100-135 Mi SE Of Azores, [ILLEGIBLE]Date unknown

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Summary

On an unknown date, the US Coast Guard cutter Eagle reported sighting a very bright object moving at high speed in a position 100-135 miles southeast of the Azores. The object moved from west to east, remaining visible for about 10 seconds before disappearing from sight. It was bright enough to shine through overcast conditions and had a magnitude greater than the planet Venus. The object moved too fast to be tracked as it traveled out of sight. The Air Force concluded the sighting was probably a meteor.

Reported location

100-135 Mi SE Of Azores, [ILLEGIBLE]

Date of incident

Date unknown

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 33

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD LOCATION: 100-135 MI SE of Azores TYPE OF OBSERVATION: - Ground-Visual - Airborne - Shipboard - Air-Intercept Radar SOURCE: Coast Guard NUMBER OF OBJECTS: one COURSE: W to E CONCLUSIONS: - Probably Balloon - Possibly Balloon - Was Aircraft - Possibly Aircraft - Was Astronomical - Probably Astronomical - Possibly Astronomical - Other - Insufficient Data for Evaluation - Unknown COMMENTS: Probable meteor sighting. [Additional text in lower portion, partially legible]: ng at high speed it 10 secs. Bright overcast. Mag- planet.