space program."
Jan. 24, 1963; Lexington, Ky Post Office safety
engineer saw a round UFO traveling east to west, and a
delta-wing aircraft north to south. UFO's line of
flight intersected aircraft path at right angles.
[Report via Bluegrass NICAP Affiliate, Lexington, Ky.]
Jan. 28, 1963; Shilton,
U.K. (BBU)
5:20 p.m. Mary Sharp and
Mrs. E. L. Sharp saw an object on the ground with 4
windows, emitting yellow-orange light, departed toward
Rugby. (Vallée Magonia 559)
Jan. 28, 1963; Mamina,
Chile (BBU)
Nighttime. Former
Chilean Air Force officer, driving a truck, saw 2
disk- shaped objects follow him. (Vallée Magonia 560)
Feb. 5, 1963; (approx.).
Ascension, Paraguay (BBU)
Student, Anastasio
Lenven, saw an object land on the school grounds. A
separate sighting by several residents, including an
official of the Ministry of the Interior, was of an
object flying at very high speed over Ascension.
(Vallée Magonia 562)
Feb. 28 (?), 1963; Artic OceanFeb. 5, 1963; Nr.
Washington, D. C.
Private pilot, newsman
passenger, watched a pulsating yellow-white light
maneuver around their plane. [UFOE, V]
Feb. 5, 1963; Charlottesville, VA 11:45 p.m. Planes scrambled, UFOs over missile site. Object had intermittent yellow-white glow, and at its closest point appeared to be about three feet in diameter. Feb. 6, 1963; Montebello, Va (BB) 12:00 a.m. A pilot of a C-46 aircraft flying 15 miles SW of Montebello on a 40 degree heading when the pilot sighted a large round very bright star- like object at the one o'clock position at 3 to 5 degrees above the horizon. The object appeared to vary in size during observation and gain in elevation to 15 to 30 degrees above the horizon. The object was last sighted at 3 to 5 degrees above horizon at the 4 to 5 o'clock position. The length of the observation was approximately 45 minutes. (Dan Wilson, BB files) February 15, 1963; Willow Grove, Australia 7:10 hrs local time. Farmer Charles Brew and his son Trevor were in a milking shed, milking a herd of cows. Charles saw an object descend very steeply out of the east out of low cloud, at about a forty-five degree angle. The object was described as about 25 feet in diameter, and about 9-10 feet high. The lower portion, about three feet high, was rotating in an anti-clockwise direction, and was of a bluish appearance. The upper portion of the object appeared to be stationary; battleship grey in colour, with a transparent dome on top. Protruding out of this dome was something which resembled a broom handle. A sound, described as a 'swishing' or 'burbling' was heard by Charles and also by Trevor. (See link above for more details) 3:15 a.m. It involved the contingent of the Royal Navy's North Atlantic Fleet which had been participating in excercises off Norway for about three days. Briefly, the incident occurred at 3:15 AM somewhere in the Artic Ocean, between Spitzbergen Island and Norway (30-50 miles off the Norway coast). The object was tracked on the ship's radar at 35,000' and then by sonar after it entered the water and was tracked at 50' below the surface and continued into deep water at a range of 20,000 yards. The radar signature indicated it was 100' to 120' in diameteer. Object was also tracked by other ships and the order was issued for the fleet to execute an evasive "Z" pattern maneuver. Jets were scrambled. The duration was at least 15-20 minutes and the incident included maneuvering. No visuals were made. (MUFON Journal, 1984). Feb. 15, 1963; Willow
Grove, NW of Moe, Victoria, Australia (BBU)
