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4.35N 176.41W (Pacific), March 1963

Date of account
1963-03
Location
4.35N 176.41W (Pacific)
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 13 March 1963 4.35N 176。4lW.(Pacific) 口 Probably Bolloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION Local Ground-Visual DGround-Rodar 口 Was Aircraft 口 Probobly Aireroft 13/1645Z X AirVisuol Air-Intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aireraft GMT 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical aYes 口 Probobly Astronomicol XOSNO Military 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBEROF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. αXInsufficient Dota for Evaluation 5 minutes 口 Unknowm one East 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS CiRvis report of small object with Direction wrong for satellite. no visible sign of propulsion in Should be NE or SE since sighting flight from West to East. Appeared near the equator. Duration con- at 40 dgr elevation in West & sighting sistent with satellite or a/c. duration 5 minutes.Disappeared by sin

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