35.2N 173.9W (PACIFIC), November 1961November 1961

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Summary

On November 15, 1961, a military observer aboard an aircraft over the Pacific reported an object at about 1:27 a.m. (1327 Zulu). The position was near 36 degrees north, 173 degrees west. One object was seen. It was an extremely brilliant, falling object with an incandescent tail trailing about one mile. It was at about 45 degrees elevation. The object disappeared over the horizon to the southwest, on a bearing of about 245 degrees true. The Air Force noted the object was moving the wrong direction for a satellite reentry but had all the marks of a bolide. It listed the case as astronomical, a meteor.

Reported location

35.2N 173.9W (PACIFIC), November 1961

Date of incident

November 1961

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 44

Original case file scans

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TRAE, PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
' ia led fi a \ 0 Wes Bolloon
15 Nov é1 35.2N 173.90 (tacisy < / D Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0. Possibly Dutteon
E 0 Was Aircraft
Ty RAT X@A Ground-Visuvel 0 Ground-Rodor 0 Probably Aireroft
GMT 15/13272 D AirVisual O Air-Intercept Rodar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS [8 SOURCE 10 Was Astronomical ioLeor
0 Yes ‘0 Probobly Astronomical
+--B:Ne | Military DO Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE a Jil a] ] SOAS ENR itis U0 A Ca
O Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
1 : 0 Unknown
: SW
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Poszibl=s nose cone 1. COMMENTS ~=z-ing wrong direction for
reentry, brilliant falling ctjt with reentry. Taretion not included however
inczndescent tail trailing sbout, 1 mile, obsexvaticn has all characteristics of
chserved at 45° elev. Objt disappeared over a bolids sigating.
Se Fe 57 RY TIX
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP $2)
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