16-32N 119-31 E Luzon, Philippines, February 1962February 1962

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Summary

On February 23, 1962, a crew aboard a U.S. Navy ship off Luzon in the Philippines (16-32N 119-31E) reported a bright white object in the night sky. The sighting was a military ground-visual report and lasted about 7 minutes. The object appeared at an altitude of about 46 degrees on a bearing of 156 degrees. It was about half the size and the same brightness as the star Betelgeuse in Orion. It slowly moved lower and faded into haze at about 21 degrees altitude. The night was clear with light winds. The Air Force record card concluded the object was the Echo I satellite, which was visible from that location at that time.

Reported location

16-32N 119-31 E Luzon, Philippines, February 1962

Date of incident

February 1962

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 44

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD |
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS |
7 16-32N 119-31 E O Was Bolloon f
23 Feb 1562 : Luzon, Philippines 0 chor <1 th
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION WL heey Selon
O Was Aiicraoft
MY pe RE PU NORA XXGround- Visual O Ground-Rodar O Probably Aircraft
CMT_2 11497 a AirVisvel a Air-Intercept Rodor O Possibly Aircroft |
5. PHQTOS URCE DO Wos Astronomical !
O Yes O Probobly Astronomical t
AX Ne Military : OD Possibly Astronomical i
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE © Othee_Bcho IT _.
O Insufficient Dato for Evaluation
O Unknown
7 Min
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1). COMMENTS
Bright white cbjsct presumed satellite On 23 Feb at 11497 Echo was at 12° N
sbserved at altitude of 46° bearing 156° 122.26 E heading 3E. Observation of
dzimuth., 1/2 size and same mag as Betelgenux Echo I.
cbserved for 7 minutes when it disappeared
into haze at altitude of 21° 148° azimuth.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28996312