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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION
Between Wake Island

28 Oct 59 _ 4 & Hickman AFB
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

Local ae Kok. 0 Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Rader
eee) ee _28 12 8Z B Air Vi wol DO Air-Intercept Rador
5. PHOTOS t, 6. SOURCE

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Ne. Military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

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8. NUMBER OF OSJECTS | 9. COURSE

one

10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

Light blue light, same as 2nd magnitude
star, size of head of pin, descending
rapidly, but not as fast as meteor. Dis-
appeared below horizon to South.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 572)

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13.

COMMENTS

12, CONCLUSIONS

Wos Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balioon

Was Aircraft
Probobly Aircroft
Possibly Aircroft

Was Astronomico) Meteor
Probably Astronomicol
Possibly Astronomical

Other ee
Insufficient Deta for Evaluation
Unknown

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Obj was probably a slow moving meteor
Witness was at
the océan, which would account for hi
seeing it longer than usual.

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STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION 9 ;
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE

AF IN: 31369 (30 Oct © 59H C 0 M |N G “A
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FM HED 271@TH AB WG TACHIKAWA AB JAPAN
TO RJWFALB/ADC ENT AFB

RJEDSSI/COMDR ATIC WPAFB

RJEZHQ/ACS I HO USAF

RJEZHO/OIS HQ USAF

INFO RUEPBL/ 1206 AISS FORT <.
RJ HPKM/CINCPACAF

RJAPSA/FIFTH AF

UNCLAS FROM PNBPI 15116
“te” = SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 282-2 AND.SUPPLEMENTS THERE-~

TO. PAR 15. Ae ONLY LIGHT WAS OBSERVED (1) SAME AS A 2@ND MAGNITUDE
2) HEAD OF A PIN (3) LIGHT BLUE (4) ONE (5) N/N (6) LIGHT ONLY

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(7) NONE (8) NONE (9) IT WAS DESCENDING RAPIDLY, 8UT NOT AS FAST AS
METEOR. Be (1) ITS. MOVEMENT €2) 30 DEGREES EAST OF DIRECTLY OVER-
“ESD (39 DEGREES IS FROM THE VERTICAL) (3) DISAPPEARED BELOW THE

SORIZON TO THE SOUTH SOUTH EAST CAPPROX. 172 DEGREES) (4) DESCENDED
7APIDLY FROM $2 DEGREES DIRECTLY OVERHEAD TO THE SSW FROM 10 DEGREE

-SOVE THE HORIZON TO BELOW THE HORIZON. €5) BELOW THE HORIZON TO

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_ STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
7 UNCLASSIFIED B2SSAG?

INCOMING

AF IN : 31369 (30 Oct 59),

7AGE TWO RJAPGB 47

‘HE SSW €$) 18 TO 15 SECONDS. C. (1) AIRBORNE - VISUAL (2) NO OPTI-

SAL AIDS USED (3) C-118, MATS -35281, 12090 FT, 248 DEGREES MAG.,

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C1) 1238Z, 28 OCTOBER 1959

425 KTS, MC CHORD AFS, WASHINGTON. D.
HAWAII AND

(2) NIGHT E. 2319N, 17742W MIDWAY BETWEEN HICKAM AFB,

JAKE ISLAND. F. N/A (2) WALSH, WILLIAM Je; MAJOR$; AO05216945 S55 ATS,

“C CHORD AFB, WASHINGTON, USA; FAIRLY RELIABLE. G. C1) DARK WITH NO

“OON SKY WAS CLEAR, VISIBILITY WAS UNRESTRICTED, NO THUNDERSTORMS,

SCATTERED CUMULUS CLOUDS. (2) DET. 16, 18TH WEATHER GOUP, APO 323

REPORT OF WINDS: 12,022 FT, 189 DEGREES AT 6 KTS; 13,000 FT, 99

DEGREES AT 18 KTS; 16,000 FT, 310 DEGREES AT 11 KTS; 18,920 FT, 520

INFORMATION ON WINDS AT OTHER ALTITUDES IN THE

DEGREES VAT+15: KTS}
(5) 1, 500 FT

22Z10N, 17742W AREA WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS BASE.
(4) UNRESTRICTED AT 12,228 FT (5) 5/18 CLOUD COVER (6) INFORMATION.

NIT AVAILABLE AT THIS BASE. He NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT TACHI-

WAKE ISLAND OR HICKAM AFB PROBABLY COULD FURNISH THE INFO,

ee | 4 AB,
JAMES E. WEISS,

NONE ACCORDING TO THE OBSERVER. K.

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APO 323, ~- PERHAPS IT

\/LT USAF, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, 2719TH ABW,
JAS THE REENTRY INTO THE EARTHS ATMOSPHERE OF A SATELLITE OR

ISTIC MISSILE BECAUSE OF ITS RAPID DESCENDING MOVEMENT,
RVER COULD HAVE BEEN SEEING A METEOR WHICH ALSO APPEARS AS

BUT THE

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_ STAFF MESSAGE OIVISION es
UNCLASSIFIED QESSAGE

INCOMING
AF IN: 31369 (30 Oct 59),
EE RJAPGB 47 é
PT THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE LIGHT

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ESCRIBED EAC

S IT DECENDED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND ANALYSIS IS BEING MADE.

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