33.55N 163.48E (Pacific), September 1962September 1962

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Summary

On September 16, 1962, at 7:00 a.m. local time, a military observer at coordinates 33.05N 163.48E (Pacific) reported sighting a bright spherical object resembling the first magnitude star. The object appeared at a low position angle of 40 degrees and moved eastward. The observer noted the object's speed was visible to the naked eye. Cloud coverage was 7/10 with good visibility. The sighting lasted an unspecified duration. Comments noted the object was heading south at the equator at about 104 degrees at the time of sighting, with insufficient data for evaluation and a possible aircraft sighting.

Reported location

33.55N 163.48E (Pacific), September 1962

Date of incident

September 1962

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 46

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE                              2. LOCATION                         12. CONCLUSIONS
16 September 1962                   33.05N 163.48E (Pacific)            [ ] Was Balloon
                                                                          [X] Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP                  4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION              [ ] Possibly Balloon
Local________________               [X] Ground-Visual                   [ ] Was Aircraft
GMT 16/13352                        [ ] Ground-Radar                    [ ] Probably Aircraft
                                    [ ] Air-Visual                      [ ] Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS                           [ ] Air-Intercept Radar             [ ] Was Astronomical
[ ] Yes                             5. SOURCE                           [ ] Probably Astronomical
[X] No                              Military                            [ ] Possibly Astronomical

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION            8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS                9. COURSE
                                    one                                 East
not reported

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING       11. COMMENTS
Bright spherical object like 1st mag   Echo 1 heading South at Equator
star appeared low on horizon at 040     at about 104 dgr at the time.
dgr azimuth. Direction of flight       Sighting at 0700 local and
East. Speed visible by naked eye.       possibly other satellite; how
                                        ever duration not rptd and obj
                                        indicates Easterly travel.
                                        Insufficient data for evaluation.
                                        Also possible a/c sighting.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 28 SEP 52)

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