43.25N 67.00W (Atlantic), November 1962November 1962

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Summary

On November 2, 1962, at 2:50 a.m., a very bright greenish object about half the size of the moon was observed from a ship at latitude 43 degrees 25 minutes north and longitude 67 degrees 00 minutes west in the Atlantic Ocean. The object appeared at a bearing of 070 degrees true and an altitude of 45 degrees. It traveled straight downward to an altitude of about 3 degrees. When it disappeared, it was about the size of an orange. The object was visible for 5 seconds. A civilian observer on the T.M.S. Irving Glen reported the sighting. Weather conditions were blue sky with no wind, calm sea, barometer 1031 millibars, and air temperature 52 degrees Fahrenheit. The Air Force evaluated this as a meteor.

Reported location

43.25N 67.00W (Atlantic), November 1962

Date of incident

November 1962

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 47

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE

1 November 1962

2. LOCATION

43.25N 67.00W (Atlantic)

3. DATE-TIME GROUP

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

Local                    Ground-Visual     Ground-Radar
GMT.  02/02507           Air-Visual        Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS

6. SOURCE

Yes                      Civilian
No

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

9. COURSE

5 seconds                one               descending

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

11. COMMENTS

Very bright greenish obj, half size
of moon, appeared at 45 dgr elevation
descending. Size of orange when
disappeared.

Meteor observation.

12. CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical  Meteor
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Other
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 53)

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