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12. CONCLUSIONS

Wes Balioon
Probably Balloon
Pessibly Balloon

Was Aircraft
Probebly Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

Wes Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

Orher Sato Tito /iopof
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
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4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

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out i 3/024682Z 00 O Air Visuel O Air-Intercept Radar

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Military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
35 secs one NE descending

BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
White off size of head of pin w/the | Satellite 1958 Delta ? passed

‘| appearance of a bright star. No sound 200 miles E of San Antonio at
Faded as approached horizon. Binocs 82i1Z & would have been visible
used, Initial obsvation at 65dyr elev to the obksvr.

920 azimuth, Lost contact at 10dgr
elev 035 azimuth.

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. ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH AFR 200-2. Ae DESCRIPTION OF OBJECTs
(i) ROUND. (2) SIZE OF rap OF PIN. (3) @urTE COLOR. (4) ONE
OBJECT. (5) APPEARANCE OF BRIGHT STAR. (6) LIGHT FADED OFF AND
ON. ¢7) NO SOUND. B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT. (1)
TOWER OPERATOR WAS GAZING AT SKY. (2) ANGLE OF ELEVATION was (6s Joecres

AND A RELATIVE BEARING OR@2@ DEGREE MAGNETIC DISTANCE UNKNOWN. (3)

ANGLE OF ELEVATION OF aBour1g DEGREE ON A RELATIVE BEARING OF 935
DEGREE MAGNETIC. (2) FLIGHT PATH WAS A STRAIGHT DESCENDING)LINE. (5)

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FADED APPROACHING THE HORIZON. (6) OBJECT WAS VISIBLE FOR ABOUT

G5 SECONDS, C, MANNER OF OBSERVATION. (1) GROUND VISUAL. ¢2)
BINOCULARS AFTER OBJECT WAS SIGHTED. D..TIME AND DATE OF SIGHT-
ING. (1) @245Z 13 JULY 1958. wciaahie: (3) RANDOLPH AFB.

E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER. (1)(GONTROL TOWER, RANDOLPH AFB. F.

S/SGT JOHN M. LORING, JR. AF19440204, 2015TH AACS RANDOLPH AFB;
A/2C JAMES A. BOWMAN AF 24633028, 2@15TH AACS RANDOLPH AFB;
RELIABLE. G. WEATHER DATA. WINDS ESTIMATED: 10,006" 26@DEGREE -11K;
20,900" G16-10K; 38,8098" O30-19K3 40,800" @50-25K; 50,000° ane
$50-15K; 80,800 950-15K. NO CEILING, VISIBILITY 15 MILES, NO
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2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

Randolph AFB, Texas Wes Belloon
Wellington, Texas Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon

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Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

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Unknown

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BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

1. Obj w/color of starlight which Satellite observation.
‘| varied fm approx that of a 3rd mag

to first mag. Speed just less than

that of hurricane strength,

2. Rnd, white obj, size of head of

pin, changing brightness, traveling

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Comment ra Sighting No. 1:

Date: 12 July 1958
Hours: 2120 = 2140 local
Place: Area near Green

- a. Ce240 Kon 17 dy 1958 (Sputaik III rooket) vas
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Using general observation point of 45 degrees N - -90 éoatees West
the satellite (1958 ) of Sputnik III follewed the rocket portion

by ebout 8 minutes et this particular tine. It's orbit was atout 115 miles
to the West of the rocket's orbit but still pretty much in the visibility
rang, 1.@. (visible at 45 dezrees N end 75 degrees = 80 decrees WwW) upper
half of lower Michigan. Althoush the direction of motion is consistent
with that of Sputnik III, neither component seems to bave been sufficiently

Law off the eastern horizon,vo be seen in the area described,

13/0220: © 0240 July
88 W, 4500 (Covers area to the North
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Comment re sighting No. 2:

Dates 11 July 1958
Tins: 2127 Z
Place: WE France (50 N & B)

1958 (rocket) ehould heve been in the vicinity of ‘the eichting
exon (50 degrees N, 4 degrees E) at 2117 Z on 1l July at an altitude of
i ‘5 miles traveling in @ direction of 25 degrees.

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