38.01N 173.15W, August 1962August 1962

Insufficient Data

Summary

On August 3, 1962, near coordinates 28.01 degrees North, 173.15 degrees West, a military observer reported an unidentified object. The object appeared at an elevation of 40 degrees and descended to 20 degrees over a ten-minute period. The sighting lasted ten minutes. Speed was unknown. The observer noted the object's brightness was characteristic of many satellite sightings, and the case was considered a possible satellite observation. No official Air Force evaluation appears in the available pages.

Reported location

38.01N 173.15W, August 1962

Date of incident

August 1962

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 46

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 3 August 1962

2. LOCATION: 28.01 N 173.15W

3. DATE-TIME GROUP: Local [blank] GMT 03/0745Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: [checkboxes for Ground-Visual, Air-Visual, Ground-Radar, Air-Intercept Radar]

5. PHOTOS: Yes / No [No is checked]

6. SOURCE: Military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: 10 mins

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: one

9. COURSE: no prt

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Obj appearing in elev fm 40dgr to 20dgr in ten mins. Speed unknown. Brightness of star.

12. CONCLUSIONS: [Checkboxes for Was Balloon, Probably Balloon, Possibly Balloon, Was Aircraft, Probably Aircraft, Possibly Aircraft, Was Astronomical, Probably Astronomical, Possibly Astronomical, Other: Satellite, Insufficient Data for Evaluation, Unknown]

11. COMMENTS: Although no direction is rptd, the sighting is characteristic of many satellite sptns & the case is considered to be a satellite observation.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28998548