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43.20N 172.50W (PACIFIC), May 1963

Date of account
1963-05
Location
43.20N 172.50W (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 22 May 1963 43.20N 172.50W 口 Probably Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 口 Possibly Balloon 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Local 口Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 口 Wai Alrcraft 口 Probably Aireraft GMT 23/0940Z XIXAVIsual D Alr-Intercept Radar 口 Possiby Alreraft 5. PHOTOS 7.SOURCE Was Astronomlcal Meteol' OYos 口 Probably Aatronomical PNo Military 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION .NUMBER OP OBJECTS 9.COURSE Other- 口 Insufflclent Data for Evaluation 口 Unknowm 15 seconds one easterly 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTINO 11.COMMENTS Possibly satellite appearing as a Echo crossed equator at 14l.64w shooting star observed for 15 seconds at.093lz and if visible,would at 365-360 dgr true,80 dgr elevation. be low on horizon to east.General description and duratbn more con sistent with meteor observation. AT1CFORM 329(REV 268RP62)

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