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2240N 15414W PACIFIC, July 1961

Date of account
1961-07
Location
2240N 15414W PACIFIC
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT10073RECORDCARD 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 6J1161 2210N 15414 口 Was Balloon 口 Probabiy Balioon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION 口 Possibiy Balloon Local0435 C.Ground-Visua! Ground-Rador 口 Was Aircraft 口 Probably Aircraf! 0611:35 GMT. AirVisual Air-lntercaptRador 口 PossiblyAircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical OYes 口 ProboblyAstronomical O:No Militax 口 PossiblyAstronomical 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE Other. T 口 InsufficientData forEvaiuation 口 Unknown 15min ENE o.BRiEF sUMMARY oF SIGHTINGBrilliant ObJt beuring 11.coMMENTsSpeed oi'objt was toofastfor p9o°altitude 22°and disappeared in cloud in a planet or star,and too slow for a met bearing 030°altitude 12° Same brilliance as Deseription is characteristic of Beho I otar Vega, white in color. satellite.A plot of Echo I shows that was in area at time,moving in exact flight path as reported for obj

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