USAF record 28986205 (1960)
28986205
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PROJECT 100/3 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 16 March, 1960
2. LOCATION [REDACTED]
3. DATE-TIME GROUP [ILLEGIBLE] 15/03/60
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual
5. PHOTOS O Yes O No
6. SOURCE Military
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Not Given
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One
9. COURSE SSE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Elongated white object, not burning but appearing to be in orbit at over 100,000 ft altitude first sighted through sextant at 2:38 AM local time and disappeared at 6:45 AM local time.
11. COMMENTS Request for satellite information sent to opsec track; however no reply was received. All indications are that the object was a satellite; orbital data not until April and it is believed that this was the object; however since no confirming data was available, and the duration was not included in the report, the case is listed as insufficient data.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 24 SEP 55)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 100/3 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 16 March, 1960 2. LOCATION [REDACTED] 3. DATE-TIME GROUP [ILLEGIBLE] 15/03/60 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual 5. PHOTOS O Yes O No 6. SOURCE Military 7. LENGTH…
- Page 2 RECEIVED 15N080 00 ZILAS 03 22 RFZ51 VCZGSD32ZCCYB264 PP RJEDSO DE ROWZBG 92A - P 15939HZ ZEX - FN 1922 AACRON - TO RJWFJL/ADCNENT AFB RJWFSE/28 AIRDIV RJEDSO/ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB RJETHO/CQFS…
- Page 3 PAGE TWO ROWZBG 92A S. NOND APPEARED TO BE OVER 100,020 FEET B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT: 1. NAVIGATING TAKING STAR SHOT 2. FROM SAC 32 DREE AZIMUTH DUE NORTH 3. 46 DREE AZIMUTH SSE OF SAC 159…
- Page 4 ON BASE MATHER AFB CALIF. (SACRAMENTO) F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVER: 1. NONE 2. [REDACTED] PAGE THREE ROWZBG 92A G. WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME & PLACE OF SIGHTINGS: 1. CLEAR…
- Page 5 APCHI-142 Request for Evaluation 13 April 1960 APCHI-142 Request your office determine the possibility of artificial satellites being responsible for the attached reports. RICHARD R. SHOOP Colonel,…