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NILIIARY AIR (RIDDLE, COL. PROJECT IOO73 RECORD CARD (RlDDLE, CoL.,FRoSLCT Nu/s
LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
1. DATE Was Balloon Was Balloon
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31 March, 1960 5-6 mi South Reims, France 5-6 mi South Reims, France 0 Prabably Balloon Prabably Bolloon
D Possibly Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP . DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Rodor 0 Wax Ancraft
Local... Local. Ground-Visuol 0 Probubly Aircraft Probubly Aircraft
Air-Intercept Rodar Air-Intereept Rodar D Possibly Aircraft
GMT. 15302 AinVisud AiVisud Sub Sun Sub Sun
3. 3. SOURCE SOURCE 6x Wes Astronamicol
5. PHOTOS 00 0 Probably Astronomicol
DYes D Yes Military Military 0 Possibly Astronomicol
O'No Other
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERYATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE DD Insufficient Dcta for Evaluation
60 seconds one Stationary 0 Unknown
BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |11. COMMENTS
10. Probably a sub-sun. Refldctions from
Object simular to a spcol of thread stand-
ing on flat surface, l0-l2 ft tall, 6 ft ice crystals in area considered as
in middle and 8-lo ft on ends. 1 of disc the probable cause. Ubservation made
was red, center white and bottom blue-greer. just as a/c cleared storm area.
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Ubserver at 6,ooo ft and passed object to
left. Maintained same position and altitudd
while a/c continued on course. in view for
60 seconds.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 19 SEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 (REV 15 SEP 52)

4APRE0 1307 42
1930 APR 4 16
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PRIORITY
IM COMDE S6 TACANG LACN FF C1 APR GZ
TO ADC INT AFE COLO NM
ATIC NPAFS CHIC ATIC NPAFS OHIC
HQ USAF MASH 25 IC INED ANED 4-420 4-420
USAFE RAMSTEIN GEF USAFE RAMSTEIN GEP
17 AF RAMSTEIN
U N C L A S E F T O Y/WDC-14-JSA. FCR ADC, ATIC HO USAF, USAFE
(DCS/OPS), L7AF (DCS/OPS). IAV AFR 2A3 2 PARACRAPH 15 THE FOLLOWING
UFO-REPORT IS SUSMITTEL. A (D) CBJECT VAS SIMILAR IN CHAPE TO
A ROLE OF THREAD STANDING ON ONE OF ITS 2 FLAT SURFACES AND
APQRCX 1Z-12 FT TALL. (E) TCP AND SCTTCM IISC'S WERE APPROYIMATELV
3 TO I6 FEET IN DIAMETER. CENTER CYLINDER APPROXIMATELY 6 FEET
WIDE WAS ROUND BUT PCSSIBLY HEXACONAL OR OCTASONAL. (S) TOP
DIS WAS RH, OANTER CYLINDER VHITE, BOTTOM DISC BLUISH-UREEN.
(4) 1 (5) M/A (S) METHOI OF ATTACHMENT OF DISC'S TO CENTER CYLINDER
COULD NOT SF ETTTRVINED. (7) NONE VIEVED (S) NONF COULD NOT NF EETERVINED. (7) NOME VIEVED (S) NONE 1 HEARD (O) NIL HEARD (9) NIL
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. (I) JUST CANE INTO VIEN (2) SSSD FEET-MIADING AT TIME CF CITINC
MAS ECL DESRES MAC. A/C PASSEEIIO RIGAT OF THE OSJTCT. (E) CNJECT
APPSARTD TC EE STATICHANY OR AT LEAST MOVED NERV SLOWLY. (A) APPEAREN
TO MAINTAIN I POCITION AND SAME ALTIFUDC. (S) PASCED CUT OF SIGHT
(S) S2 SECONTS CHARLIE (1) AIR-VISUAL (2) NC OPTICAL AIES LSED. f
(3) C-47 (STALL 18), S330, 2S1 1EGREIS MAG 145 KNCTS, PHALSBOUPG (3) C-47 (STALL 18), S3Z0, 2S1 1EGREIS MAG 145 KNCTS, PHALSBOUPG
AB, FNANC. D. (1) 31/1SSOZ MAR (2) DAY SCHO. ALL AS, FNANC. D. (1) 31/1SSJZ MAR (2) DAY SCHO. ALL
OSSERVERS WIRE LOCATED IN C-A7 A/C. C-1AS AIRCRANT ALMOST DIRECTLY OSSERVERS WIRE LOCATED IN C-A7 A/C. C-1AS AIRCRANT ALMCST DIRECTLY
CVERHIAD AT SDOD FEET AT SAMS TIME. HCVEVER ILENTIFICATION AND CVERHZAD AT SDOD FEET AT SAMS TIME. HCVEVER IDENTIFICATION AND
DESTINATION UNKNONN. LCCATION OF SITHING 3 TC 6 NM EUE SOUFH OF DESTINATION UNKNONN. LCCATION OF SITVING 3 TO 6 NM EUE SOUFH OF 1
