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7.00S 174.40W (Pacific), October 1962

Date of account
1962-10
Location
7.00S 174.40W (Pacific)
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 2..LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Wos Bolloon 3 Qctober 1962 7.009 174.40W (Pacific) 口 Probably Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 口 Possibly Balloon 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 口 Was Aireraft. 口 Probably Aircroft GMT. 03/1527-1537Z RxAirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical OYos 口 Probably Astronomical XNO Military 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE KXOther- Satellite 口 Insufficient Doto for Evaluotion 口 Unknowm 10 mins one Easterly 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Obj sighted for l0 mins moving Estimates were rptd as rough. Easterly.Brightness varied fm General description conforms very dim to lsg magnitude.Gave to a Satellite obsvation. effect of tumbiing. Data on ECHo I not available. Case evaluated as a probable Satellite obsvation. ATIC FORM

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