3648N 12418W and 3449N 12438W (PACIFIC), September 1961September 1961

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Summary

In September 1961, over the Pacific off the California coast, a single white object was reported. It was about the size and brightness of a first magnitude star. It was first seen at about 195 degrees azimuth heading northeast. It disappeared over the horizon after about 4 minutes of flight. The witness used binoculars. The Air Force found no conflicting data and noted the sighting matched a satellite. The card lists the cause as a satellite.

Reported location

3648N 12418W and 3449N 12438W (PACIFIC), September 1961

Date of incident

September 1961

State / country

? / XX

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 43

Original case file scans

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j TEER PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD disk
DATE i y 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
| | (PA cfc) O Was Balloon
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Sep 61 3648N 12418W and 34LON 12438W O Probably Balloon
| 3. DATE-TIME GROUP & TYPE OF OBSERVATION A |
Local — & 22 er 0 Ground-Visual 0 Ground-Radar 5 Preis Alvar |
GMT 0 t0539Z ] 0 0 552 XH AirVisval 0 Air-Intercept Radar a Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS o 0 Was Astronomical M E702
QO Yes BX Probably Astronsmicael
XXNe Military O Possibly Astronomicel |
| BF | 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 1 DP scission
| o sks Data for Evaluation
2-3 sec 2 Varied i fod
| 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 2 round white obJjts 11. COMMENTS Duration and characteristics
i w/orange tails emitting sparks. Observed indicate probably meteors fm meteorologi-
about 1 1/2 hrs apart. cal shower.
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