USAF record 28996305

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 21 Feb 62

2. LOCATION Pacific (Not Stated)

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [REDACTED] GMT 21/0910Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual by 25X Telescope [ILLEGIBLE] Radar

5. PHOTOS No

6. SOURCE Military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 20 Min.

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Two

9. COURSE E SE

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING White object Elev 22° Az 280° going SE disappeared beyond horizon at 05° elev, 130° Az after 20 Minutes observation. Sighting at night. Observed through 25X Telescope. Second smaller object trailing visible only through TX. Notes: On Feb 22 7th Fleet Was at 21,16N 131,40E which is consistent with Fleet maneuvers.

STAMP: ATIC FORM [ILLEGIBLE]

11. COMMENTS At 0910Z Echo was at about 40° N latitude [ILLEGIBLE] E (over Korea.) At [ILLEGIBLE]z it had moved to the equator at [ILLEGIBLE] longitude (over Gilbert Islands). If the fleet was at [ILLEGIBLE] W or off the E coast of Japan this would be a confirmed Zeno sighting. No location was given. However the fleet was Korean to be in this area and object in the sighting is probably Zeno.

[HW:] Was Balloon Possibly Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical Probably Astronomical Possibly Astronomical Satellite (EchoI) Other Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown