53.35N 162.00W (PACIFIC), January 1961January 1961

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Summary

On January 13, 1961, an unidentified flying object with great brilliance was reported in the Pacific Ocean near coordinates 33.33N, 152.02W. The object was first sighted bearing 255 degrees and passed across the star Arcturus at an altitude of 55 degrees. The bearing was 197 degrees true. The sighting occurred on January 13-14, 1961, around midnight GMT in a partly overcast area. The report was received by the Navy on January 15, 1961. The Air Force evaluation was listed as unknown.

Reported location

53.35N 162.00W (PACIFIC), January 1961

Date of incident

January 1961

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 41

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
15 Jan 61

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local
GMT 1430/1430

5. PHOTOS
D Yes
D No

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

2. LOCATION
53.35N 162.02W (PACIFIC)

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
D Ground-Radar
D Alt-Visual
D Ground-Visual
D Air-Intercept Radar

6. SOURCE
Military

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
1

9. COURSE
25

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
UFO great brilliance moving easterly Bn 255 thru 197 Az across arcturus at 55 elev.

12. CONCLUSIONS
D Balloon
D Probably Balloon
D Possibly Balloon
D Was Aircraft
D Probably Aircraft
D Possibly Aircraft
D Was Astronomical
D Probably Astronomical
D Possibly Astronomical
D Other
D Insufficient Data for Evaluation
D Unknown

11. COMMENTS
No duration given however, general description would fit meteor.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28990958