Vincinnes, IndianaJuly 1961

Insufficient Data

Summary

On the night of July 30, 1961, in Vincennes, Indiana, a witness observed a white light moving across the sky from southwest to northeast between 12:30 a.m. and 12 midnight. The witness noted that the light's brightness and timing resembled the Echo satellite. The witness wondered if the light might be something other than Echo or another satellite. An Air Force officer responded on October 23, 1961, noting that the Echo satellite had undergone changes to its original configuration and that the satellite's orbit and characteristics were well understood. No final Air Force evaluation was recorded on the available pages.

Reported location

Vincinnes, Indiana

Date of incident

July 1961

State / country

IN / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 43

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: Jul 30 61
2. LOCATION: Vincennes, Indiana
3. DATE-TIME GROUP: [illegible] 12:30 M
   Local: [illegible]
   GMT: [illegible]
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground-Visual [checked]
5. PHOTOS: No
6. SOURCE: Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: [illegible]
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: [illegible]
9. COURSE: [illegible]
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: White light, 1st or 2nd mag having N-S on successive nights. Reported because observer believed Echo too deflated to be seen.
11. COMMENTS: [illegible] who still visible. [illegible] confirmed with Space Board; however no confirming info and none covered at Echo.
12. CONCLUSIONS: [boxes for Balloon, Aircraft, Astronomical, Insufficient Data for Evaluation, Unknown - all unchecked]

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28993734