7:10 a.m. Charles Brew saw a 25 ft blue and battleship-gray metallic object, 9-10 ft high, arrive from the E, stop at 50 ft altitude over his farmhouse [75-100 ft over a tree and a shed on his property]. Object made a swishing sound, underside spun counter-clockwise slowly about 1 rev/sec, had a bright chrome 5-6 ft long "aerial" or antenna, scoop like protuberances on the outer rim spaced 1-1.5 ft apart, no light except for pale blue glow of underside, took off faster than a jet to the W at a 45° angle into the cloud deck, after hovering about 5 secs. Animal reactions. Witness developed strong headaches on the approach of the object and all day. (Vallée Magonia 563; Project 1947; Bill Chalker) March 6, 1963; Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas (BBU) At around 10:37 a.m. local time, a bright flash was
observed by numerous witnesses from Louisiana to
Texas. One report said a large bright flash was seen
20 miles north of Barksdale AFB, seen by two light
aircraft and a SAC bomber. Another report stated
that there was on observation of a bright flash and
metallic falling object 40 miles NNW of Chennault AFB
at 10:55 a.m. (1655Z). A request was made to keep
NORAD informed of significant events. Type of
observations: Ground-Visual, Air-Visual, and
Ground-Radar. (McDonald list, Dan Wilson)
March 11, 1963; Oahu,
Hawaii
Brilliant light headed
west and leaving a trail observed by many people
just after 8:00 p.m. Two National Guard pilots
flying jets about 40 miles west of Honolulu reported
UFO was "much higher" than their altitude of 40,000
feet and moving "very fast." Possibly an observation
of the recently announced A-11. (At 7:28 p.m.,
Pacific Time, a newsboy in El Sobrante, California,
saw two oval-shaped yellow lights pass over the San
Francisco Bay area from north to south, traveling at
high speed.)
March 12, 1963;
Paine, Chile
Members of the
Santiago NICAP Subcommittee observed a pulsating
luminous white sphere about 7:50 p.m. The UFO
moved from north to south, disappearing in the
distance after about a minute.
March 18, 1963; Cape Canaveral, Florida Night. A strange object was sighted over the Atlantic coast of Florida a few moments before a Minuteman missile launched from Cape Canaveral veered off course and had to be destroyed. (Reference: UFO INVESTIGATOR, March-April 1963, page 4, UFO SEEN AS ROCKET VEERS OFF COURSE) May 18, 1963; New
Plymouth, New Zealand (BBU 8360) May, 19, 1963 Near Mt Gambier, South Australia,
Australia
9:30 pm local.
A 17 year old Mr Bushbridge, while driving a car,
reported encountering an unusual object to one side
of the road. When his car was 6 metres away from it,
a bright light came on, and the object dazzled him
and he stopped the car. The object then moved across
the road, and he drove his vehicle underneath it.
The object was described as 5 metres wide and 3
metres high and like a 'bull dozer". It was oval in
shape. The lights on it were described as being as
bright as 'the arc lights in electric welding.'
There was no sound associated with the object. The
object is reported to have followed the car. The
object disappeared from sight when an oncoming car
approached Bushbridge. Total duration of the event
is given as 1-1.5 minutes. (Sources: Keith
Basterfield; (1) RAAF file series A703 control
symbol 580-1-1 part 4, pp305-307. (2) APRO Bulletin
Nov 1963 p.6. (3) Queensland UFO Magazine Vol 1 No 2
p.6.)
May 22, 1963;
Pequannock, New Jersey (BBU 8363)
10:45 p.m. Myra Jackson
saw 4 pink wheels spin or roll very fast from E to W
in succession, each about 1 sec. (Berliner)
May 31, 1963; 44N 49W (Atlantic) (BB)
May 23, 1963;
Sunnyvale, Calif.
Bluish disc observed
hovering and circling slowly, apparently at tree-top
height; rose vertically and disappeared. [Report via
Bay Area NICAP Subcommittee.]
2:03 p.m. local time. Three radar tracks were
detected at a speed of 1400 mph by an airborne radar.
There was no visual sighting although the targets were
indicated at ranges of 2, 3 1/2 and 5 miles. Two of the
targets were following identical paths. The length of
the observation was 3 minutes.
June 15, 1963; About 200
miles N of Venezuela (BBU 8388)
10:39 a.m. 3rd Mate R.
C. Chamberlin, of S/ [SS?] Thetis saw luminous disc
travel at 1.5 times the angular speed of a
satellite. (Berliner)
June 16, 1963;
Palmerston, North City, N.Z.
