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USAF record 28996752 (1962)

28996752

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 15 April 1962

2. LOCATION 62.30 N 08.20 W

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT - 15/03/62

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Alt-Visual [HW: Air-Intercept Radar]

5. PHOTOS Q Yes [ILLEGIBLE] D No

6. SOURCE Military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3 Min.

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1

9. COURSE E

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Since a greenish white object observed at 30° elev 165° Az, disappearing 3 Min later at 10° elev, 45°Az. Following orbital path to E at constant speed. Aircraft at 6,000 WX clear with light haze layer. Looked like Echo.

11. COMMENTS On 16 April at 0256 Echo was at 47,4° N. Sighting 12 Min later further N. Longitude at 0256,6Z was 46,15 E. Echo would have been visible to the Z at the time of sighting going just past and changing from a S-N orientation to a N-S one heading back toward equator. Case evaluated as Echo II.

ATIC FORM 339 (REV 25 SEP '57)

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