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Elmendorf, Alaska, October 1957

Date of account
1957-10
Location
Elmendorf, Alaska
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 80ctober1957 Elmendorf.Alaska Probably Bolloon 口 Possibly Bolloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0503 D Ground-Rodar 口 Was Aircraft Local. DKGround-Visual 口 Probably Airerafy GMT- 08/1503Z Ai~Viuol D Air-lntereept Radar 口 Possibly Aircroft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicol YUKYOs 口 Probably Astronomical ONo Military 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE Kxother. SputnikI 口 Insufficient Dota for Evaluotion East 口 Unknown not given one 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OP SICHTING 11.COMMENTS Satellite observed at 20 dgrs above Third state of Russian satel- horizon,climbed rapidly and steadily lite, Sputnik I. toward zenith, passing directly overhead,continuing toward & drop- ping below the eastern horizon bright as any star on planet visible. Single white point of reflected light. A

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