2543N 4822W (ATLANTIC), January 1961
- Date of account
- 1961-01
- Location
- 2543N 4822W (ATLANTIC)
- Source
- uap_archive
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.
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Source text · mention onlyPROJECT 10073RECORDCARD 12.CONCLUSIONS 2.LOCATION 1.DATE 口 Was Balloon 4822W ATLANTIC 2543N Probably Bolloon 29Jan 61 Possibly Bolloon 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 口 Was Aircraft XcGround-Visual DGround-Rodar 口 Probably Aircraft Loca10612 口 Possibly Aircroft AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar GMT_290912Z 口 Was Astronomical 6.SOURCE 5.'PHOTOS 口 Probably Astronomical Yes 口 Possibly Astronomical Military No 口 Other. 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS9. COURSE Insufficient Dota for Evaluation 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 口 Unknown 1 .coMMENTsIt is possible that the object was an artificial satellite,but the fast heading l3o°true."Apparently satellite. Crosses in line with star Vega, same magnitude.report contains insufficient data to determine this. Could also have been a meteor. Reported by a ship,but desti- nation was not reported,preventing a follow-up investigation. ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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