USAF record 28990731

MILITARY PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 29 Dec 60

2. LOCATION 233 1732 (Between Nandi and Australia)

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 29/1000Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Air-Viewed

5. PHOTOS Yes

6. SOURCE Civil Airlines

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION not given

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one

9. COURSE SSE

10. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [REDACTED] Probably Balloon [REDACTED] Possibly Balloon [REDACTED]

Was Aircraft [REDACTED] Probably Aircraft [REDACTED] Possibly Aircraft [REDACTED]

Was Astronomical [REDACTED] Possibly Astronomical [REDACTED]

Other: Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown

BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: One object at 35° altitude moving from the NW to SSE with brightness of Venus. Did not vary in intensity. Disappeared behind cloud deck at 15° altitude. Believed at time of sighting to be satellite. Duration of sighting not stated. Observed from air.

REPORT EVALUATED IN DEC 61. NO CHECK MADE AS TO POSSIBILITY OF SATELLITE IN AREA AT SPECIFIED TIME, HOWEVER OBJECT WAS REPORTED AS SATELLITE. ENTRY OF DISCOVER-II THIS DATE. ALSO POSSIBLE METEOR. WITHOUT THE DURATION AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, NO EVALUATION POSSIBLE. CASE LISTED AS INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR THIS REASON.

ATIC FORM AIP (REV 28 SEP 52)