Observations: 3 Unknowns

Robert Sheaffer (sheaffer@netcom.com)
Tue, 17 Jun 1997 07:51:43 -0700

Observations  15 June 1997    (Sun Eve., 16 June UT)

05:34:30 UT  Approx culmination of unexpected Mag. 3 satellite moving
             northbound just west of the keystone of Hercules. No
             matching object found in ALLDAT.TLE of a week earlier
             on in CLASSFD.TLE using SKYMAP.

05:48:40     Approx time of culmination of second unexpected Mag 3
             satellite travelling northbound on approximately the
             same path as the first. Again, no matching object
             found in ALLDAT.TLE or CLASSFD.TLE.

05:55:00     Approx time of culmination of third unexpected satellite,
             mag. 4, this one moving southbound to the east of the
             keystone of Hercules. Again, no identification could
             be made.

Either we have a bunch of UFOs flying about, or else there are a
bunch of objects up there not cataloged in ALLDAT.TLE. The first
two objects may well be associated with the same launch. New stuff
that didn't get catalogued yet?



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