PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION

16 July 1963 35.38N 176.23W (pacific)

3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

WPT Fe Se nt acer ee Se 0 Ground- Vi suel

O Ground-Rader
OD Air-Intercept Radar

=< Eiaret 9 a Ba Or
5. PHOTO

O Yes
Xt\Ne military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION [@. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

8 minutes one

9 COURSE
SSE

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12.

cog coo ooo ooo

CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probobly Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Wos Aircroft
Probobly Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomicol
Possibly Astronomicol

Other Sate LLite-ECHO—T
Insufficient Data for Evalucotion

Unknown

10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Bright light same as first mag star moving
initially to west then to SE. Observed at 45
elevation. Faded at horizon after 8 min

observation

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

— -———_ — -— —

11. COMMENTS

—_ ~——

On 17 July ECHO crossed the equator
g@ heading NE at 0724 at 345 deg W.

at 0750 it would be at it's orbital
t~ would reach 35 deg
North Latitude at 08022 at 145 deg
East Longitude. This places the
Saellite in the position of the
object under observation. Case
evaluated as ECHO I.

peak 262 deg.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
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BRIGHT LIGHT SAME SIZE AS FIRST MAGNIT UE STAR

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ALTITUDE 45 DEG ABOVE HORIZON

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OBJECT SIGHTED INITIALL TO THE WESX..+RISERVED TRAVELING ON
SSE COURSE UNTIL FADED JUST ABOVE HORIZON AT TIME 081620

EVALUATION UNKNOWN

NOTE: Adv cy to XOPX, NIN, DIA

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

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AF IN : 47403 (17 Jul 63) KR atc Pe Ll of 2

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8. OBJECT SIGHTED INITIALLY TO THE WEST. OBSERVED

TRAVELING ON SSE COURSE UNTIL FADED JUST ABOVE
HORIZON AT TIME 0816Z

% EVALUATION NONE AT THIS TIME

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REFEREACE TIPE 1963 Y 7 ®
IACLEINATIGN 47.28 CEG.
ASCENDING NCCE ILONG.? 203.62 CEG. WEST
PRIPE SHEEP INTERVAL CNE DAY -16.95 BIW.
ARGUFEAT CF PERIGEE 132.83 OFG. ?

PATE CF CHAAGE 0.307925 CEG. PER PERICD
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ECCENTRICISY O.cSont
RACIUS CF PFRIGEE 4477.5 MILES
RAOIUS CF APCGFE $125.7 MILES

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RATE CF CHANGE -3.301358 DEG.

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