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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
20 EO is. Va. 0 Probobly Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Bolloon
3.
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probobly Aircreht
GMT. 21/0310Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircrafr
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
OYes ¤ K Probably Astronomical
D No Civllian D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE COURSE Other
000 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
it: Unknown
3.800s 3.8000 1
T0. 70. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Comet shuped, appenred to be about shgped, appenred to be about 1/10 1/10 All into reptd is typical of u motelr
diameter of the moon, first obsorved in the which etered the eerth's atmoaphere which mtered the eerth's atmoaphere
West & ddsarpeared to the Rd. Appeared to West & ddsarpeared to the RNd. Appeared to and exploded.
breuk into mnller sepurate parts. Color breuk into mnller separate parts. Color
briliiunt orange-yellcv changing to
greenigh-blue white.
ATIC FORM 329
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are proyided in pafagraph 3, bolow.n Calle further ataled he wants no
publicity:
2. At 2325, Major Sniloy, Staff Duby Ofricer at AFclll, Hq USAF, phoned
Smiley abated thnt he had spoken to ir. tw, and wishod to
had called ATIc upon his PSmiley'a) raccmmenda:ion. Smiley wished to notify
the ArIc SDO that Mr. rooponses seemed to be quite rationel xux and trat
Nr. seemed qite responsible. Sniley wished further to notify ATIo SDo
that he had oalled Bolling and Andrews Ops, and the loead sherifis offices,and
had bean informed that a mltitude of sinilar calls had been received at the
Sare tine as CEaa's call, "repurting essentially the same phenemenon from the
Alexandrin vicinity. Alexandrin vicinity.
3. Nro s rosponsas to tho quastiens in ATIo for: l6h are as follows:
1. 20 Nay 1959
2010 hrs. 2010 hrs.
Eastern Daylight
- in At home, address At home, address , Alexandria Virginia. Aloxandria Virginia.
3 geconds 3 reconds
Certain Certnin
6. Stars easily visible throuch light overeast Stars easily visible throuch light overeast
7. 70 N1/A
8.1 Magry starm Magy starm
8.2 Dull moonlight 8.2 Dull moonlight (Full moon through/ ovarcast as per 6, above. 6, above.
9. rrightest objeot in sly. Muoh brighter than moon
10. Sareral blocks sway.
11. s. No
D fo
Co Yes (at ond of observed display object appeared to break lido a
brst of smaller seoarate parts.
d.1o (Objgot appeared to bo followad bzy trailing tail of lecsor brich t-
ness, sirilar cotewhat to a comat tail.)
Yes (it firat brillisnt oranga gallow, chanrinc to gruenish blue-
white, wrich dullad moar termins tion of observetign.)
f. Ho (excent brealup at end of obsorvntion)
. No
12.
13. 0
11 Solid
15. Hieked eye, uneorriated opbicall (Calle staten he has poriact viaion)

15. , a. Ho sound
. See ll e, above.
17e Zesontially comet forn, ne latcribad preytounly
10. sharp odged, except tail Viieh ftotct feded st adrea.
19. Single object, except for breakup at end af obsorvabiol.
20. Straight course from first ebvorvation at ho derross above horizon
due west, to last obsorvation at i5 derrees above horizon in Horth
north-west
21. Cannot estimate aize in absolute Pirurns, but appeorud about ons-
tenth dismeter of moon. ddordtdd approximataly
22 see 2l, above. (in torms of objoct in hend,
ono-tenth diamteter of dime hald in hand at eras length.
23. See 1l c, above. Considers it
21. Does not condider dosoribablo in tarms of quastion. (
as ro-entry of artificitl satellite into ipper ktmosphere.
2 Outdoors
23. Residantial sestion.
27 Sittin' in yard of home.
28. 1/A
29. West
30. West of Horth, Approximataly MM.
31. (See 20, above)
32. (See 20, above)
33. (See 29, abova)
34.1 Slight high haze.
34.2 Slight breeze (estinate 5 knots.
34.3 hunid
34.4 Warm
35. Immediately after obsorvation, I callad Pontagon, apoko to a Najor
Siniley, who recormonded I call ATIC SDO, W-P AFB, Dayton, Ohio.
35.7 No.
36/1 N/A
36.2 N/A
37. Qualified NO. Has previously obsorved meteors, and has wetched trarit
of artificial satellites at scheduled times. Hovevor had nover seen
any aorial phonomenon of nature of this reported one. any aorial phunomenon of nature of this reported one.
38. 38. Believe observation was of re-entry of artificial satallite Believe observation was of re-entry of artificial satellite j into
atmosphcere.
39. Having seen satellite transits, which took sevaral rinutes to
cross obnervable are overhead, estinates Kxkxior angular volocity
of observed ohenomenon as eome five to ten timos anrular velociby
of satellite passage. size. However, since I beliave
this wassa tellite ra-aniry, I woudd answer that its distance was
some loo to 3o0 miles, but this snswer is bssad on aobinated
altitude at which a re-entrant satellite would hant p, and not
based on an educated estimate of distance.
Lil. HAPE:
ADDRESE: ALEX DRIA,VINTA
TEL:
JOD:
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SEX: Male.
Special Educational Training:
a. Metoorolo:ist, USAF, 1943-1945,
D. Metaorolorical Training st Chrnute Pield, Ill.
C. Graduate Indians University,
d. Graduate in Snginoaring of Purdue Univ.
42# 20 Nay 1959.