28.34N 163.42W (PACIFIC), November 1961November 1961

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Summary

On November 11 or 12, 1961, a military observer aboard a ship in the Pacific reported an object at about 4:31 (0431 Zulu). The position was near 23 degrees north, 163 degrees west. The object was round and white, heading northeast. One object was seen. It traveled on a straight track and was lost in haze on the horizon after about 9 minutes. The observers used a sextant and binoculars while getting a navigation fix. The Air Force compared the path and timing to the Echo satellite, which would have crossed the equator heading northeast and been visible at that time and place. It listed the case as Echo I.

Reported location

28.34N 163.42W (PACIFIC), November 1961

Date of incident

November 1961

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 44

Original case file scans

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: 1. DATE 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS

i: Goria ’ fig !0 Was Balloon

1 11 ZNov 81 28,34 163.42W (fdcFic) ‘0 Probably Balloon

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E 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION [5 Coan ity Roress

4 J {0 Wos Aircraft

i Local ES TE Ee L Ground-Visuol 0 Ground-Rader ia Probably Aircroft

A GT. 12/4312 A O AirVisual 0 Air-Intercept Radar i Possibly Aircraft
EF 5. PHCTCS SCURCE {0 Wos Astronomical
E O Yes 0 Probably Astronomical

D:Ne 411 itary :0D Possibly Astronomical
E 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE tox Ovher— Echo IT
A ‘0 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
3 3 ; : A 0 Unknown

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1 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1 round wolite obje head-|W. COMMENTS Behe sroesed sguator heading

E dng Uc lost in haze on horizon ster 9 min TE at O413Z =zt _39° Longitude and would
: pbseiztion, Track straight. Use of sextent and] be vasible to tres observers of their

3 ign clzrs, time and locatica. Case evaluated as

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28995528