47-30N 172-30W, January 1962January 1962

Insufficient Data

Summary

On January 5, 1962, a Navy aircraft pilot reported a satellite in the Pacific. The sighting was made at about 1750 GMT and lasted about 5 minutes. It was seen by the pilot.

The object appeared at 35 degrees above the horizon on a bearing of about 280 degrees from the aircraft. It was heading east and passed the zenith about 4 minutes later. Its speed was not determined and it had no identifying marks.

The Air Force record card lists this case as a possible satellite observation. The card notes the Echo satellite was traveling northeast in that direction at the time, though Echo would not quite be visible at the exact time reported. Because the object was identified as a satellite, the card concluded a slight error in time was possible and listed it as a possible satellite.

Reported location

47-30N 172-30W, January 1962

Date of incident

January 1962

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 44

Original case file scans

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E MILITARY PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

3 1. DATE 2. LOCATION C12. CONCLUSIONS

1 a 20" O Wos Balloon

5 Jan 82 47-308 172-304 0 Probably Balloon |
3 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION CR Giri hid
E 0 Was Aircraft |
3 Local ——————e 0 Ground-Yisual 0 Ground-Radar Q Probably Aircraft
E GMT 05/ 17502 “D Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aireraft

1 5. PHOTOS . SOURCE O Was Astronomical
i 0 Yes PIRI O Probably Astronomical
3 a Neo Mqiiltary 0 Possibly Astronomical

| [7 LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | #. COURSE |Ol Other £035 Satellite

4 0 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation

1 5 min to zenith one 0 QO Unknown

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: 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING > 11. COMMENTS

1 ‘Navy a/¢ pilot reported satellite on bearing At 05/1735Z Echo I.was at L47°50'N

1 > 280° from his position appearing at 35° 157-30E zad would have appeared to be

1 above horizon heading EZ. Coject passed zenith | traveling NE to the witness, Echo would

4 min later. Speed not datermined and object not be visible at the time reported.

E had no dientifying marks, However Echo was in the direction re-

3 : ported and since the object was identifieh
FE as a satellite a slight error in time is

E eonsidered possible and the case is liste

; as a possible satellite observation.

3 ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP $2)

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