On 30 July 97 Marco Hahn wrote: >One UNID: 21:43:52 +/-2s; RA 19h55' +/- 0h02', Decl 6=B040' +/-0=B025'; >(direction: upwards?) pretty faint (mag 5 or 6) My guess is it was Cosmos 1417 R (COSPAR 82102B). At 21:43:38 it passed within 0.7 deg from the point RA 19h55m, Dec +6 deg 40'; distance 1422 km= =2E The direction of flight was broadly N-S. With such precise observational details, the identification is almost child's play. Bruno Tilgner 48.85N 2.02E Bruno_Tilgner@compuserve.com