38-30N 74-20W (Atlantic), January 1962January 1962

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Summary

On January 15, 1962, a military crew aboard the SS President Van Buren reported objects in the Atlantic at about 38 degrees north and 74 degrees west. The sighting was made at about 1115 GMT, at dawn. It was seen by eye. The length of observation was not given.

The witnesses reported nine blue-green objects with the brightness of first and second magnitude stars. The objects varied in brightness and had light red halos. They flew together in various random patterns at medium to high altitude. Their courses changed from north-northeast, to east, to southeast, to south. The weather was cloudy with moderate wind and sea.

The Air Force record card lists this case as probable aircraft. The card notes the position was close to both Langley Air Force Base and the Norfolk Naval Air Station, and that the description supported this conclusion.

Reported location

38-30N 74-20W (Atlantic), January 1962

Date of incident

January 1962

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 44

Original case file scans

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4 MILITARY PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
3 15 Jan 62 38-308 7h4-20W (Atlantic) D Was Balloon |
iv QO Probably Balloon |
3. DATE-TINE id 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION We Fassimy Belioun
: 0615 i 0 Was Aircraft
Local ary ha 0 Ground-Visual 0 Ground-Radar & Probably Aircraft
GMT. 15/ 11152 0 AirVisval O Air-Intercept Radar DO Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS -» SOURCE OD Was Astronomical
O Yes Ep QO Probably Astronomical
GNe Military O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | & NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 5 COURSE |O Other Ra
O Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Not given nine varied O Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
7 blue-gresn objects the brightness of first | This report is evaluated as probable a/c
and second umesgnitude stars. The objects were due to the proximity to both the Langley
varying in brilliance and had red halos. They |AFB and the Norfclk NavAl Air Station and
were flying together in various random pattern due to the description.
: it a medium to high altitude. Objects flew on
various courses, INE then E then SE then S.
leaguer was cloudy.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP $2)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28996048