Mystery Satellite August 25, 1960 Updated: 28 March 2006 Francis Ridge: Joel Carpenter: The Grumman object was in retrograde orbit, inclination angle to the equator about 135 degrees. It would not show up on the next expected orbits every time. Grumman put together a contract proposal to the AF to conduct an investigation. I have not found any satellites launched in an inclination of about 135 degs, not because it's physically impossible but wasteful as it goes against the earth's rotational boost into orbit. Best possibility of explanation is a Soviet Luna probe or upper stage that looped back around the earth but on the wrong side into retrograde orbit. But that would be extraordinarily lucky, extremely difficult to do even by design. Impossible to have been the Discoverer 5's polar orbiting Agena upper stage fired in the wrong direction or any polar orbiting Discoverer (CIA Corona). Flatout absolute physical impossibility total nonsense and hogwash. Cannot have enough propellant to go off at 45 degrees. You would have to have another Atlas or Thor first stage up there to do that.
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Investigator(July-Aug, 1961) Official confirmation photo of Mystery Satellite - Grumman Official confirmation inverted photo of Mystery Satellite (inverted) - Grumman Grumman Proposal for Optical Surveillance of the Retrograde Satellite - Grumman Grumman letter, Dec. 13, 1960 August 1960 BB Sightings Listing Part 1 August 1960 BB Sightings Listing Part 1 |
