Springfield, MassachusettsAugust 1961

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Summary

On August 13, 1961, in Springfield, Massachusetts, a witness reported a bright object at 2245 (10:45 p.m.). It was round, white, and about the size of a half dollar. It was very bright and followed a straight path, seeming to stop or slow down at times. The Air Force noted the position, direction, and description all matched a satellite pass over the area. The card identifies the object as Echo I.

Reported location

Springfield, Massachusetts

Date of incident

August 1961

State / country

MA / US

Page count

5 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 43

Original case file scans

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a LR PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD SRT EA
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS | §
© |o Wes Ball | id
13 Aug 61 Springfield, Massachusetts a] Probably Balloon i
3. DATE-TINE GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION i etd ba |
loca 2245 = | %KGreundVisuel QO Ground-Rader 8 Brobeity Serordls |
Jo RRA SEER 0 AirVisval O Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft i
5. PHOTOS SOU 0 Was Astronomical | :
0 Yes O Probably Astronomical {
AX Ne Civilian D Possibly Astronomical :
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE XX Other__Ptaob Echa TIT
O Insufficient Data for Evaluation | §
: : - 0 Unknown :
15-20 min 1 : :
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Round white objt size of |11. COMMENTS Op jt of sighting was probably |
half dollar. Very bright. Straight flight path Echo I. Positiond, direction, and des- : |
with frequent stops or decelemations. | cription of objt all tend to substantiatq |
conclusion. Echo I made a NW-Se pass in fhe’
: NE quadrant as viewed fm Springfield, Mags.’
Witness probably were impressed that obj
was stopping and starting due to the incdqns: |
sistamcy of light fm satellite, which is| |
due to tumbling and its not probable |
| irregular shape. |
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 82) | |
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