Turkey, March 1962March 1962

Insufficient Data

Summary

In late February 1962, a civilian ground observer near Incirlik, Turkey, reported one object that looked similar to the Echo I satellite. The object was about one third to one fourth the brightness of a star and was watched for about 20 minutes. It first appeared on a bearing of about 350 degrees and disappeared on a heading of about 080 degrees. The object made shallow turns in both directions and appeared to have unsteady, blinking lights. No elevation or altitude was given. The Air Force noted the long duration and maneuvering and considered aircraft or a high-flying balloon with lights, but said speed could not be estimated. The record card listed the case as insufficient data.

Reported location

Turkey, March 1962

Date of incident

March 1962

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 45

Original case file scans

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CIVILIAN PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
RY ~ Biss 1 : 0 Was Bolloon
fe fi ~ rar 62 Rerun od Turkey 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0. Possibly Balleen
R i 0 Was Aircraft
Local Se ain B Ground-Yisuol 0 Ground-Rador 0 Probably Alrerels
OT NRG 0 AirVisual 0 Air-Intercept Rodar 0 Possibly Aircraft
ET a ES A RE RE WH | TY A RE OE SRE
5. PHOTOS - SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
0 Yes PERE 00 Probably Astronomical
‘a Neo Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Cl SR Aap I
1 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
20 min one E 0 Unknown
10. SRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 3 B
Object similar to Echo I, about 1/3 to 1/4 mag |No possibility to check on a/c informatich.
lot a star. Appeared from 350° and disappeared Lights and maneuvering indicate this
on heading of 080°. No elevations given. Object!possibility. Duration is exceptionally
mada shallow turns in both directions and long for a/c observation. Possibility of
appeared to have unsteady blinking lights. high-flying balloon with lights. No wind
information given. Elevations and alti-
tude not contained in message. Unable to
estimate speed of object. Case listed as
insufficient data.
ATIC FORM 329 (RRV 18 SEP 52) ’

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