31.53N 72.05W m N. Bermuda, February 1962February 1962

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Summary

On February 23, 1962, a military air crew north of Bermuda (about 31-53N 72-00W) reported one object visible for less than 25 seconds. The crew described it as very fast, like a big comet, moving parallel to their aircraft. It was at an estimated altitude of 9,000 to 12,700 feet on a heading of 107 degrees magnetic and held a level course with no climb or descent. The Air Force noted the object had the characteristics of a meteor, with a slightly long duration. The record card concluded the sighting was astronomical (a meteor).

Reported location

31.53N 72.05W m N. Bermuda, February 1962

Date of incident

February 1962

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 44

Original case file scans

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: PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD |
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1. DATE : 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
| 31.538 72.00 W D Wes Balloon |
23 Feb 62 m N. Bermuda 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP © TYPE OF OBSERVATION 7. CVINY Eniown
0 Was Alicraft
SI de OD Ground- Visual 0 Grownd-Roder Q Probably Aircraft
: eMT__24/0050Z & Air Visual O AlrIntercept Rader | 2 Possibly Alrerelt
5. PHOTOS RC © Wos Astronomical
\ OVYes OD Probably Astronomical
& Ne Military ; 13 Possibly Astronomical
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. 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0 Other
O Insufficient Dote for Evgluation
0 Unknown
25 Seconds 1 p15 f 4g AE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Chbject in view less than 25 sec. Air visual Characteristics of meteor present.
sighting describes as fast moving (speed in Slightly long duration. No information
(2238 1500 kts.) like 2 big comet. Moving to indicate that this was not a meteor
parallel to a/c at altitude of 9,000 - observation and case is evaluated
12,700 ft. on heading of 107° magnetic. as Astro (meteor) siganting.
2vel flignt, no climbing or descending.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 82)
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