33-35N 176-40W, January 1962January 1962

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Summary

On January 8, 1962, a Navy aircraft crew reported an object in the Pacific at about 33 degrees north and 176 degrees west. The sighting was made at about 1540 GMT. It was seen by eye.

The object had the size and brilliance of a bright planet. There was one object and it was heading from southwest to northeast. It disappeared over the horizon. The crew estimated its velocity at about twice the speed of the Echo satellite.

The Air Force record card lists this case as a satellite. The card notes the object was not Echo, because Echo had passed the pole and was at a different position at the time. However, the object had the characteristics of an orbital path, so it was listed as a satellite.

Reported location

33-35N 176-40W, January 1962

Date of incident

January 1962

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 44

Original case file scans

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/ MILITARY PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD |
: 1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
z ? $1 O Wes Balloon |
8 Jan %2 33-35N 176-L0w O Probably Balloon
1 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION W.. TERY Swriewn
: "10 Wes Aicroft i i
3 FC] Ree ne td rd Re SSR HIN O Ground- Visual DO Ground-Raodar O Probably Aireroft |
1 GMT 08/ 15402 0 Air Visual O Air-Intercep! Rador O Possibly Aircraft
i 5. PHOTOS . RCE 0 Was Astronomical
5 O Yes OD Probably Astronomicol

4 & Ne Military : O Possibly Astronomicol

E h

Ee Be EEE EE SG SEE ee ed o i, a

3 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Od Shey S8tellite,

4 0 Insufficient Date for Evaluation

4 Not given one SW-NE Cl
i: 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

Object size and brilliance of planet. Dis- On 8 Jan at 15402 Fcho was in a N-3

4 appeared over horizon in SW-NE orbit. flight having passed the pole. Echo
f Velocity estimated at twice speed of Echo. was at 33°35 min N at a longitude of

1 128°E at 1513Z. Object not Echo. How-

3 ever object has characteristics of

3 orbit and case is listed as satellite.

3 ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 82)
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