PROJEC~:.r .. \97~ RECORD CARD 1. DATE 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS 0 Wos Balloon p Probably Balloon Possibly Balloon Paramaribo, Surinam, S Americ 3 November 1962 3. DATETIM! GROUP 4. TYP! OF OBSERVATION s .. PHOTOS JO(Grouncl-VIsual putch Military 0 Grounci-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft 0 Proba\lly Aircraft 0 Possibly Aircraft 0 Alrlntercept Raclar 0 Was Astronomical Pro.,obl y Astronomical Possibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COU~SE r:txOtherS;lt~ ll :it e 10. BRIEF SUMMARY Of SIGHTING Fast moving lighted object. Thoyght possibly satellite. No noise and no lights. First believed object to be a star. Object following a parabolic course. Not on airlane. 11. COMMENTS 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 0 Unlcnown Observation from South American country where airlanes would be followed. Since witness indicated that object possibly satellite, case is carried as a satellite. No ECHO data available for this location. Duration not included. 61.0 .' Robert .. J.'. Venebrugh Stafcie - us, Afd. Vbd.J ( sz ) Prins Barn~a.rd Ka.mpecnent, Pa~ribo , Surinam ( S. A. ) Commanding Officer, launching Baee, Cape Canaveral, Zandni...j .Airport, OJ ~ r ~ -1962 'i'hls is to certify, thstr, Robert F.Herre~rugh,seri.alnumber )Ll()F18 T)6, e~ ... ~.J..(\.Ss radio-operator in the Netherls.r.ds Armed Forces in sil nem;s.A.~,detached at Prince~ Beatrix Camp, Zanderi,j Airport,observed a rather fast rnoving,lightened object . I observed it throu..~h night-binoc- Direction: :fromalrrost North-West to almost South-"5'.ast : Saturday , November ) , 1962. i'lh.at I liketo. know is this : could this have been a U. S. mteli te? I didiiOt hear any-noise of ( jet-)-engines am-dta not see the usual red . and green wingtip navigation lights, eventhough I was using night -binoc- At first I thought the object-: was a star, but then I mw it '~ISS roovirus and - vo1as not following a nonml straight-lined course,used by airplenes,but a _ parabolic course.-.--: _ _ ---- . I ,.,;ould be rruch.obliged,_if.~You could give me some in:forn:etion about this. _ Robert !".!-:errebru~h