2602N 14810W (PACIFIC), June 1961June 1961

Insufficient Data

Summary

On June 17, 1961, a military observer reported an object over the Pacific Ocean, near 20 degrees 2 minutes north and 148 degrees 10 minutes west, around 11:52 a.m. (GMT). The sighting lasted about 10 seconds. The object was spotted northwest of the aircraft, which was heading north northeast.

The object was bright and changed brightness in four stages. It followed a flat trajectory. The report was evaluated as no threat.

The Air Force noted that the short duration pointed to a meteor, but the changes in brightness in stages were not consistent with that. Because the report was brief, the case was listed as insufficient data.

Reported location

2602N 14810W (PACIFIC), June 1961

Date of incident

June 1961

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 42

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
: 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
: ge?

3 17 Jun 61 2002N 148104 \IACIFHC 0 Was Balioon
; 0 Probably Balloon
; ARR 0 4 Te RR SS AC [REE SRR a RN ce) - :
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Balloon
: i RY h 0 Wos Aircraft
g Local —_— D Ground-Visual O Ground-Radar O Probably Aircraft

m/v eA Ey Le “rv : :
CMT _-L7 [11522 Juh 61 es “Er AinYisvol O Air-Intarcept Rodar 0 Possibly Aircraft
. 5. PHOTOS 8. SOURCE EE RR UA 0 Was Astronomical

0 Yes iad : 00 Probably Astronomical
1 8 iy HT No E TLLLT : CY 0 Possibly Astronomical
F: 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF CBIECTS 9. COURSE RR RE A eh A TIE ROSIN
8 Insufficient Dora for Evaluation
10 seconds Cne NIE 0 Unknown
: 19. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Bil eh 1
: Bright object in sight for 10 seconds, Duration indicates meteor observation ’
3 Spotted NW of a/e heading NNE, Object changed however the changes in brightness in
| brightness in four stages, Ilzt trajectory; stages is inconsistant therefore the
1 CIRVIS repert evaluated nc threat. case is listed as insufficient data
due to the briefness of the revort.

: ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 372)
; N

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