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Sputnik II sighting reported by Dillon watchers
Police officer John G. Rebish Jr observed Sputnik II crossing the western sky around 6 36 a m during a lunar eclipse. His witnesses at Beaverhead Canyon Barretts station Wheeler Inn and among truck drivers saw the satellite arc above the moon and reappear before disappearing. The event lasted a few minutes with multiple observers noting the bright point in the night sky.
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Dillon
John G. Rebish, Jr
Montana Street
Beaverhead Canyon
Barretts Station
Rebish
Wheeler Inn
William Brooks