2240N15414WPACIFIC unidentified aerial event — July 1961

A pilot of Echo I reports that an object was in area to flying in exact sight path as reported for objt. IT APPEARED IN BEARING 230 DEGREES ALTITUDE 22 DEGREES AND DISAPPEARED IN A CLOUD IN BEARING 230 DEGREES ALTITUDE 12 DEGREES. IT WAS OF THE SAME BRILLIANCE AS LHR STAR VEGA WHITE IN COLOR AND WAS VISIBLE FOR 15 MINUTES THE DIRECTION WHICH IT MOVED WAS EAST NORTHEAST-NORTHEAST NO TAIL\R WAS OBSERVED AND THE BODY MOVED SLOWLY OVER THE SKY.