20.50N 176.00E (Pacific), September 1961
- Date of account
- 1961-09
- Location
- 20.50N 176.00E (Pacific)
- Source
- uap_archive
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.
Published source text
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Source text · mention onlyPROJECT 10073RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 15Sep61 20.50N 176.00E(Pacific) 口 Probably Bolloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERYATION 口 Possibly Balloon Local Ground-Visual D Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft 口 Probably Aircraft GMT_15/1720Z AirVi suol D Air-lntercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircroft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE Was Astronomical Meteor OYo 口 Probably Astronomical PNo civilian 口 Possibly Astronomicol 7.LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor. 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluotion -10 seconds one 口 Unknown 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Streak changing from hot blue todull red Description consistant with meteor passing through 25 degrees of arc in 5-10 analysis. βeconds at l0 deg elevation.4x as bright as Wenus. Exploded at end of sighting. ATIC FORM 329(REV 26SEP S2)
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