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34N 176W, January 1962

Date of account
1962-01
Location
34N 176W
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD MILITARY 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 31 Jan 62 34N 176W 口 Wos Balloon 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground Vi sual 口 Was Aiicroft Local. D Ground-Rodar 口 Probably Aircrofi 01/0638zFeb 62 AirVisuol Air-lntercept Rador 口 Possibly Aircraft GMT 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical aY. 口 Probobly Astronomical Military CNo 口 Possibly Astronomicol 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 9.COURSE Othor- Satellite 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 口 Insufficient Doto for Evaluation Not given one E 口 Unkno wn 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SICHTING 11.COMMENTS Possible sighting of satellite, size of pinheadAt 0638z Echo wasat 45°N, 174w. With only round.42° above horizon heading W-E.Speed one time given it is possible that object unknown. was Echo,however the easterly heading is inconsistant with this analysis.Evaluation of object is as a sateliite. Echo not r

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