USSR (North Pacific), August 1958August 1958

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On August 22, 1958, a sighting occurred in the USSR at sea in the North Pacific. A single object of undetermined shape was observed for two seconds due to brilliance. The object was green-white in color with no tail. It moved from left to right in horizontal flight. After traveling about ten degrees arc, a portion separated in a descending arc while the main portion exploded at nearly the same time. No increase in brilliance occurred during the explosion. Visual sighting only with no radar contact. The evaluation was listed as unknown.

Reported location

USSR (North Pacific), August 1958

Date of incident

August 1958

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 33

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE                          5. LOCATION                     13. CONCLUSIONS
22 August 1958                   USSR (North Pacific)            [] Yes Balloon
                                                                  [] Probably Balloon
2. REPORTING GROUP              4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION          [] Possibly Balloon
Local                           [] Ground-Viewed    [] Ground-Radar
GATR 22/1750Z                   [X]Air-Viewed      [] Air-Intercept Radar  [] Was Aircraft
                                                                  [] Probably Aircraft
6. SOURCE                        8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS   9. COURSE  [] Possibly Aircraft
[] Yes                          
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION        Military            one         - - -    [] Meteor
                                                                  [] Probably Astronomical
2 seconds                                                        [] Possibly Astronomical

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING   11. COMMENTS
Object of undetermined shape due to    Apparent Bolide observation.
its brilliance. Object, size of pea at
arm's length. Green-white color. No
tail. Visual only, no radar contact.
Object moving from left to right in
horizontal flight. After 10 dgr arc
object had portion separate in a
descending arc and almost at the same
time the main portion exploded. No
increase in brilliance during explo-
sion. Total duration 2 seconds.

ATC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

[CLASSIFIED]                                     RTC
Country: USSR (At Sea in North Pacific)
Ocean:                                           MO #: None
Subject:  See Below                             Rpt #: CAF DI: 79351
                                                Agency: DAF Staff Mes Div
Set 1/1, Card 1/2                               FROM: DET COMBARPAC MIDWAY
                                                NR: 5L20
Info Spec: DE/mp                                DTG: 230131Z Aug 58
Distr: uB34/uB3D/uP1/uB1a                        D.R.: August 23, 1958
                                                Ref: Advance copy delivered to
                                                OTN 221750Z is GAF in 79173
                                                (22 Aug 58)

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DESCRIP OF CDR BOYD AND COPILOT REVEALS FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
UNABLE TO DETERMINE SHAPE DUE TO BRILLIANCE OF OBJECT. APPROX SIZE OF A PEA HELD
AT ARMS LENGTH. GREEN-WHITE COLOR WITH NO TAIL. BRILLIANT. NO SOUND HEARD.
VISUAL SIGHTING. NO ELECTRONIC CONTACT. TIME OF SIGHTING DUSK, NO STARS
YET VISIBLE. OBJECT APPEARED ABOUT 10 DEGREES ON STARBOARD BOW TRAVELING FROM
RIGHT TO LEFT IN HORIZONTAL ARC. WHEN ABOUT DEAD AHEAD A SMALL PART APPEARED
TO SEPARATE IN A DESCENDING ARC AND DISAPPEARED. ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY MAIN PORTION

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