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3742N 0042E (MED SEA), May 1961

Date of account
1961-05
Location
3742N 0042E (MED SEA)
Source
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Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2..LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Wos Balloon 11 May 61 3742N 0042E 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibiy Boiloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION Local 2056 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 口 Was Aireroft 口 ProboblyAireroft 112056z GMT Ai~Visuol Air-lnterceptRadar 口 PossibiyAircraft 5.'PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical Y 口 ProbablyAstronomical No Military 口 PossiblyAstronomical 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBEROF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other- D InsufficientData forEvaluation 1 W-E 口 Unknowm 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Very bright faSt mOVing l.coMMeNTsIt is possible that objt sightqd objt,intensity of star Sirius measured by aircrewwas either a satellite,metedr, altitude 59°49min 15 sec.MovingW-E True or an a/c. Info reported is very limitdd bearing 202°.Objt as bright as star Sirius. in nature precluding a conclusion as to nature of objt. ATICPORM329(REV26SRP52)

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