A college student
observed two brilliant lights descending in zigzag
fashion. The UFOs hovered stationary for about 5
seconds, then "suddenly shot off at very great
speed, at first in level flight across my front,
then climbed up into the sky at approximately 45
degrees to disappear." [Witness interviewed by NICAP
Adviser Harold H. Fulton.]
June 18, 1963;
Niagara Falls, N. Y.
An unidentified
object flashing various colors moved around
erratically for over two hours. Witnesses in
separate locations described the maneuvers
similarly. About 10:00 p.m., the UFO moved from
west to east, reversed direction and headed back
west. Later, it headed southeast rising higher in
the sky. Local astronomers and airport officials
could not account for the object. [Report from
NICAP member.]
June 19, 1963;
Burlington, Mass.
An unidentified
white light was observed descending, changing
color; finally appeared silvery. The UFO then
circled the area, disappearing behind objects on
the visible horizon. [Report via Walter N. Webb,
Boston NICAP Adviser.]
June 21, 1963;
Chicago, Ill.
A student saw a
gray, apparently spherical UFO with a central
row of yellow lig3hts. Apparently at low
altitude, the object made a "sizzling sound"
as it moved east, turned sharply and
disappeared to the north. [Witness filed NICAP
report form.]
June 26,
1963; Rockland, Mass.
About 1:00
a.m., witnesses attracted by a loud roar
observed a Saturn-shaped UFO. The object
hovered, then moved away horizontally. The
shape was observed in silhouette, partly
illuminated by a white light on top and
orange light on bottom. [Witnesses
interviewed by NICAP member Raymond
Fowler.]
June 26,
1963; Pine Crest, Calif.
Four glowing
greenish objects with halos were observed
by a technician, many others. Three
objects moving westerly were approached by
a similar object from the west. The fourth
object stopped and hovered as the three
approached, split formation, and continued
west. Then the fourth object continued
east. [Report via Bay Area NICAP
Subcommittee.]Summer 1963; Middletown,
New York (8371)
9:30 or 10 p.m. Grace
Dutcher saw 8-10 lights move at random, then in an
oval formation, then singly. (Berliner)
July 1963; Boston,
Mass.
An advertising plane
caused several erroneous UFO reports. (Aircraft
identified by NICAP Adviser, Walter N. Webb.)
July 1, 1963; Glen
Ellyn, Illinois (BBU 8434)
8 p.m. R. B. Stiles, II,
using a theodolite, saw a light, the size of a match
head at arm's length, flash and move around the
sky. (Berliner)
July 2, 1963 (approx); Tuscon, AZ Large blimp like object reported. [In this area is the Davis Monthan AFB Titan II Missile Site, home of the 390th Strategic Missile Wing consisting of 18 Launch Facilities around the Tuscon area]. July 18,1963; Sunnyvale, Calif.
A technical writer for United Technology
Center saw a disc-shaped UFO hovering in the sky.
He exposed 8 mm color film of the object using a
36 mm telephoto lens. (A few frames of the film
were submitted to NICAP, but the image is too
small to show detail.) When four jet interceptors
converged on the UFO (three from the west and one
from the east), it drifted westward tilting back
and forth, "then pulled up in a short arc and shot
up out of sight in an estimated three seconds."
[Report via Bay Area NICAP Subcommittee.]
July 20, 1963; Springfield, Ill.
About 7:50 p.m., a shiny silver
object was observed hovering at high altitude.
The UFO moved up and down, back and forth, but
remained in the same area of the sky. About
dusk, the object (now resembling a bright star)
began moving across the sky, picking up speed,
and disappeared in the distance. [Witness filed
NICAP report form.]
Aug. 1, 1963; Garston, Herts.,
England
A former RAF pilot, and flying
instructor, observed a triangular UFO which
hovered for a long period of time, then
climbed out of sight. An air traffic
controller four miles away also observed the
UFO. [FLIGHT International, 15 August 1963.]
Aug.
