Ocean station Delta PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD CONCLUSIONS Ocean Station Delta 0 Was Boll- 48-12N 28-26W (Atlantic) 0 Probably Balloon DATETIMI GROU, TYPE OF OIS!RVATION 0 Pouibly Balloon JIXG,.urul VI auol 0 cn-n4Rodor 0 Woa Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft 0 AI,.VIIUel 0 Alrlftterc.,t Ro41ot 0 Possibly Aircraft OX Wos Astronomical Meteor 0 Probably Astronomical 0 Possibly Astrono .. lcal 7. LENGTH OP OasUVATION L NUMBER OP OIJI!CTS COURSE 0 Othor 0 In suffl ci ont Oato for Evoluotlon 10. IAIEP SUMMARY OP liGHTING 11. COMMENTS CLJVI S report of object ~b3e~ed jus t after Color not given, other than object was E~ho I passed. Object ..,.az extremely bright bright and had a long tail. There i s with a long and br~t tail visibl e through nothing to indicate that this vas any- strato cumul us clouds ObJect observed at thing other than a meteor sighting. 20 elevation traveling"parallel to horizon gradually dovnwa.rd and disappearing at an elevationc:t' 5 . Traveled through a 90 arc of a zimuth Duration 6-7 sec. (. OPMTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH ACTION: CIN-17 OOP-2, OOP-CP-1, CZCHQE299ZCBJA~88 DE J)BEK HC ~'!18 FM C INCLANTF'LT TO PJWF'ALB/CINCNORAD JEZ SN/Z6TH NOR AD REG ION PJEZHQ/CO STAFF' USAF' BEKDT/COMASWF'ORLANT RBEGUH/COMEASTSEAF'RON PCEHM/CANCOMARLANT Q3 EGUF' I COME A ST AREA ~FEMC/ CANA IRDEF Page 1 or 3 Pages -OEPAATMENT OF THE AIR FORCE ( STAFF MESSAGE 8RANCH UNC\ASWIID MUSAGI Page 2 of 3 Pages INF' 0 RBEP~U CNO f?BEPJD/ COMDT COGARD FM OCEAN ST A DELTA TO HYDRO WASHDC !='O!.L IN<: PECD FM SS AMERICAN SH IPPER/KBXA ~22253Z BT <:OVT HYDROGRAPHER OFFICE WASHDC CAPT WA lJ..'OODMAN AND SECOND OFFICER HW SCHONN REPORT THAT AFTER VIN<: ECHO PASSING AT 2125 GMT THROUGH THE OBSERVERS ZENITH I N A '~'EST BY 4721 NORTH TO EAST BY SOUTH DIRECTING ANOTHER EXTREMELY SPIGHT BODY WITH A VERY LONG AND BR1GHT TAIL VISIBLE THROUGHT A THIN LAYER OF STRATO CUMULUS CLOUDS WAS OBSERVED AT 2145 <:NT IN LAT 48,12N AND LONG 28.26W BEARING 115 DEGREES TRUE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNC\AUINO MISSAGt Page 3 of 3 Pages J!O RSEKHC 008 TPAVE~ING AT A HEIGHT Or APPROXIMATELY TWENTY DEGS ABOVE AND PA?A~LEL TO THE HORIZON GRADUALLY HEADING DOWN WARD IN A PARABULAR CURVE AN!) DISAPPEARING BEARING 09 OEGS TRUE AND 5 DEGS ABOVE THE HO?IZON. THE BODY WAS VISIBLE ABOUT 6 TO 7 SECONDS SHIPS COURSE ~7~ DEGS TP.UE SPEED 15.5 KNOTS. AIR 53 DEGS SEA 53 DEGS BARO 3~.43 Adv cpy dlv'd to CIN