PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIO 27 October 1962 3. OATETIME GROUP Atlantic (E of Cape " TYPE OF OBSERVATION Canaverc:J:I Was Balloon Probably B a lloon Possibly Boll oon XLII Ground-Visual 0 GroundRadar 0 Was Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft 0 Possibly Aircraft 0 A i ,..Visuol 0 Air-Intercept Radar Was Astronoml col 0 Yes 0 Probably Astronomical .BUlla Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical 0 Insufficient Ocrta for Evaluation not r eported one 10. BRIEP' SUMMARY OP' SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Observation of blast off of satellite from position 50 miles east of Cana- veral. Bright ball of orange light on horizon. First 2 dgr of flight observec at which time object 'Wr'61Bt behind clouds. Moments later observed at 40 dgr ele- vation on Easterly heading. Tail of light assumed three colors. Red,white and blue with red the leading color. Again obscured by clouds and final u observation of faint white streak in ATlC FORM l29 ("REV 24 S1tP 52) Launch of Explorer XV from Canaveral at 2316Z. Placed Beta Lambda into orbit. R.':FER:L SLIP U. S. HAVY HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE WASHINGTON 25, D. C. ro: NASA -Greenbelt The attached letter received from tJnited Fruit Can!Pany Pier 3, North River New York 6, New York is f orwrderl as a ~atter under the coqnir~nce of your office, and t he writer has been so advised by a copy of this me~orandu~. ., ~If/-~ JJ-arA-/<jC b/\Y~,(,efL l)tl /vt/7~ PRHC-H'r!O.; 123 1-57) FROHT Branch B d 811 Mason~c ~graphic Office New Orl ernple BlA~ Hydrographic Office