Near Iceland 60.05N 13.14W, April 1962April 1962

Insufficient Data

Summary

On April 27, 1962, a U.S. Navy aircraft over the Atlantic Ocean reported an unidentified object. The object was first seen at 2340Z and contact was lost at 2348Z. The sighting was a visual observation.

The object appeared at about 15 degrees elevation and 170 degrees azimuth. It was last seen at about 20 degrees elevation and 200 degrees azimuth. A follow-up report described it as one round object, white, about the size of the star Dubhe, and similar to a star. It moved in relation to the stars on a steady course of about 128 degrees true, then faded out over about 2 minutes.

This report was filed under Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports. The Air Force said a satellite was ruled out. It said the limited data did not allow a firm conclusion.

Reported location

Near Iceland 60.05N 13.14W, April 1962

Date of incident

April 1962

State / country

? / XX

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 45

Original case file scans

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| PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD :
1 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Re wi on 2 Fee 7 pis D Was Balloon
RR BRE ah Ae 60.05N 13.144 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION FTRRNGIONE bo bd forbid cilia
Vi 1 0 Wos Aircraft
Local SR 0 Ground-Visual 0 Ground-Rodar 1 Probobly Aircroft |
oR Rd FE an RS 0 Air Visual 0 Air-intercapt Radar [Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 8. SOURCE 1 Vas Astronomical
0 Yos IJ Probably Astronomical
“IX No fHlitary 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF CBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Sl
; 5 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
1 5 | A  ~Q0 J Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1 U.C sighted 05 23404. |). COMMENTS. CGOnGLA) CLeMents Mieoing. LO
4 Course 120°. Speed unknown Visual sighting. conclusion can be reached on limited
Lost contact 23487. Appeared 15° elev 170° az| date. Satellitd Tiled out. At 23482
i | lost 20° elev 200° az. Beho over Southern hemisphere.
4 ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 BEP 52)

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