USAF record 28998945 (1962)
28998945
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 5 September 1962
2. LOCATION Monatowoc, Wisconsin North Central U.S.
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE]Z GMT: 05/0945Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Ground-Radar
5. PHOTOS Yes Physical No Specimen
6. SOURCE Civilian & Military
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION about 2 minutes
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS disintegrating one
9. COURSE SE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Sputnik observed obj reentering Earth's atmosphere, burning & exploding Rod with sparks trailing. Additional reports from ground observers throughout Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, Michigan, and South Dakota. Also rptd fm as far south as Sioux City, Iowa.
11. CONCLUSIONS Part of obj recovered in Monatowoc Wisconsin analysis showed obj to be part of Satellite Decay. Sputnik IV identified as the obj of decay by SPADATS.
ATIC FORM 339 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 5 September 1962 2. LOCATION Monatowoc, Wisconsin North Central U.S. 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE]Z GMT: 05/0945Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual…
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- Page 3 PAGE FIVE RUNGALB ID SPUTNIK 24: THIRD STAGE ROCKET BODY (SPADATS OBJECT 371) AND ONE OTHER ASSOCIATED PIECE DECAYED ON 28 AUG 62. UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (SPADATS OBJECT 372) AND ONE OTHER ASSOCIATED…
- Page 4 PAGE FOUR RUGGALD 1D SPADATS OBJECT 36, WHICH IS ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH THE SPUTNIK IV ORBITAL TRAJECTORY, WILL DECAY ACCORDING TO THE BEST ESTIMATES AVAILABLE, IN THE SUMMER OF 1967. BASED ON RADAR…
- Page 5 MINNESOTA REPORTED A ONE MINUTE SIGHTING AT 270 DEGREES TRUE AZIMUTH AT 0945Z, ON A WHITE CIRCULAR OBJECT WITH RED TAILS AND OF INDETERMINATE SIZE. OBJECT APPEARED TO MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST AND…
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- Page 7 UNCLASSIFIED FTD RUDAGC CO RUDAGC ZEL LBD432 CO RUCKIC RUDAGC RUDAGRC DE RUNCALDE SD O. P523432 FN CINCINRAD TO RUEAMG/JCS RUEKCR/JACE AJCC FT Ritchie MD ZEN/VAJE AF/BOAT NOVA YORK VA RUEKCR/JACK…
- Page 8 DEPARTMENT OF STATE WASH D C RUEANOVCSAF RUEANOVCSNSA WASH D C RUEADAS/CINSAAL RUESEN/CINSAAC RULFO/CINSAACD RULFCOR/USCINCEUR RUNTA/CINSPAC RUCHNOV/CINCCLANT RUDESSA/TD WPSF O RUDANOV/CINCUSAVEUR…
- Page 9 JOINT MESSAGEFORM SECURITY CLASSIFICATION UNCLASSIFIED SPACE BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER RECEIPT NO. TYPE MSG (COUNTY) ACCOUNTING SYMBOL DATE OR REFNO TO CLASSIFICATION OF REFERENCE…
- Page 10 JOINT MESSAGEFORM - CONTINUATION SHEET SECURITY CLASSIFICATION UNCLASSIFIED FROM BOARD STRANO MP482 OHIO TAS, OVER 424ON 9523W, APPROXIMATELY 10 NM NORTH OF SILOX CITY, IOWA, AT 05/0947Z WHEN OBJECT…