USAF record 29001622 (1963)
29001622
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 4 July 1963
2. LOCATION 26.04N 127.53E (Far East)
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 04/1125Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [ILLEGIBLE] Air-Visual [ILLEGIBLE] Air-Intercept Radar [ILLEGIBLE]
5. PHOTOS [HW: Yes] [HW: No]
6. SOURCE Military
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5 min
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE NE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Obj appearing as 1st mag star observed at 200 deg azimuth, 95 deg elevation in flight to 095 deg azimuth, 17 deg elevation after steady flight with max altitude of 25 deg. Total duration observed 6 min. Disappeared suddenly. 7X BX used. Object believed to be Satellite.
11. COMMENTS At 04/1125Z ECHO was heading SE and not visible at the location of the observer. Possible observation of other visible satellite, such as 1963 Beta Theta. Case considered as a Satellite observation since all information conforms with this analysis.
ATIC FORM J39 (REV 26 SEP 53)
CONCLUSIONS: Was Balloon [STAMP:] Probably Balloon [STAMP:] Possibly Balloon [STAMP:] Was Aircraft [STAMP:] Possibly Aircraft [STAMP:] Possibly Aircraft [STAMP:]
Was Astronomical [STAMP:] Probably Astronomical [STAMP:] Possibly Astronomical
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 4 July 1963 2. LOCATION 26.04N 127.53E (Far East) 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 04/1125Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [ILLEGIBLE] Air-Visual [ILLEGIBLE]…
- Page 2 NAVAL MESSAGE UNCLASSIFIED NAVY DEPARTMENT OPERATIONAL INTELLIGENT RELEASD BY DRAFTED BY EST. NO. AF IN: 26541 (4 Jul63) G/corp O 2:1213Z FN HSS COOK TO COMMNAVPHIL AF DIST: NIN-9, XOP-1, XOPX-4,…
- Page 3 NAVAL MESSAGE UNCLASSIFIED NAVY DEPARTMENT 7. CLEAR NIGHT, CEILING UNLIMITED CUMULUS CLOUDS, COVERAGE, 2 TENTH. 8. NO AIR TRAFFIC SIGHTED 9. PREPARED BY CO. BELIEVE OBJECT SATELITE. 10. NO OTHER…
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