Marion Ohio — August 1969

Category: 1969  |  Format: PDF  |  File: 1969-08-6782548-Marion-Ohio.pdf
Keywords: satellite, 711otc, cjt9u, 1lnutcs, ahaly5, shad0w, satnlli, ageob, sorer, lopgitudc, soutbei, applvximatal, cooreina, atlltude, southcr, aoutlr, qunlt, pbeno1, prod11etion, gatellite, trave1, shadov, iector, clusiom, fageos
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PROJECT. r~'{;13 ~ECOi:tO J l. u a -, f 711otc CJt9U~ ) l . SvUJ!CE lU. CO,..CLUSIOM s Hlla.4t\ER Of OJJeCTS I~ L ENGTH or-oasERV~TIOH } :' '1lnutcs Sa tellite (Pageos A) Co~nents: At approximate visible ~est of observer. southerl a.!1d assed int o 11. &~lfr SU~ARY "HO AHALY5" t ime of sighting , Fageos A was The satellite was traveling the earth ' s shad0w ~ and 30 latitude. /1 TYPE OF OL\S~AVATIOH Observer sighted a l i ght that traveled southerly fro~ the WH and disappeared suddenly in the WSW. ~ Grul.4~d .. Visual f nw to -,..sH ; B. PHOTOS I?. PHY SIC..t.l EVIDIHC! Ret~.rence your tJli\1 oboer""ID:~ion o.r 23 Aug l.969. -He f'(l chn.t your sightillg "'.; .:3 - cl>ab"i.y o f the satnlli tt:; :!~ ~s , ... At 2:30a.m. EDl'.1 ?ageoB ~-sorer J"5>o loPgitudc ~1.1J 4 o J t : tude at an altitude of 2409 cil.es. Th~ Gatellite trave1:!~..t in a soutbei-ly direction and passed into the earth's shadov at applvximatal y 2:36 a.m. 3Dl' at cooreina.tes 92 longitude nnd 30 l.atlltude. At this ti:ne the satellite was at S...l') altJ.tuC.e o-r a'ro:proximately 2lCO uiles. Tbj c r.cans tb~t. ?'.l5~oo 1'-" . s . west of your :poe:l: t:.ton traveling on a southcr~:t co,rr-.e. A.:L-t~,: approximately 6 minut.ec, the satellite '-'Ould bc.vc:. 3ud!eu]y disappeared in a.pyro.-<.L-ntely tha aoutlr.vest '-IEcTOR QUnlT:'i1!I IJr\, ~T-:, Chie!', Aer:.a 1 Pbeno1..:.en3. Lt Colonel, o:tf:!..ce Aeros}!eee Technologies Div!sion Prod11etion Directorate