4-5, 1963; Near Mt. Vernon (or Keenes) to Wayne
City, Illinois (BBU)
11:30 p.m. 12:20 a.m. (EDT). Ronnie Austin and Phyllis Bruce while driving E noticed a bright white round object to the SW about 20° elevation then S then N which followed them for several miles. When Austin dropped off Phyllis at home it was to the E about 500 ft away and her sister Forestine also saw the object with them. After about 15 mins Austin attempted to leave for home but the object followed him, at one point as he headed E it came over his car at about 100 ft, changed color to orange and appeared car sized, hovered above the car while the car radio had whining noise static and car engine almost failed, then made a pass from behind W to E. On arriving home object was about 900 ft to the SE or E and other family members also saw it, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Austin, sister Roxie and a brother. (NICAP) Aug. 6, 1963; Sanford, Florida
Orville Hartle, Chairman of the LaPorte,
Indiana NICAP Subcommittee, on a brief visit to
Florida, observed a UFO. He obtained a full report
with signatures of 13 additional witnesses. The
object appeared in the northwest sky first as a
red, then a white moving light. To the west, the
star-like light hovered, then moved south. To the
south, the object began a series of gyrations and
pulsated on and off, visible intermittently. It
moved up and down, back and forth, once emitting a
flare of greenish-white light.
Aug.
7, 1963; 4 miles E of Fairfield, Illinois (BBU)
8:45-9:10 p.m. Chauncey Uphoff and Mike Hill heard dogs bark, saw a yellowish-orange diamond shaped noiseless luminous object to the SW about 1,000 ft altitude moving E, joined by a pinpoint white light that went from SE to NW climbing with a possible drumming sound and when near the first object the latter blinked out. When the pinpoint light disappeared to the NW the diamond-shaped object reappeared as dim gray to the SW maneuvering towards them to the S about 45° elevation then SE with a U-turn or loop, appearing on edge with a tail or trail, changing color to orange then brilliant bluewhite, disappearing in the SE. Object's angular size much larger than the moon. (NICAP) August 9, 1963; Mt. Vernon, Illinois
(BBU)
10:10 pm. Former Mayor Harry Bishop observed a large, bright red light which appeared to be only about 300 or 400 feet high, was oval shaped, and was "about the size of a washtub." It followed a Aug. 11, 1963; Warrenville, Illinois (BBU
8506)
10 p.m. R. M. Boersma saw a light move around
the sky. (Berliner)
Aug. 13-14, 1963; St. Calen, Switzerland (BBU
8514)
8:04 p.m. A. F. Schelling saw a fireball
become a dark object after 4 mins, then a bigger
glow, 1 min later, finally exploding. Note: same
witness had another, un-described, sighting on Aug.
14. (Berliner)
Aug. 13, 1963; Nr. Ellsworth, Maine
A family and their housekeeper observed an
elliptical object, apparently on the ground
adjoining Molasses Pond, for more than an hour.
Body lights were visible along its length, and
rays of light shone upward from each end of the
object occasionally. [Witnesses interviewed by
Walter N. Webb, NICAP Adviser.]
Aug. 13, 1963; Honolulu, Hawaii
While vacationing in Hawaii, a chemist
observed a UFO and reported it to NICAP. Dr.
Richard Turse, Princeton, N.J., about 11:30 p.m.,
saw a round reddish object pass overhead from
southwest to northeast. The UFO "traveled across
the sky at great speed making two sharp turns at
the same speed."
Aug. 18, 1963; Ft. Kent, Maine
A silvery disc-shaped UFO was seen by
two young boys, whose parents agreed they must
have seen something unusual. The disc passed
from north to south, emitting a hum
intermittently.
Sept. 14. 1963; Susanville, Calif. (BBU 8548)
3:15 p.m. E. A. Grant, veteran of 37 years
training forest fire lookouts for the U.S. Forest
Service, saw a round object intercept a long object
then either attach itself to the latter or
disappear. (Air Force Project Blue Book 1963
Summary, Berliner)
Sept. 15, 1963; Vandalia, Ohio (BBU 8549)
6 p.m. Mrs. F. E. Roush saw 2 very bright
gold objects, one shaped like a "banana" the other
like an "ear of corn," one staying stationary, the
other moving from W to N. (Berliner)
Sept. 20, 1963; Huntsville, Arkansas
A rancher reported watching an egg-shaped
UFO moving eastward about 10 degrees above the
southern horizon. Through binoculars, a dark spot
was visible near the top of the object. As it
proceeded west, the UFO dimmed, turning orange,
and faded from view after 10-15 minutes. [Witness
reported sighting to NICAP.]
