100NMNWWAKEIS1950N16430E FAREAST radar-visual unidentified-object report — May 1961

On or during May 1961, at or near 100NMNWWAKEIS1950N16430E FAREAST, the source reports the following sequence: BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Object was tracked on radar, and a visual sighting was made of a star. It was tracked on radar and visually observed, remaining in a straight line of flight. No maneuvering or configuration changes were observed. AIRCRAFT NAVIGATOR SIGHTED UFO TRAVELING SE TO NE, 240 DEGREES TO 060 DEGREES AT 11152. BELIEVED TO BE SAME SATELLITE REPORTED BY VA3209 AT 04/0952Z BT NOTE : Advance copies del to OOP-CP and CIN at 0950/04 May 61. BEARING 050 ALT 45 DEG AT 044932Z SET IN EAST BEARING 050 AT 044942Z OBSERVED FROM 48N 169-30W. ITEM BRAVO: DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT: (1) CO-PILOT- WHILE LOOKING OUT COCKPIT, FIRST NOTICED IT IN A GROUP OF STARS ON A 42 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE HORIZON WHICH WAS APPARENT BY ITS MOVEMENT. (2) 42 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON TO PAGE TWO RJACKA 29 LINE OF FLIGHT: (3) REMAINED IN THE STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT AND DISAPPEARED FROM POINT OF VIEW DUE TO VISION LIMITATIONS LOGGED COCKPIT CONFIGURATION: (4) STRAIGHT PATH (3) GRADUAL V- AS POINTED OUT IN ITEM (3) ABOVE. (5) SEVEN TO EIGHT MINUTES.