PRECEDENCE I ACTION I RELEASEO SY ~l OCEAN ~TA DELTA Tu HYOf<v WA~HDC RlADDnE!:>~E.D E.M-E.i<Gc.NCY Q.30358Z. FE3 62 FM CINCLANT FL T . TO kJWFALB/ClNCN~RAD RJEZSN/26TH N AD REGIGN i<JE.ZHQ/Cv STAFF' RBE KDT /CvMA SW Fui-tLA NT RBEGUH/CuMEASTSAFRON R CEHM/CANCvMAh LANT RBEGUF/CuME.ASTAREA Utv CLA ;j HFMC/CANA !RDEF INFG RB~P\J/Cl.Ju RBE PJD/C v~1DT CuGARD F'L.LLI.JWING hECD F:1 S!:> A~ERICAN SH!P?E.R/Y.BXA 022253Z BT GGVT HYDnLGkAPH~ vFFICE WA~HDC CAPT WA WOvDMAN AND ~ECOND GFFICER HW SCHvNN riEPuHT THAT AF'TlR l,8::>nVlNG ECHu PA~:::dNG AT 2125 GMT THnuUGH THt. u5~EHVi.JiS ZENITH n~ A W,:)1 BY 4 721 NGRTH TO E.AST BY SvUTH Dir?ECI ING ANC.T~ER E.X1 i1MEL Y Bn IGHT BODY WITH A VE.RY LuNG AiJO BRIGHT TAIL V ISli3LE TH~uUGHT A THIN LAY?. OF STRAT O CUMULU~ CLuUDS t~A~ GBSE.RV0 AT 2145 C:.~T HJ LAT 46., 12N AND LONG 28.26:.V 3E.Af<ING 115 DE.GctE.ES TRUE TkAVELIN~ AT A HEIGHT GF AP~iOX!MATELY TWENTY D~GS AB~VE. AND PAKALLEL I u THE HCR IZ ON GRADUALLY HEAD lNG DLJW N Wl~RD IN A PARASLILAH ~ U!-t VE. A NO 0 I :)A PPl:.Art I NG BEARING 09 DEGS TRUE AND 5 DE.GS ABOVE I HE. H~h iZCN. THE BODY WAS VISIBLE. ABOUT 6 TJ 7 SEC0NDS SHIPS COURSE 078 DEG:;, TRUE. SPEE..0 15.5 KNui3. AIR 53 DE.G~ SE.A 53 DGS BARO 30.4.3 -I? FLAGPLCI SF~ JCS C:;,A CMC 0::>0 CI.~ DIRN..JA AnPA STAT NIC CO~TROL NO. t (J\ CIRCUIT NO. TIME OF RECEIPT DATE TIME GROUP U CLASSIFIED Ocean Station Delta U F 0 ANALYSIS SHEET DATE 2 February, 1962 LOCA liON Ocean Station Delta DATE TIME GROUP PHYSICAL SPECIMEN YES NO No MILITARY XX TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground Visual LENGTH OF OBSERVATION _....;6-=-...!.7--=.Se=-c:..:o:.:.;n:.::d:.:::s NUMBER OF OBJECTS _On_e_ COURSE s_E SATELLITE: IN ORBIT: VERIFY YES: NO: DECAY: N/A METEOR Possible Meteor REFLECTION _ INVERSION PRESENT _ LENTICULAR CLOUD _ BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: PHOTO ANALYSIS------------ PHYSICAL SPECIMEN ANALYSIS----- CIRVIS report of objec t observed just after ECHO I passed. Object was extremely bright with a long and bright tail visible through strata cumulus clouds. Object observed at 20 deg elevation travelling paralell to horizon g radually downTard and disappearing at an elevation of 5 degrees. Traveled through a 90 degree arc of azimuth. Duration 6-7 seconds. EVALUATION: CASECATEGORY:~A~s~t~r~o_(u! t~e~o~rL) ~ CONCLUSION: Color not given, other than the object was bri~ and had a l ong t~il. noting to indicate that this was anything other t'an a meteor sighting F TD FO:ll':i 0-15 (TD-E2)