18.45N 166 DEG E Near Wake Is., April 1962April 1962

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Summary

On April 21, 1962, near Wake Island, military personnel observed a round pen-sized object at 3:30 a.m. The object had no tail or sound. It rose in a 330-degree direction at 35 degrees elevation after 6 minutes of light. It disappeared bearing 020 degrees true at 10 degrees elevation. The sighting lasted 8 minutes. Observers included an OOD, JOOD, operations officer, lookout, and quartermaster. The Air Force evaluated the case as a satellite.

Reported location

18.45N 166 DEG E Near Wake Is., 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
21 April 1962

2. LOCATION
18 N
160 E
Near Wake I.

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local
GMT 22/0750Z

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

5. PHOTOS
Yes
No

6. SOURCE
Military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
[illegible]

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
1

9. COURSE
NE

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Round pen sized object white. No tail or sound viewed in 330 at 35 elevation after 0 min light. Sighting at night in ship with aid of binoculars.

11. COMMENTS
At 0750Z on 22 April Raho was at 30 N 15 E. EX heading NE. This would be visible in reported location and all other factors confirm to a satellite sighting. Case evaluated as Raho I.

12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Other
Soho
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28996784