REINS, FRANCE. ATTEMPT TO PEN PCINT LOCATION OF STALL IB'C POTITION
BY LACN AB RADAR FAILED. F (1) NIL (E) CESERVERS OF OBJSCT WERC:
COL KYLE RIDLLE, COMMANDLR, SS TACRVG, MAJOR J. BEASELY, DIR COS,
ING, 7ASS ABGP, CAPT P. J. ROUTHIER, ASST OPS OFVICER, 7435
ADGN, 1/LT A. N. GCOD, UNKNOWN, 74SS ABGP, CAPT R. E. STACK
DOCTOR MEDICAL CORP, 6AS TAC HOSP, L/COL J. FICCHEP, DIPECTOR
MAINTENANCE CONTROL, GS TACR SO, A/IC N. F. SANDERS, UNKNOWN,
74CS CAMRON, A/1C R. D. KORS, UNKNOWN, 74SS CAMRON. PELIABILITY OT
ALL OH THE ALOVE CANNOT BE DETTRMINED HONTVER GENERAL ACRFEMENF ALL OF THE AIOVE CAMNOT BE DETCRMINEL HOTIV
AS TO SICHTING EXISTS. G (I) A/C HAB PASCED THROUCH STORM AREA AS TO SIGHTING EXISTS. G (I) A/C HAB PASCED THROUCH STORM AREA
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PRICR TO SIGHTING OUT WEATHER AT PINE CT SIGHTING CONEIDIRED
GOOD. (2) NCT AVAILABLT AT THIC TINS (S) VILL FOLLOW (4) UNLINITTEN
HITVELN A/C AND OBJECT (S) VILL FCLLOS (6) SOTRME OCCUERCD
APPPCXIMATALY I HOUR OUT OF PHALSIOURG EIFCNTE TO LAON. FLIGHT
TIME ALOUT & HOUR 20 MINUITES. (7) VILL FCLLOV H. OBSFRVERS VEEL
THAT OBJECT WAS NCT AN ACTRONOMICAL, METTROPOLOGICAL, ETC., IRAT CBdtEIOAs NeTAnA.TRO
PHENOMENA BUT DEFINITELY A TANGISLE CEJECT OF COME SOPT. I. PHENOMENA BUT DEFINITELY A TANGIBLE CBJECT OF COME SORT. I.
MINCE DE IATION WAS MADE TO AVOID CONTACT VITH NFO. POSSIBILITY MINCR DEL IATION WAS MADE TO AVOID CONTACT VITH UFO. POSSIBILITY
OF ACTUAL COLLISION UNKNQWN. J. STE IIEM F ABOVE. K. NING OF ACTUAL COLLISION UNKNOWN. J. STE ITEM FABOVE.K. MING INTELLIGENC INTELLIGEMC
OFFICER. COMMENTS OFFICER. COMMENTS WILL FOLLOW. 1. NIL. END FOLLOW. 1. NIL. END .
ST
34/16257 A sundog seen from a plane can suggest a spectacular and fan-
tastic structure, like the one reported over Rheims, France, at 2:30
P.M. local time on March 31, 196o. The pilot and crew of a C-47
plane described the unknown as like a gigantic spool of thread some
twelve feet tall. The ncck of the spool, about six feet in diameter,
seemed to be capped at top and bottom by disks eight or ten feet
in diameter. The upper disk was reddish, the lower, blue-green. The
plane was flying at Gooo feet and had just passed from a storm area
into a region of calm with unlimited visibility. The UFO remained
in view for about sixty seconds, then suddenly vanished. From an
analysis of the data, the position of the unknown relative to the sun
and the observers, and the weather situation, Air Force investigators
positively identified the object as a mock sun [1].
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UFO ANALYSIS SHEET
Location 5-6 Mi. S. of Reims, Fraore
Date 31 March 1960 Hour (z)15307
wx Good, vis unl hatveen obs & obj
Description Object similar to thrend spool standing on one of its flat sorfaces,
10-12 ft tall 6 ft dia in middle and the ends B-io ft diameter. Top "diso"
wes red, center wnite and bottom "dise" bluish-green. Observer was at boon:
Direction of Motion Stationary(?)
Satellite: (AFCIN-4F3, Phone 69219) huied_out
Astronomical Phenomena (Meteor, Comet, Planet, etc) Prob Sub Sun
Other
Evaluation of Source Rel iability_ Evaluation of Source Rel iability_ Prob raliable Prob raliabie
Analysis and Conclusions: Probably Analysis and Conclusions: Probably Sub Sun/. Roflectien from ice crystals Sub Sun/. Roflection from ice crystals
Dairdedy in area considered Dossibh cause. Altitude was 6,oco and ehservalion
myde from C-l7, just after clearing storm ares,
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Ceseription cont:
so at least moved very slowly. It epneared to maintain the same position and altitude.
Passed out of sight. (who, the ooj or obs?) Obiert viewed for 6o seeonds.
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