PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONClUSIONS 0 Was Bolloo" 16 July 1963 35.38N 176.23W (pacific) 0 Probobl, Bolloon ~vi 1 0 GroYn~-A-~., C2 Wos Aircraft roun.-u aa 0 P rob obi 1 AIrcraft "s. PHOTOf 0 Was Astronomical 1. LENOTH 0' OISI .. VATION I. NUMI!R 0, OIJ!C:TI 10. 1111, SUMMARY Oft $10HTIMO Bright light same as first mag star moving initially to vest then to SE. Observed at 45 elevation. Faded at horizon after 8 min observation AftC POM Ut (R&V 2f I&P 12) ' C:OUilS! 11. COMMENTS 0 Probobl y Aatrono111lcal 0 Ponlbly Aatro"o"'lcal QC Othor Satellite li:C~ I 0 lnsufflcl~t Dato for e~;Zotlon 0 Unlcnown On 17 July ECHO crossed the equator g heading NE at 0724 at 345 deg w. at 0750 it would be at it's orbital peak 262 deg. It would reach 35 deg North Latitude at o802Z at 145 deg East Longitude. This places the Saellite in the position of the object under observation. Case evaluated as ECHO I. ZCZCHQA934ZCECB15 7 YY RUE'AHQ FM COMBARPAC T 0 RUHPHH/C OMHAWSEAFRON RUHLKM/CINCPACAF HADD KUNIA ZEN/ C INCNORAD I NF 0 R UECW/ CNO .: RfJEAH~COFS USAF RtHPA/CINCPAC : .. RUHPBIC I NCPACFLTO R_ UHAF S/C.INCUSARPAC DcPARTMt:!'l'~ t;J; n ; E .~1~ FORCE : NIN-9, XOP-1,. XOPX-4, SAF-OS- OSD-15, NSA.-7, niA-25, DIA/CIIC-3 . R UHLM P/PACAFBASECOM R UECW/ SECNAV ~":~I . DfPAT"'!NT OF THE AIR FOitCf STAFF M'ESSAGE BRANC:i 1. C IRV IS REPORT 3. BRIGHT LIGHT SAME SIZE AS FIRST MAGNITUDE STAR 6. ALTITUDE 45 DEG ABOVE HORIZON ~ 8. OBJECT SIGHTED INIT IALL TO THE WESX RISERVED TRAVELING ON SSE COURSE UNTIL FADED JUST ABOVE HORIZON AT TIME 0816ZO 9. SVALUAT ION t,NKNOWN NOTE: Adv:-cy to XOPX., NIN, DIA DEPARTMeNT OF THE AIR FORCE ST~FF MESSAG: BRANCH ( 17 Jul 63) X; ~P.sSlroeo ~w~mAGt INFO : NIN-9, DIA-25, DIA-CIIC-3 103 CZCHQA941ZCQJA116 0 0 R !JEAH Q Dj: RUHLKH 5 FM 326 AIR DIV KUNIA FACILITY HAWAII TO RUHLKWPACAF HICKAM AFB HAWAII RUHPHH/COMHAWSEAFRON PEARL HARBOR HAWAII INFO RUEAHGY'CSAF USAF' WASH DC RUECW/ CNO WASH DC R UECW/ SECNAV WASH DC R !.J'GALBIC INCNOOAD ENT AFB COLO RUHPA/C,INCPAC CAi'1P H M SMITH HAWAII RUHAFS/C INCUSARPAC FT SHAFTER HAWAII RUHPBIC I NCPACFLT PEARL HARBOR HAWUI R UA UAZICOM USJAPAN FUCHU AS JAPAN R !JArlC/C Cl1 USKOREA SEOUL KOREA R UAGFL/C OM USTDC. TAIPEI TAIWAN : R UCSSRSI C INCSAC OFFUTT AFB NEBR R UHPD/C OMASWFORPAC fORD ISLAND HA\~AII NCLAS HADOC-D 1263 DfPARTMfNT OF THE AIR fORCE STAFF MESS..;G: 2P.AN(H INCOPf:ING 1. C IRV IS REPORT 3. BRIGHT LIGHT SAME ~Z..E AS F,IRSf MAGNATUDE STAR 6. ALTITUDE 45 DEGREES ABOVE ORIZON B. OBJECT SIGHTED INITIALLY TO THE WESf. OBSERVED TRAVELING ON SSE COURSE UNTIL FADED JUST ABOVE HORIZON AT TIME 0816Z 9. EVALUATION NONE AT THIS T !ME 17/0 95 8Z J t.L R UHLKH NOTE: Xmitted 8Cb8Cll SMB #431 l l " l trl'lr JC.II. ' ol l'olo,.('.J r oll OIHtt ljflllOES SCU11HI,CRTt4 NOIHH-SOITH Tl"f lCNG. liT. II(AII. Till( ((tit. Ullll. lHI J (t.'- U COIIR. l ONG. HT. nEll!\. JllY H, l9U JULY l ~. l?6l JUl"t 11, l'IB CCRR. CH II ( H~tl) -'IJ ,J Jl'l . O'J -51.8 l'tl.ltO -Js.e t c't.4o sTElliJE 1960 IOlJ 1 ll 1'! ~OtiC. FOR OTH. lAlliUOES SCUUHIO.Th JI~E lCNC. ItT. OtAR. T1~( NCUH-SOUTH COU. COAIII. IMI) IH-U CORII. lCI;G II T. C.OAA. IIU) lll 'iO.t; JULY l'lt l ?63 18.1 -tJO.ltt ll.S - lCS. SO I ll . 2 -I JO.ll -'tl.1 l H.ll ~tDlflEO CRBITAl ELE~EUTS FCR EARTH SATElliTE 1960 lOlA I t~Cll~AliGH 47.28 [(G. ASCtNOltiG t.CCE llOI'IC..l ZOJ.6Z tEG. "CST PRI~E S~EEP INtE~VJl CNE DAY lt.95 Ml~. ARCO~E~T Cf PERIGEE l2.l1 OEC. PATE CF CHAr.GE 0 .]OJZS DEG. P( R P11[00 A"CHAllSllC PCRJOO 115.158 ~lM. UTE CF CJAP.CE -O.C00\4 MIN. PEl IIE/1100 ECChJ AICIIT 0.~50\l RACI US Cf pf.qtr.EE 4 1.5 ~11(~ RAOlU~ CF APCGf SII S.7 ~liES R.H fF tl!!t:GE -0.10 'till:" PCR CAY ASCC~OI~!> IIOOE I R.J.I ?1.1'1 rFG. RUE (f ttrAI:GE -3.10 15 8 OEC. Prtt CAY l~lllli[E GF PERIGEE 73.00 DCC READ-I~ fXPECTfO