90Mi NWOf Iceland unidentified aerial event — November 1958

It appeared to be in the air about 1000 feet high, moved first north, then south, then northwest, and disappeared after 60 to 90 seconds. He observed Sputnik I in early stage of existence over England. e. 6 It was observed to gain in brightness for approximately 15 seconds, then fade for approximately 15 seconds. Pilot saw what he thought at first to be a falling meteorite, then realized that the object was more distant and larger than a meteor. He called the attention of the aircraft commander, the navigator and the weather observer (who also observed a previous sighting). Angle of elevation was observed by the navigator to be 20° at an azimuth of 230° FROM North, tracking to 12° when it first appeared. Angle of elevation was 20° at an azimuth of 120° when it disappeared. The object rose from our right, quartering rear and made an arc across our flight path with a maximum elevation of 22°. It disappeared to the left of our nose. The aircraft commander checked his watch at 1725Z when he first sighted the object and 1727Z when it completely disappeared. i. No reported or known unusual activities, meteorological or astronomical which might account for the sighting. m.