a 1thollgh the qua 11 ty of the image and of the hlown-up point was such
that the object h'::J'.> seen only "hazily" against the sky. But he feels
that a positive identification had heen made.
It is ~lcVivitt' s opinion that the object was probalJly ~ome unmanned
satellite. NORAD mad0 an investigation of possihle satellites and came
up with the suggestion that the object might have' been Pegasus which
was 1200 miles away at the time. ~1c[)ivitt questions tids identification.
The NORAD ~ompl1t(':r facility's determination of the rJistaTICIlS from
GT- 1 to othe]' k;10~'n ol)jecb in space nt the tim(' of the astronaut
~klli\·itt' .., ~i~.;htillg yi('lJeJ the following tabulation.
------_.. _~ - ,- ._--- ._--------_.------_._-~..__._-_._---~----- ._----~-
Object__.._ ..L-:....:...;..~
Fra~mcl\t
Number
~~Iiod:it;-'-Dl (ern,! tiona 1
I~lI~~\Ln_ __J.!?_,S_S...:;.J__
Y7 ~:;
Time
(C. S. T.)
2:S6
Distance in km
'from ci.:-;r----
439
Yo-Yo llt':,pin I,'ej.~ht J(,7
Pegasus B
fragnll'nt
Omicron
Omicron
Fragment
Fragment
Omicron
Pl"~aSllS Pt'l'ri 5
477
72b
871
1965··39A
~:OI
~:()4
J: Of)
3:07
3:09
3: 13
.,:13
3: 16
3: 18
3: ()(1
740
,127
90S
97~)
625
90S
722
757
2000
E~~~~..~.Q
(Suul'.:e: Cicillini Nl'l'iS Center, Re1ealH~ Number 17, 4 .June 19(5)
~~_. --------_._._-_._--------_..__--_ _------_ . -------_.---_.._--- ----_.....-._- ... - .....
;\ J11'l'1imillar~' idl'ntit"lcatioll of thl' object liS Pt!!~ast..:s II IS su:;··
]'eet. \\11L'11 fill '.y l>xtl'1\lkd I'l~gusliS Il has a lIlaXillllll1l Jil1lcnslon of 2~.:S
I1\t>tl>rs, h'l1i~'h ~'OI'l'l'~POllds to 1/20lllillute or arc at a Llistancc of 2()(J{) KITJ,
This i:; J1lllch too "111 a 1 I L11l angulal' extension for the structure of the
craft to be resolved lind thus docs not aRl'(,c with the description of
a It hOl1gh the qua 1l ty ,)f the i mage and of the h lown -up point Wi] s such
that the obje.:t \.'::!s ;;een only "hazily" against the sky. [,ut he feels
thilt a positive ldentification had heen made.
It i.s ~lcVivitt's opinion that the object was pY'obal)ly some unmanned
satellite. NORAD mad~ un investigation of possihle satellites and came
up with the suggestion that the object might have' heen Pegasus which
I,as 1200 miles away at the time. ~lcllivitt questions this idcntifi cation.
The NORAD .::omput0r fae ility' s determination of the c1i5tallc~s from
GT- I to ocher ).;,10\\·n 01)j('ct~ in space r.t the time of the astronaut
~k!li\'1ttt~ !'i~lltillg yielded the following tabulati.on .
._-----_._- - .- .----._._--------------_._-_ •.__._._-_._-------_.--------Ohject__ .-L'-'-"--~
Fragllll'n t
Ol11i..:ron
Omicron
Fragment
Fragment
Omicron
Pl"~:'HHIS ilt'br15
\\'- Yo Ill'~pin llei ,~ht
I'l'gasus l\
Number
;~I.;od:it;---lrl rern,it1onn l'
1.~)H~\LlI ____C!'~<\SS)
~J7 :i
477
871
i ;2 ,l
J (17
1965 .. 39A
I~~b.~..Lq,
Time
(C.S.T.)
:1:01
3:04
:l:Oh
3:07
.~ ; (i 9
:\: 1:l
.~:U
:\: 16
3: 18
:\: 0(,
Ili~tance in km
'from cT:-;r--·-
43'1
74[)
(\27
~J(JS
97fl
625
905
722
757
2000
(S0Ul'c:e: Gl'lliini NL'\YS Center, Re1e'l';f.~ Numbl'r 17, 4 .June HJ6S)
._-_. --------_._. __ .._-- ._-_._--_ .
.-~.-------------- .. -----.- ... ~-------.--'." .. _._--_._---- ._--_._-..-.__ . __ .....
;\ l'n.'limiliary idl'ntit'lcatioll of the object [IS PVI~asus II IS SW,;·
pcet. 1111cI1 ful',}, l':-;tL'lhkd I't'gas\ls Il 11:15 a lIlaXilllllili Jillll'l1SiOI1 1)1' 29.:S
I1ICtl'l'S, I"hidl l'Ol"rl'~J'OJllh to 1!211 mi.J\utc of lIrc: at a di5tancc of 2()(H) kllJ.
Thi~ i~ 11111l'h too ::mal1 [Ill angular extension for the structure of the
..:raft to llC resolved alld thus does not agree with the description of