3735N 0914W (ATLANTIC), March 1961March 1961

Insufficient Data

Summary

On March 15, 1961, an object was reported in the Atlantic at about 37 degrees 35 minutes north, 9 degrees 14 minutes west. The object was at high altitude. It was measured at magnitude 1.7 at 7:42 p.m. GMT, at an altitude of 27 degrees and a bearing of 263 degrees. At 7:48 p.m. GMT it passed about 45 minutes below the star Rigel.

On Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports, the comments said that if the object's brightness was a minus magnitude, it could have been the satellite Echo I. However, the report did not give enough detail, and the card listed insufficient data for a firm conclusion.

Reported location

3735N 0914W (ATLANTIC), March 1961

Date of incident

March 1961

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 42

Original case file scans

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bo PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD :
1. DATE § LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
7 0 Wos Balloon
15 Mar 61 3735N 0914w (ATLANTIC) O Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Belloon
CURTERE ERA ta - 8 Ground- Visual O Ground-Rader a Probobly Aireraft
CMT 1519427 0 Ai~Visual O Air-Intsrcept Rodar DO Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 8. SOURCE O Was Astronomical
O Yes 0 Probobly Astronomical
@ No Military OD Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION E NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE EE | OE RE AEE ROR
B Insufficient Dote for Evaluation
O Unknown
COTE CR RAR TAaRnAs STEER REE SIRE RIG
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Objt at high altitude. [!)- COMMENTS Tf brightness of objt was a
Magnitude 1.7 at 1942Z, altitude 27° bearing [minus (-) magnitude, it is possible that
263°, At 1948Z passes 45 mins below Rigel. At |objt was satellite Echo I. However, repoft
1952Z passes 03° below Sirius, it 19552 dis- |waxxShxxxxai¥XX3t¥ does not indicate
appeared at altitude 12°, bearing 161°. whether the reported magnitude was minus
{ (4) or plus (+) 1.7. Therefore, a valid
conclusion cannot De reached.
ATIC PORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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