0936N 14515W (Pacific), February 1961February 1961

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Summary

On February 10, 1961, a round, white object was reported over the Pacific Ocean near 9 degrees 36 minutes north, 145 degrees 15 minutes west. The sighting came from a military source, the SS Lone Star State, and was relayed by radio and telephone. The object was at a height of about 50 degrees above the horizon. It was moving slowly toward a bearing of about 45 degrees. The sea was calm and the weather was clear.

The record card is part of Project 10073, the Air Force's official file for unidentified flying object reports. The Air Force comment said the object was possibly a satellite or a meteor, depending on how long it was visible. The duration was not reported. Because the information was very limited, the file states that no valid conclusion could be reached.

Reported location

0936N 14515W (Pacific), February 1961

Date of incident

February 1961

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 41

Original case file scans

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3 Ci PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD i |
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS ;
a O Woes Balloon
10 Feb 61 0936N 14515W (Pacific) O Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TT en
0 RRR Co SEU 2 Ground- Visual ' O Ground-Rodar 5 beg oft
eMT___110500Z O Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar |D Possibly Aircraft
5. ‘PHOTOS « SOURCE ODO Was Astronomical |
a Yes DO Probably Astronomical |
2 Ne Military DO Possibly Astronomical |
7. LENGTH OF. OBSERVATION " NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE CRE RE RT
: Insufficient Dete for Evaluation
O Unknown
FERRET SENT IRG AERE. | SRO NOME ORNS NSU RUOTUROES SEE SSUES ORY he SA |
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Round, white object. 11. COMMENTS Oh ject possibly a satellite or |
Height of object 50°. Moving slowly OU5°, a meteor, depending on duration of sighf-
| : ; ing which was not reported. Infdé re-
ported is very limited precluding a
valid conclusion.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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