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44.45N 173.15W N of Hawaiian Is., April 1962

Date of account
1962-04
Location
44.45N 173.15W N of Hawaiian Is.
Source
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Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONC'U5IONS 4车.45N 173.15W Wos Balloon 5Apri1 1962 N of Hawaiian Is. 口 Probabiy Ballcon 口 Possibiy Balloon 3.DATE-TIME CROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visuai 口 Was Airergit Local DGround-Rodar 口 ProbablyAireraft 06/0720Z D AirVisuai Air-intercapt Rodar 口 Possibly Airerait GMT_ 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicol DYos 口 ProboblyAstranomicoi ONo Military 口 Possibiy Aatronomical 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERYATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor Insufficiont Dota forEvaiuation 口 Unknown hmin W 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Satellite trail. Very n. coMMENTsMissile observed to E about igh E to W. l hr earlier w/trail persisting for over 1/2 hr. It is possible that this trail was also visible only.The duration of 4 min seems in confliet with this possi- bility.Case does not contain sufficient info for validconelusion. ATICFORM329(RBV 26SEP 52)

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