PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
16 Apr 60 New Mexico-Texas Area Probebly Balloon

Possibly Balloon

Was Aircraft
Probably Aircroft
Possibly Aircraft

Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical Meteo
Possibly Astronomical

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Insufficient Date fer Evaluation
Unk no wn

3. DATE-TIME GROUP

4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local RB Ground- Vi sual 0 Ground-Reder
GMT 170202Z Apr 60 HR Air Vise © Air-intercept Reder

5. PHOTOS OUR
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tila Civilian and Military
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE
"Slow compared to meteor" one ENE-SW

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

1. Round, changing to elongated shape, size of | Description is typical of a fireball.
half dollar, green changing to orange, sparks

and fire trail developed after initial sighting
Object burned out almost abruptly. Air sighting

2. Round object with tear drop tail gave off
bluish-white light. One report saw object break

into pieces and fall away. Burned out in four
seconds. Multiple sighting.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP §2)

AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER CSIs
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE Sf
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE

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atts of: Lt McKay, SDO, 18 April 1960
susvect:; UFO Report |
* Major Friend, AFCIN-4E ”

1. Major Brandt C, USAT Command Post, called ATIC 16/2220, to relay
UFO Report received by USAF Command Post from a Major Francis of TAC
COC et 16/2200, who h-d received the report from a Major Harrelson, Intelli-
sence Officer, 832nd Air Division, Cannon AFB, who hed received the original
revort of the UFO sichtinzg ap roximately 16/2103 from e& Lt. Dinn,yw F-100
pilot, airborne at the time of sizhting and a Captain Mason of Clovis, New
Mexico, home at the time of sizhting. (All times used sre EST), The USaF
Commend Post, the USAF Indications Center, NORAD and ATIC were all on a
conference tie-up for this telephone report. The reports are as follows 3

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a. Lt. Dinn - Flying F-100 (altitude not evaileble) reported seeing
one object, bluish-white with a red tail, similer in appearance to

& pistol flare, descending 340 dezrees to 359 dezrees maznetic ezainst
é descending sun, Visible ep roximetely two (2) seconds. 16/2103 EST.

b. Captain Mason - From his home in Clovis, New Mexico, Cpt. Mason saw
én object which he describes es in a. above, He added thet he saw
pieces flying from it.

2. Cahnon AFB reports that no plenes were in the area or responsible for
this sighting.

| 3. At 26%9@ 16/2250 EST USAF Command Post, USAF Indications Center, NORAD
and ATIC again held telecon. Reports of a similer neture have been coming
in from Amarillo, Texas, Clovis end Alourquercue, N.M, FRevorts also were |
received from a TWA Constellation northeast of Amarillo at 16/2200 ZST. |
Reports very in estimated eltitude ranging from 200 feet to "very, very
Bighs " All agree only one object, treveling fast, notheest to southwest.
Weather revort for the wide area of revorting (NORAD renort) is virtually
cloudless with some bdDlowinz send in the Texes reporting area. FParticinvants
of telecon seem to ezsree thet because of the reletive times of ell reports,
1900 — 2200 EST, that the object anperently was 6 meteor.

4, Standing by for more telecons. 2330 hours. All quiet. 17/0145.

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(7) NO TRAIL AT INITIAL SIGHTING, SPARKS AND FIRE TRAIL
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(3) OBJECT MOVING SLOW COMPARED To METEORS, ETC,

B¢1) OBSERVED FROM COCKPIT, APPROXIMATE COURSE 872 DEGREES

MAGETIC HEADING, AIRCRAFT HEADING WAS APPROXIMATELY 150 DEGREES
PLUS OR MINUS 5 DEGREES,

(2) DIRECTLY AHEAD 11,599 MSL, APPROXIMATE COURSE @78 DEGREES
MAGNETIC HEADING,

(5) OBJECT TRAVELED THRU ABOUT 39-45 DEGREES OF ARC BEFORE
BURNING OUT, |

(4) STRAIGHT FLIGHT PATH AT @7@ DEGREES MAGNETIC HEADING
(5) ALMOST ABRUPTLY,

(6) 5-12 SECONDS

C€1) AIR-VISUAL,

(2) NONE

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CBJECT IS SUBMITTED: (A) (4) ROUND WITH A SHORT TEAR DROP TAIT. (2) «4
NICKEL AT ARMS LENCTH. (3) BIULSH-WHITE LIGHT. (4) ONE. (5) Ne
(S$) NEGATIVE. (7) TEAR "ROP TAIL AS LCNG AS WITTH OF OBJECT. (3) (
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SKYe (2) 250 PEG AZIMUTH ONT 3¢ PEG ELEVATION. (3) 342 TEC AZIMUTT
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CALIF ‘AiRLINE CAPTAIN
G. HIGH SCATTERED CLOUDS,

