Atlantic 40.29N 36.28W, July 1961July 1961

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Summary

On July 29, 1961, a single bright light was reported by a military source over the Lavaca area. The light was about as bright as a second magnitude star. It passed overhead and faded near the horizon while moving on a course of about 130 degrees. The sighting was made at night in clear conditions. The Air Force evaluated the path, the timing, and the description. The card lists the cause as a satellite, identified with the Echo satellite.

Reported location

Atlantic 40.29N 36.28W, July 1961

Date of incident

July 1961

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 43

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD |
A | EE Bn ae SU pes fia
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
RR NR rea FOR BL A ey 0 Was Balloon
29 Jul 61 LAVACA L2PN 50.200 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TINE GROUP Ta. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
? 0 Was Aireraft
Local — 0 Ground- Visual [1 Ground-Rodor 1 Probably Aircraft
BMT. C/V oNIL thd HR S-Air Visual 0 Air-Intsrcopt Radar | Possibly Airerabe
s PHOTOS = SP We 0 Airintercept Radar
3. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
0 Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
O'No gal icary : a Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OB3Z2VATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COLRSE BZ Other_ Doxellite ;
0 Insufficient Dato for Evaluation
oi JRE q 120 0 Unknown
10, SRIEF SUMMARY CF SIGHTING 10 lc | o.00% TET STEIN. COMMENTS VOUT TIN CITI TE rid et
: po brightness of 2nd mag star. Passed overhead ellite in Orvit. Duration of sight 15, G3
] and disappeared over HAO LZ On course of 1 IM sf APearanae eld WALECTAION O01 1T41ght ax
] tion with Space Track.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 S2P 352)

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