2543N 4822W (ATLANTIC), January 1961January 1961

Insufficient Data

Summary

On January 29, 1961, at 0912Z, a ship in the Atlantic near 25 degrees 43 minutes north reported one object. It was airborne and very high, traveling very fast on a heading of about 130 degrees true. The sky was clear.

The object crossed in line with the star Vega and was of the same magnitude. The crew thought it was apparently a satellite.

The Air Force conclusion was insufficient data. The comment says the object could have been an artificial satellite, but the report lacked enough data to confirm this, and it could also have been a meteor. The ship's destination was not reported, which prevented a follow-up.

Reported location

2543N 4822W (ATLANTIC), January 1961

Date of incident

January 1961

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 41

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 2

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Rd PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD |
1. DATE 72. LOCATION 72. CONCLUSIONS
: O Wes Ball
29 Jan 61 254 3N weoow  ( ATLANT/e) |G Probably Bellon
| 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Belloon |
PUPAL, OR Sa WG round- Vi sual DO Ground-Reodoar a Prabobly Aircraft |
| oMT_200912Z 0 Air Visual o Ninian Rudy [8 Posey Fern
5. PHOTOS SOURCE O Was Astronomical
a Yes O Probably Astronomical |
0 Ne Military O Possibly Astronomicel
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0 Othe# |
3 B Insufficient Date for Evaluation
! : 1 0 Unknown
; 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Object traveling very 11. COMMENTS It is possible that the object |
| 3 fast heading 130° true. "Spparently satellite.'wvas an artificial satellite, but the | |
Crosses in line with star Vega, same magnitudel. report contains insufficient data to
: determine this. Could also have been a
| meteor. Reported by a ship, but desti-
nation was not reported, preventing a
follow-up investigation.
3 ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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