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Newport News, Virginia, August 1965

Date of account
1965-08
Location
Newport News, Virginia
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 REC0RD 1.DATE.TIME GROUP 2.LOCATION 14August 65 15/0125z Newport News, Virginia 3.#OURCE 10.CONCLUSION Military R SATELLITE 4.NUMBER OF OBJECTS Durati m, direction of flight,and apparent speed of object in accord with evaluation.Apparent changes in directi on and bright- One ness attributed to passage near stars. Object dim. S.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11.BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 45-90 Seconds Round object like a star.Reflected sunlight, yellow to orange color.Observer looking at Northem Cross.During the sighting 6.TYPE OF OBSERVATION the object changed ntensity ard appeared to gain in magnitud Ground-Visual with each change in course.Ground Visual.No optical aids. 7.COURSE Stars up to 5th magmitaide were visible.45-90 secord s under ob servation.Sighting at 2l25 Local.Sighting within Cygnus Erratic to NE Object very dim.between 2.5 amd 4.5 stellar magnitude.Course 8.PHOTOS c

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