PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
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1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
27 October 1962 Atlantic (E of Cape Canavera b Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local_ XA Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT_27/2315Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
E2510 Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 5X Other_ missile
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
not reported one east
T0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Observatio blast off of satellite Launch of Explorer Cape
from position east of Cana- Canaveral at 23l5Z. Placed 1962
veral. Bright bal no ight on Beta Lambda into orbit.
horizon. ht observed
at which tin biec behind clouds
Moments later obser dgr ele-
vation on Easterly heading Tail of
light assumed three Red,white
and blue with red the leading color.
Again obscured by clouds by clouds and final nd final o C
observation of observation of faint white streak in faint white streak in
east.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 9EP 52)
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Information reluting to rocks, shoals, soundings, lights, buoys, or any subject affecting charts or
Sailing Directions, or items of general interest to mariners (give date and G.M.T. of observation):
AT 2315 GMT 27th, OCTOBER 1962 EN ROUTE TO NEW YORK FROM PUERTO CORTES, IN STELLAR OBSERVED
POSITION LAT.28 27'N.LONG. 79 34 W.AT A DISTANCE OF 502 MILES DUE EAST OF CAPE CANAVERAL
WE OBSERVED BLAST OFF OF ROCKET SATELITE. AT FIRST THERE WAS VERY BRIGHT BALL OF ORANGE
LIGHT ON THE RED HORIZON.LOW CLOUD PEFMITTED US TO SEE ONLY THE FIRST TWO DEGREES OF FLIGHT
BUT A FEW MOMENTS LATER THE ROCKET WAS OBSERVED AGAIN THROUGH A BREAK IN THE CLOUD AND IT
WAS THEN AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT LO DEGREES AND APPARENTLY ON A DUE EAST COURSE. IT WAS AT
THIS POINT THAT WE ALL OBSERVED THAT THE TAIL OF LIGHT COMING FROM THE ROCKET ASSUMED THREE
DIKFERENT COLOURS* RED WHITE AND BLUE - RED BEING THE LEADING COLOUR.ANOTHER MOMENT LATER
IT WAS OBSCURED AGAIN BUT WAS FINALLY SEEN AS A FAINT WHITE STREAK OF LIGHT IN THE EAST.