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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 18-24 June 1963 | 2. LOCATION Shimya, Japan to San Pedro (Pacific) | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical ☑ Other Satellite ECHO I ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT Various | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar |   |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☐ No | 6. SOURCE civilian |   |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERV
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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Memorandum

TO: J. S. Lacey, OPI
NASA, Greenbelt

FROM: Nautical Information Branch
U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office

SUBJECT: Satellite sighting; report of

Encl: (1) Ship Visit Report from MS ASCANIUS dtd 8 Aug 1963

1. Enclosure (1) forwarded for your information.

Forwarded as a matter per (illegible)
to your organization. Your attention
to this matter will be appreciated.

Ed Mason
Ed Mason
Public Information Officer
Goddard Space Flight Center
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Encl. (1)

SHIP Vessel Report
PRNC WHO 3231 (Rev. 12-60)

Ships
Baltimore, Maryland.

18 Aug. 1963 290-63
DATE
Initials
Date
Initials

To
Ascanius
British 769237

Type
☑ LABOR
☐ PASSENGER
☐ TANKER
☐ OTHER

Inferior
SUBMARINE
LOCAL

Ports
A. FRED HOLT & Co. LIVERPOOL Round the world boat bound

Ports Stated
O
53

Inferior
E. W. ALKIN

INTERROGATION OFFICE
WELVIN HUGHES

LONG SHIPMENT (Time)
20.10

SHIPPING INFORMATION
If not, give name
SRE. NIALE

THIS SPACE TO BE USED FOR RECORDING COLLECTED DATA

On a passage from Shumize, Japan to San Pedro California a satellite was observed as follows:
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|  SATELLITE 1960 IOTA 1  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
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|  FOR OTHER LATITUDES  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|  SOUTH-NORTH  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|  TIME (UT) | LONG. (W) | LAT. | TIME (UT) | LONG. (W) | ME. (M) | BEAR. (N-E) | TIME (M) | LONG. (W) | ME. (M) | BEAR. (N-E) | TIME (M) | LONG. (W) | ME. (M) | BEAR. (N-E) |

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