PROJECT BLUE BOOK

3. DATE-TIME GROUP A TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local_ 2145 ( GroundVisual Ground-Roder Was Ancraft
a Probubly Aireroft
GMY 13/01452 AiVisu Air-Intercept Rador 0 Possibly Aireralt
PHOTOS 5. SOURCE D Wes Astronomical
Yes Civilian 0 Probobly Astronomical
No 0 Possibly Astronomieo
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3. NUMBER OP OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Othat..
a Insuftiel enr Dotn for Evaluation
2 min N-S D Unienow
one
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
White, starlike object. About as bright White, starlike object. About as bright as as The satellite 59 Epsilon ? was in the The satellite 59 Epsilon ? was in the
Polaris. Angular Polaris. Angular speed about a degree and a speed about a degree and a vicinity at about the time of the sightiig.
half per second. half per second. The object appeared to The object ap meared to come However, it However, it i ubtful that this object ubtful that this object
from about 5° E from about 5° Polaris, the trajectory Polaris, the trajectory visible to th
contiuued until the object was slightly E of slightly E of object was observed through binoculars.
zenith, end then continued t o S. Appeared to 5 S. Appeared to Object apparently in orbit. Direction Object apparently in orbit. Direction
wobble or occult in a similar manner to the slightly to E of S at disappearance, Not slightly to E of S at disaypearunce, Not
Echo satellite, however it was less bright and "wrong-vay" satellite. Case listed as
traveled at a much greater speed. Altitude less insuffieient data.
than that of Echo.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

STANGAD PNM8L, (4
Office Memorandum UNITED STATES ERNMENT
TO DATE:
0ct 25, 1960.
FROM
SUAJECT: Cbservation of 0cto 12, 1960, 9ol5 P.M. RDC.
Looks like a pretty definite U.O. Belleve the only polar orhits
now are 59 Epsilon-2 and 60 Theta, The former Wes in the viainity
around this bime but is very doubtful (unless ais tine and sky tix
is very 13 very r inaocurate); inaocurate); also this satellite should be very ulso this satellite should be very much J
feinter than Polaris. feinter than Polaris. 60 Theta is a bright object but 60 Theta is a bright object but
from the observed time. from the observed bime. was way out
His objeot m His object tst have been seen for tat have been Seen for only lh minutes, only lh minutes, or elae his or else his
reperted angular speed should have reperted angular speed should have been nearer 1 1 O ger second, per second,
2
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Roston Harbor, Weymouth Fore River, Nass,
Gotober 12, 1960 about 9:d5 P Festeen Daylight Tire
O.1% 01 451 V.T.
Plus or vinus lo rinutea
About as hright as Polaris ?!
sighted, angie of sighted, angle of True bearing corrected fror ( True bearlng correeted fror ccrpass bearing 5 degrees east when ccrpies bearing 5 degrees east when
alevation about 15 degrees, plus or rinus a few degrees elevation about 15 degrees, slus or rinus a few degrees
about two minutes
North to South
No
I wouls guses around a degrea and a kalr persecond.
Star-like

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White
NS
There appe-rad to be another object In the neir violnity whtch was not viathle
to ths hiked eye, but whigh could be saen clearly with Zx5o bineloulers, and
appenrad to be travelling at the rare_ speed.
No
Binomulars
The bbject appeurnd to ocns from about five degrees east ol Polarls, the
trajeotory continued untll the objeet wss alightly east of renith, ond then trajectory continued untll the objeet ws ltahsiy east O Tenith, and then
continued to the south. Ve wege unable to gat sn nocurate
southerly hearing. However, it appeired to be slightly eaat of south ss it
spproaghed ths horizon, It appeared to wobtle or ueoult dn a siriiiar gunner
to the Eaho subellite, however, it was lesn bright and travelled at a much
greater speed. Apperently, ito altitude wus conslderably leas than that of
Eato. This observetion vas rade fror Ay boat in parfeatly elelr westher,
Cotober 14, 1960
Winghas,