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26.58N 154.46E (Pacific), January 1966

Date of account
1966-01
Location
26.58N 154.46E (Pacific)
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD I/ DATE·TIME SROUP 2.LOCATION 11January 6611./1200Z 26.58N154.46E(Pacific) 3.SOURCE 10.CONCLUSION Military (SATELLITE DECAY) 4.NLMBER OF CBJECTS One Cosmos 53,(984),11 Jan 66,1202Z,18.7N 167.6E. 5.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND AHALYSIS 3 Minutes Object was described as being cigar shaped, glowing, with a brigt light at its head,a glowing body with a culler lizht 6.TYPE OF OBSERVATIDN aft and a long fiery tail. Its flight path was deseribed as Ground-Visual lto ithin l mile at a height of 4oo feet thn altered corse to 7.COURSE position off the starberd quarter vhere it appeared to hover for approximately 30 seccnds then went to the port quarter aid SE gradually di sappeared.3hip was stering at 257 degress gyro, 8.PHOTOS 258 degrees North. nYas KIKNO 9.PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Yes XEN WITHESSES FORM FTD 5EP #30329 (TDE)Plou# #ditons ol t mg###

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