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ue flash
he cockpit
vary hich
| navigator
| radar set approx 10 mins prior to
sighting,
la thin outline of what appeared to be
vapor trail or high cirrus was sighte(
| what was thouaht to be the relative
osition of the ob) w when originally sighted, l
2. "CON NCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balleon
Possi oly Balloon
Was Aircraft i
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aireraft
Was Astronomical Meteor
Probably Astronemical |
Possibly Astronomical |
RR |
Insufficient Data for Evaluation |
Unknown |
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4 TYPE OF OBSERYATION
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| 9. COURSE
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apogee licht observed strank4 Possible this could be satellite |
the sky. An extremely bricitportion of Sputnak I, which is |
geourraed which reflected ir to. / suppnsad to have 'died' on ng
yf the A/C, Simultaneously about + Jan 58, However the dura-4
aceelaration was noted, A/C | tion of the sighting is only |
observed a jammin: on his | 8 secs, No flaking or break-up |
noted, as is normally expected
for a satallite decay. It is more
lwvbrobable that this was a meteor
i observation, |
aE approx 1 hr on course)