4S 85W (ESE Pacific), January 1962January 1962

Insufficient Data

Summary

On January 9, 1962, a military crew aboard the SS Mormacisle reported an object in the eastern South Pacific at about 4 degrees south and 85 degrees west. It was seen by eye. The length of observation was not given.

The object was incandescent and very large. It was sighted about 50 degrees above the southwest horizon, going straight down. It burned brightly and burned out before reaching the horizon. The weather was partly cloudy and calm.

The Air Force record card lists this case as astronomical, a meteor. The card notes there was very little data in the report, but the object was not a satellite and there was no reason to doubt it was a meteor.

Reported location

4S 85W (ESE Pacific), January 1962

Date of incident

January 1962

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 44

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3

View transcribed text

: |
i MILITARY PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1 1. DATE : 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS |
4 9 Jan 62 4s 85W (ESE Pacific) Rr po PN
1 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 8 dob Bc osc
- Not given - 0 0 Was Aircraft |
1 Local Q Ground- Visual 0 Ground-Readar OQ Probably Aircraft
E GMT D AirVisual 0 Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aireraft
3 5. PHOTOS SOURCE 8 Was Astronomical )
3 0 Yes pL Probably Astronomical Meteor |
2 70 Ne Military DO Possibly Astronomical
E 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BOWE
3 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation {
3 Not given one descending 0 Unknown

{ 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

i “bject observed from a ship located at 4S 85W. | There iz very little data contained in

a The object was sighted 50° above the SW horizor. this report, but the cbjsct was not a

3 going straight down. Cbjact was burning | satellite and there is no reason to

4 brightly and burned out before reaching hori- doubt that it was a meteor.

b ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 BEP $2)
g

/ 3

Use ← → keys to navigate · scans hosted by the U.S. National Archives

Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28996036