33.00 N 170.00 W, April 1962April 1962

Insufficient Data

Summary

On April 19, 1962, a military crew in the Pacific (about 33-00N 170-00W) reported one possible satellite. The object was described as space-borne and very fast, heading northeast. No duration was given. The Air Force noted that the Echo satellite was at 45N 137W going northeast at that time, and that if the reported time was correct, Echo could not have been visible from the given location. The record card concluded the object was possibly another satellite, or that there was an error in the time or location.

Reported location

33.00 N 170.00 W, April 1962

Date of incident

April 1962

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 45

Original case file scans

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3 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. COMCLUSIONS
E 3 | 3 i Wr 0 Was Bolloon
] is el 19 Acril 1962 33.00 Ii 170.00 W a Probably Bolloon
7. DATE-TIME Saou 3. YYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Betlcen
3 Loeth eee 0 Ground-Visuol o Ground-Rodor s Dal Rr irets
; J) re 0 Ale=Visvol 0 Air-lntarcept Rador 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE 7 Wos Astronomical
E O Yas 0 Probably Astronomical
f 3 Ne | Military 0 Posaibly Astronomical
3 7. LENGTH OF OB3ZERYATION 3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 2. COURSE 0 Othe twee
5 5 lasviticient Deva for Evgluation
3 | | NE 0D Unknown
: 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OP SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
tris report OL POSS isle satellite altitude st the time of sighting 1 9/12] 2Z Echo
dasceribed as space -borne and speed very fast. was at #5 N 137 © gO ing NE. If tine
; Heading liE. No duration given. iz correct Echo cou 1d not be visible
1 from the location given. Possibly
3 other satellite or &rror in time or
location. Insuffi cient data for
conclusion.
4 ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52)
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