03.08S 35.56W, September 1962September 1962

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Summary

On September 1, 1962, the crew of the Greek tanker Hyperion reported an object over the South Atlantic. The position was about 3 degrees south and 35 degrees 56 minutes west. The object was in sight for about 2 minutes.

The crew described an object like a rocket moving north-northeast. It was very fast and white and star-like in color, like the biggest star. It took about two minutes from when it was sighted at the horizon until it disappeared.

The report reached the Air Force through Coast Guard channels and was filed under Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports. The Air Force said rocket or missile activity moving north-northeast was not likely unless launched from a South American country, and that the duration was too long for a meteor. The Air Force said the object was most probably a launch, possibly from Argentina, and considered it a rocket rather than a UFO.

Reported location

03.08S 35.56W, September 1962

Date of incident

September 1962

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 46

Original case file scans

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| PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD |
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; 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
: 0 Wos Balloon
1 September 1962 3.085 35,56W a bcd {8 cd pi
3. DATE-TIME GROUP i. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TREY Wien
y 0 Was Aircraft
| Local Cr —— 8 Graund- Visual ag das O Probably Aircroft
TS fafa 0 AirVisuudl O Air-Intercept Rador D Possibly Aircroft
5 PHOTOS fay SOURCE 0 Was Astronomicol
QO Yes 0° Probably Astronomical
§ & No | Civilian Greek Tanker DO Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BX Other BOcket or Missile
m] eli Doto for Evaluation
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2 minutes one NNE his iplis
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Rocket sighted moving NNE . Very fast, Rpt of obj like rocket in sight
White starlike color, Disappeared in for 2 minutes, Rocket & missile
 twofiinutes. activity moving NNE not likely
unless Brazilian or other South
American country. Duration excessive
: for meteor. Most probably launch |}
1s from Argentina if obj is rocked,
| Rocket activity rpts fm that
| country for Nov, Obj considered
i rocket, not UFO.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28998906