40N 174W (PACIFIC), December 1961
- Date of account
- 1961-12
- Location
- 40N 174W (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.LOCATICN 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Boliocn 15Dec61 4ON174W PCIFC 口 Probobly Bolloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION Local XDI GroundVisuol Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft 口 Probably Aircroft 151825Z GMT. AirViwol D Air-Intercept Rodar 口 Possiby Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical DYes 口 ProbablyAstronomical XONo Military 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBEROF OBJECTS 9.COURSE D Othar. 女 InsufficientData for Evaluation 口 Unknowm 5nin 1 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTINGObjt With aPPearance n. coMmENTsDirection not given as. T or rel of satellite and brighbness of 2nd magnitude ative.5 min at this eiev is toolongfor star sighted at l9o°az and 75°elev.Disappear rsatellite to pass only a3o°arc unless ahgl ed at 80°elev, 210° az. were extreme.No heading given.Cannot evaluate due to insuffieient data. ATIC FORM 329 (RR
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