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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12 CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
4 Nov 59 1700 Mi East of Trinidad 0 Probably Balloon
3. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION □ Possibly Ballcon
DATE-TIME GROUP
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Board Ship Probably Aircraft
GMT__ 04/21407 Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yos 0 Probably Astronomical
8 No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OBJECTS COURSE Other_Prob Missile
800 00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
SE Unknown
not given not given one one
1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Bright obj appeared on horizon and ascended A Jupiter missile was fired on the
to an alt of 24 true. Obj disappeared behind to an alt of 24 true. Obj disappeared behind evening of 4 Nov 59. This missile was
cloud formation. cloud formation. probably the obj sighted.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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OBJECT APPEARED ON HORIZON BEARING 245 DEGREES TRUE AND OBJECT APPEARED ON HORIZON BEARING 245 DEGREES TRUE AND
ASCENDED TO AN ALTITUDE OF 24 DEGREES TURE OBJECT DISAPPEARED
BEHIND CLOUD FORMATION BEARING 130 DEGREES TRUE AT AN ALTITUDE TRUE AT T AN ALTITUDE C OF OF
5 DEGREES TRUE AT O42156Z 5 DEGREES TRUE AT 042156Z
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1959
Big 3' Missiles
Do Well In Tests
Atlas, Thor, Jupiter Demonstrate
U.S., Soviets Equal In ICBM Field
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Nov. 5-(P)-The big
three of U.S. missilery-Atlas, Thor and Jupiter-effec-
tively demonstrated this nation's rocket retaliatory power
in the past two days.
New Type Snark All three. were launched on
long-range test flights during a
Gets Test Run 20-hour period. Officials reported
all successfully dropped simu-
lated warheads on designated
CAPE CANAVERAL. Fla., ocean targets.
NOv. 7--(UPD)-An-Air Force The intermediate range Thor
Snark intercontinental missile blasted off Tuesday night on a
was launched yesterday in a 1,500-mile journey; the Atlas took
tost to prove new equipment off on an intercontinental range
desizned to cut the, missile com- flight of 4,s00 miles yesterday,
hat reaction time. and the Jupiter IRBM sped 1,500
The winged, gray missile also The winged, gray missile also miles down the Atlantic missile
cacrted a dummy. nuclear cacried a dummy. nuclear war- range last. night.
head in its programmed flighti *
of 5.000 miles down the Atlantic of 5.ooo miles down the Atlantic SUCCESSFUL flights are noth-
mrissle range to the neighborhood missie range to the neighborhood ing new to this fiery trio of mili-
of Ascension island.. tary blockbusters. They have
Officials said the new equip- covered the course many times
ment builds- an electronic hustle ment builds-an electronic hustle during lergthy research and de- during lergthy research and de- 1
inro the Snark's already fast into the Snark's already fast velopment programs here.
countdown: It will be included The United States has declared
in operational Snarks pioduced in) operational Snarks pioduced all three operational, and their
for the Strategic Air command for the: Strategic Air command current test programs are de- current test programs are de-
by the Norair division of Nort- by. the Norair division of Nort- signed to improve their accuracy
rom Corp. and reliability.
he6g-footmissilewas Combat-ready Atlases and
launched by Norair test person- launched bv: Norair test person- Thors are poised on launching
rei for, the Air Research and pads abroad. Jupiters soon will
evelopment command. Opera- join them to provide America
tional model Snarks. are in sery- with one of its greatest war de- LITTLE JOE ROCKET
inà with the 702nd strategio mis- terrents. With Escape Capsule
sil wing at Presque Isle Air * ·* * HCA
Force baseMein A FEW Atlases are stationed
311 at Vandenburg Air Force base, be added to the operational de-
Calif. Several more Atlas bases fense arsenal next. year.
are being constructed through the Testing will begin in.1960 on
Western United States.. The mis- two solid-fuel ballistic rockets,
sile has a range of 6,300 miles. the 700-mile Pershing and. the
Four squadrons of Thors are 5,000-mile Minuteman.
assigned to NaTo troops in Eng-
land. Three Army Jupiter squad-
rons are scheduled for early de-
livery to NATO forces. Two will
go to Italy. one to Turkey. Each
squadron has 15 of the deadly
weapons.
Although; many U.S. officials
concede this nation trails Russia
in developing powerful space
rockets. , they believe the two
countries are even in the ballis-
tie missile field.-
( Two other American ballistic
missiles-the Titan ICBM and
Polaris: submarine weapon--are
experiencingtestdifficulties.
Both, howevery are expected to

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RBEKNC/CINCLANTFLT RBEKNC/OINCLANTFLT
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POSITION LAT 1E.1S NORTH LONG 3540 VEST COURSE 312 SHOW
DRIGHT ROCKET ADOUT 15 DEGREES OFF PORT BOU ALTITUDE ABOUT
10 DEGREEY DOUND SOUTHEASTUARD IT DISAPPHARED AT ALTITUDE
MDOUT 75 DEGRACS BTARING 185 DEGREES
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