The leader and the trailer objects of NOSS 2-3 96-29A 6.0 1 23862U 96029 A 96148.07100000 .00000020 00000-0 35983-4 0 00 2 23862 63.4200 232.6585 0068787 187.2591 50.3842 13.40340049 08 were observed, with the trailer about 1 second late wrt this elset. The lead object appulsed Albireo at 960601 041836.09, the trailer at 041842.02. Conditions in cirrus/haze were difficult for such faint objects. No sidecar was observed, though strongly and persistently sought. Appulses of a star which calculation suggests must be SAO 69188 = GC 27677 were timed, possibly more accurately, at 041906.30 and 041912.10. My positional determination does not come close to improving the path predicted from this elset, which seems to represent ideally what was seen. The objects went 2 or more times as far South of Albireo as they did North of SAO 69188. If I had to report an astrometric position, I'd use what I plotted from the elset above to give: NOSS 2-3 leader 96 6 1 4 18 36.09 19 30.4 +27.42 1950 - or - 96 6 1 4 18 36.09 19 32.4 +27.52 2000 object was about 5s EARLY wrt above elset The trailer would be the same at 041842.02. (Superfluously or otherwise, this is a bit like saying "good job" to Wernher von Braun and Stark Draper late in 1969 July, since the truth is obvious to all, but nevertheless,) I'd like sincerely to congratulate Rainer Kracht on finding 96- 29 A; and everyone else (Ted, your confidence seems quite justified) involved in the hunt as well. The B object, NOSS 2-3 r, was fairly bright about 7 minutes earlier, and tumbling with a period of about 11/2 = 5 1/2 seconds. Hopefully, PPAS report to follow. Cheers. Walter Nissen dk058@cleveland.freenet.edu --- Astronomy is lights in the sky.