PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8638877

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1961

REPORTED LOCATION5240N3455W ATLANTIC

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

: 0 Was Balloon
23 Feb 61 5240N 3455 (ATLAS ) O Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 7 eee eloen
0 Was Aircraft
Local “gapee — —— © Ground- Vi sual 0 Ground-Rodor C) Prebeily Aircraft
a. aya — = Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Rodar O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS » SOURCE O Was Astronomical
O Yes O Probably Astronomical
a Military O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE % Orher_ Satellite
; 0D Insufficient Data for Evaluction
0 Unknown

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10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Observed 20 min at high |! COMMENTS Ob jt believed to be satellite.

altitude. Bearing 270° azinmth, 10° elevation Satellite track not obtained, however
Disappeared 130° as, 15° elevation. characteristics of satellite present.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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MERINT USCGC BARATARIA NBXL UNIDENT FLYING OBJECT BRIGHTNESS

FIRST MAGNITUDE STAR 52.40N 34.55 282225Z TO 2822452. HIGH

ALTITUDE, BEGRING 2798 ANGLE 180 DEGREES TO BFARING i139 ANGLE

15 DEGREES, BELIEVED POSSIBLE SATELLITE. 9 war 139!
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