46.15N 171.15W (PACIFIC), May 1963May 1963

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Summary

On May 17, 1963 (Greenwich time May 18), crews aboard Navy ships in the Pacific Ocean reported an object that looked like a falling star of second magnitude. The first sighting, from the USS Savage, placed the object at about 46 degrees north, 171 degrees west, high in the sky on a course of about 284 degrees true. It was first assumed to be a satellite.

About one and a half hours later, the USS Savage reported a second sighting on the same course with the same characteristics. That object was viewed for about 10 seconds and also appeared to be a falling star.

The Air Force, in its Project 10073 record, said the description and duration were consistent with a meteor. It noted the object could not be a satellite because of its direction and duration, and evaluated the case as astronomical, a meteor.

Reported location

46.15N 171.15W (PACIFIC), May 1963

Date of incident

May 1963

State / country

? / XX

Page count

5 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 47

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
: 0 Was Balloon
17 Mav 1963 46, 15N LZ 15w (Ac thie | 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION FaCE 0 Possibly Balloon
O Was Aircraft ’
roel ———__________ HXGround- Visual O Ground-Radar 0 Probobly Aircraft
GMT 18/07577 09317 0 Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar |D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS «S$ Cc BX Was Astronomical MC LoOT
O Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
3% No Militar x O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE D Loa DR
1) not reported 5 Heatician Data for Evaluation
2) ten seconds fo (1 each) 980 der 7 [TE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING i 11. COMMENTS
MERINT report of obj assumed to he a Meteor sighting, Deserviption and
satellite about 2d magnitude, Socond duration consistent with this \
sighting about 1 1/2 hours 1 ater of obli ann lysis, Object on course of
on same course with same cha racteris.- 080 dgrs, Could not be satelliw
tics. Object viewed for 10 seconds, because of direction and dura-
Appeared to he falling star, tion,
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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