PROJECTJOCJ73 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS a PreiHtltty a.at .... a AI~VIol D Alr-lftterct Ro4er D PoaIWy Ahcroft D Wee Aetrenolcol >atYee D ProltaWy A"Micel a... Mi 1 i tary D P ....... , AatreftOMicol t,=-.~L~I~NO~,..~OP~.Ga~I~I~IIY~A~TIGN ----+~L~NU~M--. -O~P;...O~a~J..,.I~CT~S--r~t~. ~CO~U~R-11-----I DC,q)ther 8 put n iJs I D lnufflciOftt Dllto fer EwoiMtio" Satellite observed at 20 dgrs above horizon, climbed rapidly and staadil toward zenith, passing directly overhead, continuin~ toward & drop- ping below the easto.tn horizon brigh as any star ou planet vt~tt,le. Singl white point of refloct.od light. 11. COMMENTS Third state of Russian satel- lite, Sputnik I. CO:lD:1 AAC 1\PO 942 SEAT"fLE U;\~HILGTOi: P.JZPHQ CHIEF OF STAFF H: USAF i!r.O RJ!!:DtiP/::xiGHT PATTERSQi; AF BA::"E OHIC :lCL:\S OI .ATELLITE OBS:Sr.VED.., FROM LASl~A, BY SI:~ QUALIFIED OBSERVERS F~O~! THl!.\)f_' ~L~ .... AI~ IrlTELLIGEt~CE) ) ZRVICt.: S JUJ'.DP.O~J. SATELLITE (FI R~T OSS ERY~P.. A} 2.~ p2=GP.EES A~C?_Y!_1i .. 0!1I zo:\j] AN 0z.;r ritOF~ fi. EEE -!E:~ -;.~9l i~::g'?~ -~.F~) sATELLITE c c't I ~IE En ND STEADILY TOtJARD THE ZE~JITfi, PASSIHG DIRECTLY OVERHEAD, Oi'lTI:lt.:Ii!G TOHARD Ati D DROPPii: G BELO~J THE EA.STZR:,~ HORIZO~: AT Al~ AZit1L!H 7LECTZD LIG:rT. ALL SI~: O[ -:-!?,JE:1S HAD SHARP, CLEAR S IGHTinG UITH r;rr:: ?.JKDPtG 59 :& I i 7252 OCT RJKDAG PP RJEPHQ RJEDWP DE RJKDAG 1"6 FM COMDR AAC ELMENDORF AFB ALA~KA TO RJEPHQ/C OF ~ HQ USAF WASHDC INFO RJEDWP/IOMDR ATIC WPAFB UNCLAc;~ IF IED FROM AAC OI 07 FOR AFCIN. SO MUCH OF ClT2D ME AGE 01-~0497 A~ READ~ ~8/2155Z OCT RJKDAG SECURITY Q.ASSIFICATION U/_,) ~ COMMENT NO. 1 . 4E4/Capt G.T. OGregory/wm. BP:NRY A. 1-IILEY the print aubmi t ALASKA/IR-$004-11-$7/2-G: Elmendorf AFB -Track o! Gssa Earth Satellite 8 Oct 57