4255N 4330W (ATLANTIC), March 1961March 1961

Insufficient Data

Summary

On March 5, 1961, an orbiting object was reported in the Atlantic at about 42 degrees 55 minutes north, 43 degrees 30 minutes west. The report came from a merchant ship. The object looked like a first magnitude star. It was sighted over Venus and faded out under Procyon at 135 degrees. Its speed was unknown, and the duration was not reported.

On Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports, the comments said the object was possibly the satellite Echo I. However, the duration was not given and the directions were too general, so the card listed insufficient data for a valid conclusion.

Reported location

4255N 4330W (ATLANTIC), March 1961

Date of incident

March 1961

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 41

Original case file scans

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: i PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD ~~, |
||. pate 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
; CQ Wos Balloon
| L Mar 61 L255N L330W ATeaN ic.) 0 Probably Balloon
8 | 3 OATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION @ Tesniny Sarieen
2110 O Was Aircraft
NRL DL A ——— 0 Ground- Visual O Ground-Radar Q Probably Aircraft
omMT__050010Z 0 Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar | DO Possibly Aircraft
5. "PHOTOS « SOUR { OD Was Astronomical
O Yes ; O Probably Astronomical
; B Neo Millis DO Possibly Astronomical
] 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE CHE, RSREREA RA —
i . : B Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
3 O Unknown
BB  [10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Orbiting objt likened |[11. COMMENTS(Objt possibly was satellite
to a first magnitude star, sighted over EchO I. However, duration was not re- |
I 3 Venus. Faded out under Procyon 135°. Speed own. ported and directions reported |
| § are too general to allow a valid
| 3 conclusion.
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28991754