NW AT 15 KNOTS
(1) N/A

(2) N/A

(3) NONE

¢4) 5@ MILES PLUS
é5) HIGH SCATTERED CLOUDS

(6) NONE
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J NONE KNOWN

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DURING FLIGHT OVER NMEX

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59 MILES PLUS VISIBILITY, WINDS FROM

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IPENTIFICATION COULD BE A REENTRY GF AN EARTH SATTELITEs AN AIR

FORCE CAPTAIN WHO WAS PASSING TKRU THE CANNCN AFB AREA REPORTE? TO
THE AIRMROME OFFICER THIS INFORMATICN. GUOTEs I SAW A BURNING

CBJECT FALLING OUT OF THE SKY. IT WAS BREAKING UP AND I COULT SEE
PIECES FALLING APART. I BELIEVE IT TO BE A REENTRY VEKICLEs THE

TIME WAS 17/€2@32 APR Sd. UNGUCTES HE IS CAPTAIN WITIIAM Ms MASON,
WCSE PUTY ADDRESS IS 77STH AC&W SGUADRON, CPHELNy MONTANA AND HE

CaN’ BE REACHED AT HIS LEAYE ANPRESS AT recat ate, age ;
CALIFORNIA. (L) NONEs .

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(5) SEVERAL RE" OBJECTS CAME CFF THE REAR CF THE ®81UE WHITE MAIN

mry ANT TRAILE® TZE MAIN CBLECT. Acton SECHENTS THEN BURNED OUT

IN THE MANNER AND RATE OF AN EXPONENTIAL CURVE. (6) APPROXIMATETY FOUR
G) SECONTS. (C) (b) GROUND<VISUAL. (2) NEGATIVE. (3) NAw

™) (2) 27/0200Z2 APR SG. (2) TAY. CE) (4) TWO (2) MITES WEST OF
CLOVIS, NEW MEXICO. (2) THIRTY FOUR (34) TEGREES TWENTY THREE (23)
MINUTES NORTH, LATITUDE ONE KUNDRET TEREE (i¢3) DEGREES FIFTEEN (15)
MINUTES WEST LONGITUDE. CF) ROBINSON, ".L. MAJOR, 832A, PLANS
@FICER, COMMAND PILOT, MATURE, EXCELLENT REVIABILITY. (7) (4)

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CLEAR. (4) 32 MILES (5) NONE. (5) NONE. (7) TEMPERATURE

5 TEG F MEW POINT 16 TEC Fe. (H) NONE (1) NONE. (a) UNKNOWN. (K)
CAPTAIN ROBERT B. SEAR!» OIC OF PIVISION CPERATIONS CENTER. THIS
OBJECT WAS SIGHTED BY SCORES OF PERSONS WHC REPORTED IT TO VARIOUS
‘EWSPAPERS, RADIO STATIONS AND MILITARY BASE THROUCKOUT THE WEST
TEXAS, NEW MEXICO. AREA» THREE AIR FORCE PIIOTS REPORTE? THE CBJECT TO
CANNON AIR FORCE BASE AUTHORITIES. THIS OFFICER Is NOT TECHKNICATTY
GUALIFIE? TO MAKE A MEFINITE STATEWENT ON THE ITENTITY OF THE OBJECT.

TEE CONDITIONS OF A CLEAR SKYy TAYLIGHT AN" IMPROBABITITY CF A
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AFC IN-LE2

UFO Sightings
20 April 1960

AFCIN@lA2

Request your office determine if an artificial satellite was respon-
sible for the attached reports.

RICHARD R. SHOOP 2 Atchs
Colonel, USAF 1. In Msg Cite DCOI 17h (C)
APCIN-L4E2 12453 (cy #3)

—2 In Mag Cite AD/DOC O-)56 (U)

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