Sept. 20, 1963; Wonthaggi, Victoria, AU TV difficulty, viewer called outside to see UFO. Object hovered, darted at high speed. TV I/F noted in area of three towns. Sept. 26, 1963; Sunnyvale, Calif.
Police officer, many others, observed
a gray disc with central bright spot, moving on
a westerly course at high speed. [UFOE, VII]
Oct. 2, 1963; Mediterranean, Off the coast of Sardinius At approximately 2:00 a.m. local time, Radar operator Harry Jordan, on the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42), was on watch when he saw a radar contact 600 miles down range at 80,000 feet altitude. The object moved to 300 miles at 35,000 feet and then to 10 miles range at 10,000 to 15,000 feet. The object was tracked at speeds up to 4,000 mph. and flew in a Z-pattern making right angle turns. The officer of the deck was informed and woke up the Captain, who ordered the scramble of two F-4 Phantom II jets. The object was moving closer to the ship and suddenly disappeared from the radar scope. The object reappeared and was getting closer to the Roosevelt. The object came to within several hundred feet of the ship as at least 15 persons with binoculars watched the object hover for a moment. This was at approximately at 2:32 a.m. The object then disappeared. (Dan Wilson) Oct. 4, 1963; East Hartland, Conn. State Representative L. B. Martin, about
1:00 p.m., saw a silvery triangular object with a
row of black dots across the leading edge. The UFO
passed overhead, emitting a flame-like tail, at an
estimated speed of 2000 mph. [Report obtained by
NICAP-CONN Affiliate.]
Oct. 4, 1963; Bedford, Ohio (BBU
8581)
3:32 p.m. R. E. Carpenter, 15, saw am
intense oblong light with tapered ends, surrounded
by an aqua haze, flash and flicker while
stationary. (Berliner)Oct. 6, 1963; Philadelphia, Penna. (BBU)
Freidman. (Mary Castner/CUFOS)
Oct. 7, 1963; Lanham, Maryland. (BBU)
Francis. (Mary Castner/CUFOS)
Oct. 21, 1963; Trancas, Argentina Disc, E-M, occupants, numerous traces. Oct. 23, 1963; Meridian, Idaho (BBU 8603)
8:35 p.m. Several unnamed students, including
Gordon, and an adult saw an object shaped like a
circle from below and a football from the side,
hover low over the observers, making a deep,
pulsating, loud, extremely irritating sound, changed
course to SW, disappeared behind houses and trees.
(Mary Castner/CUFOS; Berliner)
Oct. 24, 1963; Cupar Fife, Scotland (BBU
8604)
No time given. A. McLean, 12, and G. McLean,
8, saw a light move for an unspecified length of
time. No further details in files. Note: BB Chief
Maj. Quintanilla told the youngsters, in a letter,
this was "one of the most complete" of the
unexplained cases for the year. (Berliner)
Oct. 31, 1963; Daylston, Victoria,
Australia
4:15 a.m. In
pre-dawn darkness, 28 year old Jim Davidson, who was
driving a bread van, noticed a glow in the sky to his
left, which increased in size as it approached him.
When it reached him, it then followed his vehicle, at
a distance estimated to be 100 yards ahead, and 80
feet up. It was 8-12 feet long and glowed orange,
except for two rear tail sections which glowed red.
'It was more like a cloud.' He followed it for two
miles. It then moved to his right, and continued to
pace the van. Then it went further to his right;
accelerated over a hill, and started to descend. He
lost sight of it as a moving orange glow, over the
sea. The duration of the sighting was not stated.
(Source: Keith Basterfield; (1) Australian Flying Saucer
Review. May 1964. p.3. citing the Wonthaggi Express
newspaper of 7 Nov 1963. ) Nov. 3, 1963; Corona, N.Y.
