USAF record 28992370
28992370
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
DATE: 4 May 61 LOCATION: 100 NM NW WAKE IS TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground-Visual DATE-TIME GROUP: Local 2315 GMT 041152 SOURCE: Military PHOTOS: Yes No [ILLEGIBLE] LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: 7-8 min NUMBER OF OBJECTS: 1 COURSE: straight path
CONCLUSIONS: Was Balloon [HW:] Possibly Balloon [HW:] Was Aircraft [HW:] Possibly Aircraft [HW:] Was Astronomical [HW:] Probable Astronomical [HW:] Other SATELLITE [STAMP:]
BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Size of star in belt of Orion. Color white, with same magnitude as star. Noticed it as a group of stars on a 40° angle above horizon and was identified by its movement. Sighted 40° above horizon to line of flight. Remained in straight and level flight and disappeared from point of view due to vision limitations imposed by cockpit configuration. Position of a/c -195°N 16430E, 100 miles NW of Wake Island on a heading of 263° T.
COMMENTS: A check was made with Space Track to determine if objt could have been satellite, with negative results. Objt's apparent movement was too fast for a satellite and too slow for meteor showers gave elev of objt, but not its, precluding valid conclusion as to nature of objt. [ILLEGIBLE] SATELLITE BY GW IN OUTER REAORT.
FORM LABELS AND VALUES: ATIC FORM 329 (REV SEP '52)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD DATE: 4 May 61 LOCATION: 100 NM NW WAKE IS TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground-Visual DATE-TIME GROUP: Local 2315 GMT 041152 SOURCE: Military PHOTOS: Yes No [ILLEGIBLE] LENGTH OF…
- Page 2 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGES INCOMING AF IN: 42069 (4 May 61) A/gf INFO: CIN-14, ARMY-30, NAVY-90, CMC-8, JCS-35, OSD-15, NSA-7, CIA-11 [SAFS-3], OOP-CP-1,…
- Page 3 STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE INCOMING AF IN: 41926 (4 MAY 61) INFO : CIN-14, ARMY-30, CMC-8, JCS-35, OSD-15, NSA-7, CIA-11, OOP-2,[HW:SAFS-3] OOP-GP-1,(127) RERUN OF SMB B 129…
- Page 4 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE INCOMING AF IN: 41926 (4 MAY 61) Page 2 of 2 Pages RUAGFL/COMUSTDC TAIPEI TAIWAN RJEDSQ/ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB RJAPAZ/ATIC…
- Page 5 UNCLAS EFTO PICK UP AM 1961 MAY 5 08 32 R5289 CZCSCA644ZC0YA379 PP RJEDSO DE RJAOKA 29 P 2522037 FM 313 AIR DIV KADENA AB OKINAWA TO RJWFAI/ADC ENT AFB COLO RJEDSO/ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO…
- Page 6 PAGE TWO RJAOKA 29 LINE OF FLIGHT: (3) REMAINED IN THE STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT AND DISAPPEARED FROM POINT OF VIEW DUE TO THE VISION LIMITATIONS IMPOSED BY COCKPIT CONFIGURATION. (4) STRAIGHT PATH…
- Page 7 PREPARING REPORT: CAPT JOHNNY W SHANKS, AO 393455, CHIEF OPERATIONAL INTELLIGENCE, 313 AIR DIV, APO 239. POSSIBLE EXPLANATION: THERE IS NO WAY OF COMPARING THIS LIGHTING WITH OTHER PERSONNEL IN THE…
- Page 8 UNCLAS EFTO 1961 MAY 6 07 37 TELEPHONED TO A146 NO 0225 TIME [ILLEGIBLE] Date [ILLEGIBLE] By [ILLEGIBLE] RECS5 ASQF83ZCQCYCCS1 PP RJEDSQ DE RJAOKA 6 ( B 060220Z FM 313 AIR DIV KADENA AB OKINAWA TO…
- Page 9 PAGE TWO RJAOKA 6 20,000 FEET 320 DEGS 19 KNOTS 30,000 FEET 0 280 DEGS 33 KNOTS 50,000 FEET 270 DEGS 52 KNOTS PART TWO. WEATHER INFORMATION FOR 5O,OOO FEET NOT AVAILAE TO FORECASTERS THIS STATION.…