14.59 N 149.02 E?, April 1962April 1962

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Summary

On April 19, 1962, near coordinates 14:59 N 149:02 E, a round white object was sighted at night. The object was observed at initial elevation of 020 degrees and disappeared at 057 degrees elevation at 233 degrees bearing. The sighting lasted 7 minutes and was visible for at least 30 minutes. The object disappeared behind clouds. Initial sighting occurred at 0200 hours (2 a.m.) and looked through 7/10 cloud cover in scattered rain squalls. The object was evaluated as a satellite by Navy observers, OOD, JOD, and two lookouts from USS Thomaston. The official conclusion was Satellite.

Reported location

14.59 N 149.02 E?, April 1962

Date of incident

April 1962

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 45

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 19 April 1962
2. LOCATION: 14:59 N 149:02 E
3. DATE-TIME GROUP: Local [illegible] GMT 19/1124Z
5. PHOTOS: Yes / No
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: [illegible]

12. CONCLUSIONS: [checkboxes for Was Balloon, Probably Balloon, Possibly Balloon, Was Aircraft, Probably Aircraft, Possibly Aircraft, Was Astronomical, Probably Astronomical, Possibly Astronomical, Other, Insufficient Data for Evaluation, Unknown]

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground-Visual / Air-Visual / Ground-Radar / Air-Intercept Radar
6. SOURCE: Military
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: 1
9. COURSE: 030

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING:
Round object sighted at night. Color white. No trail or sound. Reported at sight for 7 Min. Disappeared behind cloud. Initial sighting at 020 Elev 45 Az. Disappearing 057 at 233 plv. Sighting at night by OOD, JOD and 2 lookouts through 7/10 cloud cover in scattered rain squalls.

11. COMMENTS:
At 11Z42 on 19 April Echo was below the equator heading NE and would not in visible for at least 30 Min. Longitude listed as 240.060 E and is in error. Object was evaluated as satellite by reporting officials.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28996774