04.20N 111.03E, April 1961April 1961

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Summary

On April 1, 1961, at Clark Air Force Base, Philippines, multiple witnesses including CO, OCD, JOOD, and Lookout observed a white object of second magnitude. The object moved on an easterly course with a sighted bearing of 170 degrees elevation 15 degrees, traveling toward and across the southern constellation to a fixed bearing at an estimated elevation of 30 degrees. The object remained in sight for about 12 minutes. Observation occurred at 2 a.m. in clear bright night conditions with a third moon. Weather conditions showed ceiling and visibility unlimited with two tenths cloud coverage. No unusual activity was noted. No known air traffic was present. The object displayed all appearances of satellites witnessed in the past. No further evidence was reported. The Air Force evaluation is not specified in the available pages.

Reported location

04.20N 111.03E, April 1961

Date of incident

April 1961

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 42

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
[illegible]

2. LOCATION
[illegible]

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local _______________
GMT _______________

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
X Ground-Visual    ☐ Ground-Radar
☐ Air-Visual       ☐ Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS
☐ Yes
☐ No

6. SOURCE
[illegible]

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

9. COURSE

12. CONCLUSIONS
☐ Was Balloon
☐ Probably Balloon
☐ Possibly Balloon
☐ Was Aircraft
☐ Probably Aircraft
☐ Possibly Aircraft
☐ Was Astronomical
☐ Probably Astronomical
☐ Possibly Astronomical
☐ Other_____________
☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation
☐ Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

11. COMMENTS
[illegible]

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 28 SEP 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28992188