PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7812112

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1960

REPORTED LOCATION4 5NMSWOf Bitberg Germany

FRAMES5

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12, CONCLUSIONS
17 Apr 60 4.5 NM SW of Bitberg, Germany Brcvaty tdticun

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3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION G. Pessity Sateen |
QO Wes Aireraft
Loeel X Ground- Vi suel O Ground-Reder oO Probably Alreroft
omt/_/| 0250Z OD Air Visuel © Air-Intorcept Redar |9 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTO! OL 0 Was Astronomical
0 Yes 41 ~Probably Astronomical Meteor
Ol Ne O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 2 a een
: egg Date fer Evaluction
4.5 sec one N eases
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS ee
Rain-drop shaped object with long tail, half Probably a meteor.

the size of a dime, bright yellow-orange. The
further the object fell the brighter it became
Object had large pieces falling from main body.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP $2)

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PAGE THREE RJFPFO 138C

(2) NIGHT, WITH FULL MOON, EXTREMELY LIGHT.
E. ¢€1) 49-54=39N O6-28-00r APPROXIMATELY 4.5 NM SW OF BITBURG
AIR BASE GERMANY |
Fe (1) N/A
~ €2) METZ, DONALD £3 SSGT; 36TH AIR POLICE SQ, APO 132, NY.,
NY., AIR POLICEMAN. ESTIMATED RELIABLE. SMITH, RICHARD D, SSGT
36TH AIR, POLICE SQ, APO 132, NY. AIR POLICEMAN, ESTIMATED RELIABLE
By 1ek3 EXTREMELY. _CLEAR, VISIBILITY - EXCELLENT — ile sg i
"¢2) -6800 FEET ~ 030/29KTS |
“f 1%,29% FEET - @32/2@KTS
16,809 FEET - @49/3@KTS
20,098 FEET - 942/3@KTS
38,028 FEET 92@/5@KTS
59,09@FEET -— 358/29KTS:
89,299 FEET = 28@/15KTS “ul
(3) NO CLOUDS | | 44
C4) 13NM ) yA WL Bess

(5) NO CLOUDS
(S$) NONE

(7) 6220 FEET ~ 7 DEGREES C.

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(3) BRIGHT YELLOW=-ORANGE, INCLUDING PEICES FALLING FROM OBJECT.

THE FARHTER THE OBJECT FELL TOWARDS THE HORIZON THE BRIGHTER IT
BECAME, ¢

(4) ONE
“€5) N/A
(6) APPEARED AS A FALLING STAR, WITH LARGE PIECES FALLING FROM

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PAGE TWO RJFPFO 138C
MAIN BODY.

(7) VERY LONG TAIL, SUCH AS A COMETS TAIL .

_ €9)NONE
B “€1) MOVEMENT OF OBJECT -

(2) OBJECT WAS FIRST SIGHTED DIRECTLY UNDER THE MOON
(3) OBJECT APPEARED TO TRAVEL AT AN ANGLEOF FORTY FIVE
DEGREES FROM THE MOON UNTIL IT DISAPPEARED BEHIND THE HILLS.
OBJECT WAS ESTIMATED TRAVELING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. OBSERVERS
WERE DRIVING NORTH EAST AT TIME OF SIGHTING. ‘
(4) NO MANEUVERS OTHER THAN STRAIGHT FLIGHT OBSERVED
(5) OBJECT DISAPPEARED RAPIDLY TO THE NORTH, BEHIND HILLS IN
THE AREA —
(6) APPROXIMATELY FOUR TO FIVE SECONDS OBJECT
APPEARED TO MOVE SLOWERE THAN FALLING STAR. OBSERVER STATED HE HAD

SEN FALLING STARS BEFORE AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE THE COMPARISON,
C. ¢41) GROUND VISUAL
"€2) NO OPTICAL AIDS USED

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PAGE -FOUR RJFPFO 138C
_. 19,090 FEET - 14 DEGREES C
16,80@ FEET: - 27 DEGREES C>
20,089 FEET= 35 DEGREES
30,09@ FEET - 48 DEGKREES C
50,00@KK FEET - 61 DEGREES C

88,000 FEET ~ 54 DEGREES C
H. NONE )

I. N/A
Je NONE
K. MAJOR WALTER D. BROWN JR. NO COMMENT
L. NONE

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