22.40N 125.00E, April 1962April 1962

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Summary

In April 1962, a military crew in the Pacific (about 29-40N 125-00W) reported one object traveling to the north-northeast. The object was watched for about 6 minutes. It was first seen at a bearing of 005 degrees and an elevation of about 10 degrees, with the brightness of a second magnitude star, and faded gradually. The Air Force noted the object had the characteristics of a satellite. No Echo satellite data was available, but the indications pointed to a satellite. The record card concluded the sighting was a satellite.

Reported location

22.40N 125.00E, April 1962

Date of incident

April 1962

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 45

Original case file scans

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1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
] I. DATE 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Vas Balloon
- - - B69 29 40N 125. 00% 0 Probably Belison
ESS Le RN § TE EEE." £7 ISAACS SO GUTOR TE... 4 ZK Am Bh A SESE TAA RAL EN S—— — sail 1
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF GBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
i ca \ He 0 Was Aircraft
FE Bn RAT Ra A AES SSO 2 Ground-Yisual a Ground-Radar 8 Prebebly Airorolt
: oY AER 2 by 4648 Hp A 18 17 3 | 0 AirVYisual 0 Air-intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
: 5. PHOTOS 8. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
4 0 Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
] & No Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
d 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION “18. NUMBER OF OSJECTS | 9. COURSE |O:XOther___Sotollite
; 0 Insufficient Dota for Eveluation
3 - . ai : 0 Unknown
QO mins one Jd, Degrees
10. BRIZF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS EEE RT Eee |
Obj traveling NNE observed for 6 mins{Obj had characeristics of satellite
E ‘ft Initial observation at 005 deg crue I No ECHO data av ailable, howavyver
| 9 elev 10 degrees, Brightness of secondfall idications point to a satellite
magnitude star, Gradual fade & disappgar// observation & case is listed
3 on heading of 044 deg elev 5 degrees. fin this category.
i Not picked up on Radar,
; f ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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