A Pan American Airways mechanic, about 1:30
a.m., noticed a star-like object maneuvering across
the northern sky. The light moved rapidly, slowed
and seemed to "shudder," then changed course by
about 45 degrees. Finally it made a 90-degree turn,
accelerated, turned again and disappeared from view.
[Report obtained by New York NICAP Subcommittee.]
Nov. 7, 1963; San Francisco, Calif. Fireball observed, shock wave felt, over Bay area. Unidentified signal picked up by local radio station. Nov. 12, 1963; Argentina An official Argentine Navy UFO report. Combined visual and E-M incident involved the Navy transport A.R.A. "Punta Medanos." A large airship (never identified) was sighted from the stern of the vessel. The huge UFO was round-shaped, and it was moving at great speed. It displayed no lights and made no sound. As the unknown object appeared, the needles of the ship's magnetic compasses "suddenly and simultaneously" swung off course, pointing toward the UFO. At the time, the Navy report states, the UFO was 2,000 meters (well over a mile) away from the ship. Nov. 12, 1963; Port Huron, Michigan Deputy Sheriffs chased a low-flying UFO which first appeared as a white flashing light. At times the object seemed to have a "big divided window" on it. When the UFO hovered, the deputies approached and flashed their squad car light. Then a flashing red light became visible on the UFO. The object finally moved away to the northwest making a motor-like sound. Other residents reported a flashing light and "high-pitched" or "whining" noises at the same time. Nov. 14, 1963; Carson City Nevada A huge bluish-green disc was seen hovering in the northwest sky about 4:45 a.m. Mrs. Blanche Pritchett said she was listening to her radio when a bright light shining through her drapes caused her to look outdoors. As she watched the hovering object, her radio went off. A brilliant shaft of light from the UFO illuminated a hilltop. Suddenly the UFO blacked out and disappeared, after which the radio resumed playing. Other residents reported odd glows in the sky that morning. [VIII] Nov. 20, 1963; Neche, N.D. Two high school girls reported that a
bright orange, oval-shaped object circled their
car at night while they were en route home. They
were on highway 55 east of town when they first
saw the UFO. It appeared to be surrounded by a
light haze. The glowing object sped across in
front of the car and circled around the side
before disappearing to the southeast.
Dec. 2, 1963; Grand Rapids, Michigan
A motorist stopped at a traffic light about
9:30 a.m., noticed a strange object "glittering in
the sun." Then the object tipped on edge (revealing
a disc shape) and quickly sped away to the
southeast. The shape was "like a pancake."
Dec. 5, 1963; Nr. Carrasco, Uruguay
An oval UFO, metallic-looking like
aluminum, was observed hovering in the clear
morning sky by hundreds at a resort. One
description said the object "balanced gently in
the air."
Dec.
6-7, 1963; APO 253, France (BBU)
At 1710Z, RAPOC, of the 322 Air Division (Combat cargo) reported an object heading north-west at 400 feet, ground speed 40-50mph. Close to the touchdown on runway 23, the object appeared to fall from the sky. At 1030hrs Dec 7, a radar reflector was recovered from a tree at the location. Its source was unknown. (Basterfield, Fold3; McDonald list; Sparks.) Dec. 10, 1963; White Plains, NY. (BBU)
(Mary Castner/CUFOS)
Dec. 11, 1963; McMinnville, Oregon (BBU 8647)
7 a.m. W. W. Dolan, professor of mathematics
and astronomy, and dean of the faculty of Linfield
College, saw a bright, star-like light hover, slow,
dim and flash. (Berliner)
Dec. 16, 1963; Pacific, 800 miles N of Midway
Island (BBU 8654)
5:05 p.m. crew of military aircraft saw a
white light blink 2-3 times per second moving very
fast across the sky. (Berliner)
12:21 a.m. At an area approximately 780 miles NW of
Honolulu, one object was sighted on radar on
MATS aircraft 21837 flying at 20,000 feet. The object
appeared to be making passes at an estimated speed of 380
knots on the MATS aircraft. Radar pickup only. The
object seemed to be using radar. (Dan Wilson)
Dec. 21, 1963; Pacific Ocean |
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