32.32N 177.20W (Pacific), April 1963April 1963

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Summary

On April 3, 1963, at 4:08 a.m. local time, a Navy aircraft observed a possible satellite near coordinates 32 degrees 32 minutes north, 177 degrees 20 minutes west in the Pacific Ocean. The object was described as pin-sized and was heading eastbound. The sighting was reported by military officials through official channels. The Air Force documented the report but noted no evaluation was available at the time of filing.

Reported location

32.32N 177.20W (Pacific), April 1963

Date of incident

April 1963

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 47

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
3 April 1963

2. LOCATION
32,32N 177,20W (Pacific)

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local ___
GMT 04/0857Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual [ ] Ground-Radar
[X] Air-Visual [ ] Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS
[ ] Yes
[ ] No

6. SOURCE
Military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
not reported

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

9. COURSE
East

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
CIRVIS report of possible satellite.
Size of pin.

11. COMMENTS
[illegible text] not available. Object considered to be possible satellite by reporting officials. [illegible handwritten text]

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 29000573