23S 173 E (Between Nandi and Australia), December 1960December 1960

Insufficient Data

Summary

On December 29, 1960, the crew of a Pan American Boeing 707 flying from Sydney to Nandi reported one object. The sighting was over the ocean at about 23 degrees south, 173 degrees east. The object was seen from the air at about 35 degrees altitude, moving from the north-northwest toward the south-southeast.

The object had the brightness of the planet Venus. Its intensity did not vary as a meteor burning up would. It disappeared behind a cloud deck at about 15 degrees altitude. The crew believed at the time it was a satellite.

The report was evaluated in December 1961. No check was made on whether a satellite was in the area at that time. The Air Force listed the case as insufficient data, noting that without the duration and more information no evaluation was possible. A meteor was also called possible.

Reported location

23S 173 E (Between Nandi and Australia), December 1960

Date of incident

December 1960

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 41

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3

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| PROJECT RECORD CARD
VEILITARY sib |
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
4 . = | 0 Woes Ball
2G Dec 60 238 173E (Between Nandi aga a Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION G3. Fossivy Ballons

| BI i im O Ground-Visuol 0 Ground-Rodar ~ : dg AR

| GMT__22/1000Z (1 Air Visual O Air-Intercopt Radar |D Poasibly Aircraft

5. PHOTOS + SOURCE O Was Astronomical :

Oo : dah dh O Probably Astronomica

B iy Civil Airlines 0 Possibly Astronomical
] 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE CE WSR SEU
| Insufficient Dara for Evaluation
net given one SCE 8 Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

One object at 35° altitude moving from the NNW | Report evaluated in Dec 61. lio check made
k ito SSE with brightness of Venus. Did not vary |as to possibility of satellite ia area at
| in intensity. Disappeared behind cloud deck at | specified time, however object was re-
15° altitude. Believed at time of sighting to [ported as satellite. Remntry of Discoverefd

be satellite. Duration of sighting not stated. |this date. Also possible metecr. Without
i Observed from air. the duration and additional information,
~ no evaluation possible. Case listed as
insufficient dataf'or this reason.
© ATIC FORM 329 (RXV 26 3EP 52)

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