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33.55N 163.48E (Pacific), September 1962

Date of account
1962-09
Location
33.55N 163.48E (Pacific)
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 16 September.1962 33.55N163.48E_(Pacific) 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Rador 口 Was Aircraft Local X Ground-Visual 口 Probably Aircroft 16/1835Z AirVisual Air-lntercept Rador 口 Possibly Aircraft GMT.. 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical Yes 口 Probobly Astronomical Military 口 Possibly Astronomical XOXNo 7.LENGTH OF.OSSERYATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. Insufficiont Doto for Evaivation 口 Unknown not.reported ane East 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 71.COMMENTS Bright spherical object like lst mag Echo I heading South at Equator star appeared low on horizon at 040 at about l04 dgr at the time. dgr azimuth.Direction of flight Sighting at 070o local and East. Speed visible by naked eye. possibly other satellite; how ever duration not rptd and obj indicates Easterl

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