43.17N 37.30W (ATLANTIC), February 1961February 1961

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Summary

On February 6, 1961, at 2320Z, the crew of a Navy WV-2 barrier aircraft over the Atlantic near 43 degrees 17 minutes north, 37 degrees 30 minutes west reported one object. Five officers sighted it visually, through binoculars, and with an octant. The object was white and round or oval, about the size of a match head at arm's length, and brighter and larger than any visible star.

The aircraft was heading 290 degrees true at 6,500 feet. The object was at a bearing of 267 degrees with an elevation of about 5 degrees 34 minutes. It moved in a westerly direction and stayed in sight until about 2350Z, when it disappeared over the horizon. The sighting lasted about 30 minutes.

The Air Force conclusion was astronomical, the planet Venus. The comment says the object moved with the aircraft and that its disappearance coincided with the setting of Venus.

Reported location

43.17N 37.30W (ATLANTIC), February 1961

Date of incident

February 1961

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 41

Original case file scans

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SAG, PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD es ac |
i I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
| ; O Was Balloor
6 Feb 6p 43.170 37.300 (ATLANTIC) |O Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION SR S—
PE RR RRR Fe Sw A Ro SED O Ground- Visual 0 Ground-Rodar a Brobely Rivers
GMT 06/2320% “B¥ AirgVi sual O Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS » SOUR BX Was Astronomical Verds
0O Yes O Probably Astronomical
| «01 Ne Military O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION " NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE CEE RRNA Rea Te |
O Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
: : O Unknown
: 30 min i 2
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING White and round or oval |[1l. COMMENTSObjt moving with a/c and at eley of
in shape. Air crew sighting through Bx & 50. Disappearing below horizon, same
1 octant single. UFO at 06/2320Z fm a/c heading position in about 30 min. Star or planet
| 290°T, altitude 6500. Objt was at a bearing | would take about this time to set. Initidl
of 267° w/ elev of 5° 34Y, At 06/2327 objt observation at 3500N elliptic. Disappear
i had 3° elev and was moving W. Remaind in ance coincided with setting of ¥enus
sight until 06/23502 at which time it disappep®Sd on elliptic Mag -4.1. Case listed
] over horizon. Objt brighter than any star. as astro sighting of Venus.
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