PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 1~ July 1963 26.04N 127.53E (Far East) 0 WcuBalloo" C Prol:tobly Balloo" ui bl Y Bolloo" iPbrourHI Vhuol o Gro"ndRoclor 0 Was Aircraft 0 P rol:tobl y AIrcraft Po ul bl y AIrcraft 0 Wu Attronomlcol ~ PHOTOS I. D Y 0 P rol:tabl y Aatronolnl XWC't<-military 0 Poulbly Attro,.oMicol 7. LINOTH 0, OIIIJtVATtON L NUMIIIt OP OIJICTS f. COUA$1 Q( Other Satellite ; m1 n one NE g :J,r,!!'!.,' Oeto fOr Evoluotion 10. IIUIP SUMMAJtY OP SIGHTING Obj appearing as 1st mag star observed at 200 deg azimuth 10 des elevation in flight to 085 deg azimuth 17 deg elevation after steady flight with max altitude of 25 deg. Total duration observed 6 min. Disappeared suddenly. 7X BX used. Object believed to be Satellite . II. COMM INTS At 04/1125Z ECHO vas heading SE and not visible at the location of the observer. Possible observation of other visible, satellite, such as 196lBeta Theta. Case considered as a Satellite observation since all information conforms ~th this analysis. AF DIST: NIN-9, XOP-lJ XOPX-4, DIA-CIIC-2 ( 44) SAF-OS-3, DIA-25~ CINCPACFLT A. Cir~C?ACrL T INS! 3820 .. 3 1. OBJECT A?EARED AS WHIT, FI~ST ~AG STA~o APPEARED AS PINPOINT, 'A.Jl-{EN VIEt.'ED '.'liTH BI~OCULARS 2. CBSZRVER NOTED YHAT LOOKED LIKE MOV!~G STAR~ FIRST OBSERVED ABT 2 00 TRU~ ABT ALT 10 DEGo D!SAPPEA~ED 285 TRUE ALT 17 DEG OBJECT WAS STEADY, CLIM3ED TO ALT ABT 25 DEG 3ZFORE DESENDI~Go DIS- APPEARS!) S~DDE01LY., TI~:l OF SIGHTI~!3 AT A3T 30Z UXN1 RUT TH~E TAKE~ TO ?ASS FRO~ 0V55 TO ~3 6 ~AS 6 MI~. 3 . GROU~JD V !SULA BY 7 ?O~JER 3I~!OCS NG GLA~S(C3f . DISAPPEARED AT 041125Z, LATE DUS: R~ GriifFtN;LCDR~ CO, GADDY: SN LOOKOu!, AGE HINES, LTJG, VJOOD AGE 22 MORANDINI, ENS, OOD, AGE A OFF DUTY, A&E 18 ADVA~!C~ CO?I2S DELIVERED f:Z412I5Z JUL 63. CLE. ~Ill~, 8. NO AIR TRAFF!C SIGHTED 9. PREPARED BY CO. BELIEVE OBJECT SATELLITE. 10. ~0 OTHER 'EVIDENCE. FIRST ACTt!AL BRG TA!<EN AT ~66. INITIAL.SIGXTING ESTI~ATED.BY TUC~ER. J0'-ll215Z Jl!L 1\l'f l Ct;C. ( l.IT) (AI i l I, b , I tl I I A ' 'til II llo'i .!ll SAlFLLITE \~60 IOTA l IM OllilA lUITUllfS SOU Tll-tllH 111 tiOIHII-~OUfll 11"1 tnr,c . 111. lii:Ait. TIHE l l Nf.. liTo IlEAl, (Ita-<. tOltR. 1-.11 ltl-1) COI<R. JU'II I?, 1 'lhl J\1\Y lr l?b) l tc,S.'>f oi,J I H.l? SATElliTE t60 IOTA l FOA OHIU UTI JUOfS TJIIE lONC. SOUTit-NOl LONC. t4f. COitR. IHII t\Oklii-50UTU LONG. t4T. JUlY 'ie 1'Jhl -l'tl.t.l l fl._ 'fl )O. S -tlQ.2a -H.8 llO.O'I -H.l 10S. OO MOOlFI0 OR~ITAL Elf~E~TS fOR CARTit SATflLITF \9b0 IOTA 1 INCltHATION .. 7.Zl Of:Go ASCE~ClUG NCCE llONG.I 1~4.80 OE&. WfST rRtrf SWftP C~f(RVAL C~E CAY -16.'>4 "IN. ARGU~tNT OF P~Rt~E~ ll6.~\ ef.. RATE cr C~A E 0.2lllloA CfC. PEA P~A\00 ANOrALI$T1C PE~trc 1\~.112 MIN. RATE Of t~A~GE - O.COOlft "1~. PfR PCRIOO ECCf~lRICITY 0.050'i1 ltAOlVS CF P~RlCtE t,62S.~ ~llES HACIUS Cf APOCff ~118.1 rltFS RATt OF C~ANCt -0.11 Mll~S PlR DAY ASCENDING NCOE CR.~.I 143.51 CLG. 'RAt 0~ CPANCI -3,)C0 2 0 OfC. rC-OAY LATITUC Of PERIGE~-1l.C2 rEC. READ-IN (XPECTEO MAC. l