PROJECT BLUE BOOK

Ocean Station Delta PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12 CONCLUSIONS
Ocean Station Delta 7
2 Feb 62 0 Was Balloon
48-12N 28-26W (Atlantic) 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local XXGround-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
MAorouna Yrsual 00 0 Probably Probably Aircraft Aircraft
GMT. GMT_ 02/21452 02/2145Z Air-Visual AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. 6. SOURCE ox Ox Was Astronomical Meteor Was Astronomical Meteor
Yes Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
CKNo CXNo Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other. Other.
000 Insufficient Data for for Evaluation
. 6-7 sec one one SE Unknown
10. BRIEF BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
CERVIS report of object observed just after of object observed just after Color not given, other than object was
Echo I passed. Object was extremely bright bright bright and and had a long tail. There is
with a long and bright tail visible long and bright tail visible through through nothing to indicate that this was any- indicate that this was any-
strato curulus clouds. alowds Object observed at ad ot thing other thing than a meteor sighting.
20 elevation traveling parallel to horizon
gradually ydownward and disappearing at an
elevationc 5. Traveled through a 90° arc
of azimuth. Duration 6-7 sec.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 BRP 52)
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AF IN: 25932 (2 Feb 62) c/au Page l of 3 Pages
ACTION: CIN-17
INFO OOP-2, CP-1,SAFS-3 l DIA-2 (26)
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DE PBEKHC 008 DE RBERAC AN8
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FM CINCLANTFLT
TO RJWFALB/CINCNORAD
PJEZSN/26TH NORAD REGION PJEZSN/26TH REGION
PJEZHQ/CO STAFF USAF
PBEKDT/COMASWFORLANT
RBEGUH/COMEASTSEAFRON SMC
RCEHM/CANCOMARLANT
P3EGUF/COMEASTAREA
RFEMC/ CANA IRDEF

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INFO RBEPW/CNO
COGARD
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FM OCEAN STA DELTA
TO HYDRO WASHDC
BT
UNCLAS
GOVT HYDROGR COVT HYDR WASHDC ASHDC
BT
CAPT WA WOODMAN AND SECOND OFFICER HW SCHONN REPORT THAT AFTER CAPT WA WOODMAN AND SECOND OFFICER HW SCHONN REPORT THAT AFTER
OBSEPVING ECHO PASSING AT 2125 GMT THROUGH THE OBSERVERS ZENITH
IN A WEST BY 4721 NORTH TO EAST BY SOUTH DIRECTING ANOTHER
EXTREMELY BRIGHT BODY WITH A VERY LONG AND BRIGHT TAIL VISIBLE
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2145 GNT IN LAT 48,12N ONG 28.26W BEARING 115 DEGREES TRUE
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PAGE TWO RBEKHC 008
TPAVELING AT A HEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY TWENTY DEGS ABOVE AND
PAPALLEL TO THE HORIZON GRADUALLY HEADING DOWN WARD IN A PARABULAR
CURVE AND DISAPPEARING BEARING 09 DEGS TRUE AND 5 DEGS ABOVE THE
HORIZON. THE BODY WAS VISIBLE ABOUT 6 TO 7 SECONDS SHIPS COURSE
278 DEGS TRUE SPEE KNOTS. AIR R 53 DEGS SEA 53 DEGS BARO 30.43
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WIND SW 4.
BT BT NOTE : Adv cpy Adv cpy dlv'd to CIN to CIN
03/0441Z
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OFFICE WASHDC
CAPT WA WOUDMAN AND SECUND CFFICER HW SCHUNN REPURT THAT AFTER
CBSEAVING ECHU PASSIN AT 2125 GMT THRUUGH THE CBSERVERS ZENITH CESERVERS ZENITH
IN A WESl IN A WEST BY 472 EAST BY AST BY SOUTH DIRECTING ANCTHER
EXTREMELY BAIGH BaIGH ERY LUNG AiND BRIGHT TAI LONG VISIBLE
THRUUGHT MUUs mLUs CLCUD CLUUDS CBSERVED AT
2145 CMT 2145 CMT BEARIN 115 DEGREES TRUE DEGREES TRUE BT
TRAVEL ING TRAVEL ING AT ABCVE AND
PARALLEL TO E HCRIZON GRADUALLY HORIZON GRADUALLY HEADING DUWN WAR PARABULAR
CURVE AND DISAPPEARING BEARING O DEGS TRUE AN HE a
ABOVE THE
HOK IZCN. THE BOD VISIBLE ABOUT 6 TU 7 SECONDS SHIPS COURSE
078 DEGS TRUE SPEE KNOTS. AIR 53 SEA DEGS BARO 30.43
WIND SW 4.
92 CUC
DECNAV UNSECNAV 00 09 09B 09D 09M 03 33 35 04 06 07 70 76 94(20)
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51406/R/AGC/3 B075 0442Z/03 FEB 0303587 FEB 62
UNCLASSIFIED

LOCAL GMT 02/21452
PHOTO YES_NO NO_ PHYSICAL SPECIMEN YES  NO. No
SOURCE MILITARYCIVILIAN TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground Visual
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6-7 Seconds NUMBER OF OBJECTS One COURSE SE
SATELLITE: IN ORBIT: VERIFY YES: NO: DECAY: N/A
ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA _
METEOR Possible Meteor
STAR OR PLANET
OTHER
AIRCRAFT N/A
BALLOON N/A
INSUFFICIENT DATA N/A
OTHER N/A
REFLECTION INVERSION PRESENT PHOTO ANALYSIS PHOTO ANALYSIS _
SUN DOG LENTICULA LENTICULAR CLOUD OUD PHYSICAL SPI PHYSIC ANALYSIS
BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING:
CIRVIS CIRVIS report of object observed just after ECHo I report of object observed just after EcHo I passed. Object was extremely
bright with a long and bright tail visible through with a long and bright tail visible through strato cumulus clouds. Object
observed at 20 deg elevation travelling paralell to horizon gradually downward
and disappearing at an elevation of 5 degrees. Traveled through a 90 degree arc
of azimuth. Duration 6-7 seconds.
EVALUATION: CASE CATEGORY: Astro (Meteor)
CONCLUSION:
Color not given, other than the object was bright and had a long tail. There is
noting to indicate that this was anything other tan a meteor sighting.
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