35.06N. 129.57W. (Pacific), January 1959January 1959

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Summary

On January 2, 1959, at 2:00 a.m. local time, a military observer at a location in the Pacific (35.05 North, 129.57 East) reported sighting an object traveling from west to east along the southern horizon. The object had brilliant illumination and a clear sky. The sighting lasted four seconds. The observer reported the object traveling on a general course of 120 degrees magnetic heading with a speed calculated at 127 degrees magnetic bearing. The Air Force concluded this was a typical observation of a meteor.

Reported location

35.06N. 129.57W. (Pacific), January 1959

Date of incident

January 1959

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 35

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
2 Jan 59

2. LOCATION
35.05N 129.57W (Pacific)

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local
0200/01 2/Jan 59

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual
Air-Visual
Ground-Radar
Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS
Yes
No

6. SOURCE
Military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
4 secs

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

9. COURSE
Dist

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Obj travelling from West to East along Southern horizon from position of A/C. Slow, illumination brilliant, Clear sky. In sight for 8 seconds.

11. COMMENTS
Typical observation of meteor.

12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical Meteor
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28981609