30.05N 175.00E (FAR EAST), November 1961November 1961

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Summary

On November 9, 1961, a military observer aboard a ship in the Pacific reported an object at about 6:30 (0630 Zulu). The position was near 30 degrees north, 175 degrees east. The object was starlike, with the brightness of a second magnitude star. It was at medium altitude and headed northeast, crossing the sky parallel to the Milky Way. One object was seen. It was in sight for about 15 minutes and disappeared below the horizon. The Air Force compared the path and timing to the Echo I satellite, which would have crossed the equator and been visible to the observer at that time and place. It listed the case as Echo I.

Reported location

30.05N 175.00E (FAR EAST), November 1961

Date of incident

November 1961

State / country

? / XX

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 44

Original case file scans

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1 : Pe PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD Fg
| 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
i i Ly i He es HA SHARE LAUREN 0 Was Balloon
oH 9 Tov ol 30.05N 175008 HZ EAST) [a] Probably Bolloon
i 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION B TROREN Noa
i : E 0 Ves Aircraft
§ Loeal taaaianinli cd Bilan ch de fst Lo O<Ground-VYisuol 0 Ground-Raudar 0 Probobly Aircraft
4 i rn oy FH FH
a oMT__02/063°7 0 Air Visuol O Air-Intercept Radar |B Possibly Aircroft
E 5. PHOTOS + SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Po 0 Yes DO Probably Astronomicel
§ No Military D Possibly Astronomical
5 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVYATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE IR: Over alot eos on Bo
i 0 Insufficient Dote for Evaluation
So : DE 0 Unknown
3 15 min i Ng :
EE 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Starlike objt, brigi:- 11. COMMENTS AF 00217 Echo crossei squator
E ness of 2nd mag sar. Medium altitude, headirgz | at 119°E. and would be visible fo chbser-
E NE corssed sky rzreilel to Milky Way disappearing vers at time and locatioz heading IE.
4 below horizon == 23%/06L5Z. | Case evaluated as Echo I.
4 ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SZP 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28995492