ATLANTIC2914N4957W 2355N5825W 5625W2415N reported close encounter — January 1961

On or during January 1961, at or near ATLANTIC2914N4957W 2355N5825W 5625W2415N, the source reports the following sequence: BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SIGHTING: Sighted by 3 ships in same area of Atlantic Ocean. Moved at irregular speed and direction. Irregular flying object, glowing and pulsing. Date (Local): 24 Jan 61 Hour (Local): 1909 & 2000 Hour (Z Time Group): 2202Z Satellite: (Det 5 ATIC, Ext 3279) Astronomical Phenomena (Meteor, Comet, Planet, etc): PLANET -PLANET Natural Phenomena (Ball Lightning, etc): _____ Aircraft, Balloons, Airships, etc: _____ Other: POWER FAILURE Evaluation of Source Reliability: UNKNOWN Analysis and Conclusions: The course of this unusual object and its movement was followed by the crew, who were quite certain that it was not a meteor or satellite. The object first appeared in the west and moved rapidly to the east, where it changed direction and moved back toward the west. The object eventually disappeared in the eastern sky after an unusual maneuver.