Meridian-Jackson, MississippiMay 1961

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Summary

On May 4, 1961, a pilot reported an object over the Meridian to Jackson, Mississippi area. The sighting was made by air visual observation around 7:40 a.m. (GMT). The object was seen at about 32 degrees elevation in the north, then disappeared on a heading of about 080 to 035 degrees toward the horizon. No duration was given.

The object was about as bright as a star between 2nd and 3rd magnitude. The pilot reported that he had previously observed a satellite and considered this to be one as well.

The Air Force concluded the object was considered a satellite.

Reported location

Meridian-Jackson, Mississippi

Date of incident

May 1961

State / country

MS / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 42

Original case file scans

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gE PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
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: I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
3 VEAP Ro Ba SR O Was Balloon
i 4 May 1961 Meridian-Jackson, Mississippi oO Prabebly Salles
E 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 5. Toswiny senewn
4 g i 0 Wos Aircraft
1 Local Ee . 0 Ground- Visual 0 Ground-Rodar Q Probably Aircroft
E GMT 04 [07 4072 X81 AirVYisuval 0 Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
4 5. PHOTOS . SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
4 0 Yes ; O Probably Astronomicel
k “0 Ne Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
5 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 'tX Orher_S2tellite
1 O Insufficient Data for Evaluation
a an 0 Unknown
3 [= JAN
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: 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING LDitial report not 11. COMMENTS Consldered to be satellite by
2 received. Additional rpt state that pilot had | pilot of alec. no duration given. Case
14 previously observed xzxikk satellite and con- considered satellite.
4 sidered this as one. Brightness between 2 & 3
4 mag star. Observed at 32° elev in N. Desappeare
| heading 080-035° on herigon., No duration given.
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E ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 382)
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