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MULTIPLE PROJECT 10073 RECOPD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
20 May 60 Rhodesia, ofica o Was Balloon
100 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATIGN Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 2003552 May 60 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Y.s CX Probably Astronomical Meteor
No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
3 sec one SW-NE Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Greenish colored, size of tennis ball, travel- colored, slze Gr Cemis balr, cravel-  Frobably a Tireball. Probably a fireball.
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FORM DS-14 DEPARTMENT OF STATE DATE
4.1.55 WASHINGTON
INTERDEPARTMENTAL REFERENCE June 7, 1960
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REFERRED TO Major Friend
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,
Dayton, Ohio
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WAeLBHpY
WRITER m HAS NOT NOT BEEN BEEN INFORMED OF OF THIS REFERENCE E Notgh Boa
COMMENTS: COMMENTS:
The Pentagon has referred me to you for
possible information with regard to telegram No. 335 possible information with regard to telegram No. 335
from the American Consulate General at Salisbury,
which is attached. It would be appreciated if you which is attached. It would be a appreciated if you
f could advise me what reply to make to the Consul could advise me what reply to make t Consul
General.
James Frederick Green
PoliticofMilitary Adviser
Bureau of African Affairs
UNCLASSIFIED
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INCOMING TELEGRAM Department of State
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Action Classification Control: 15747
AF Rec'd: May 21, 1960
FROM: Salisbury 5:28a.m. 1
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INR TO: Secretary of State
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SAE NO: 335, May 20
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IRC Headquarters RRAF F informs CONGEN unidentified flying object
CIA (UFO)seen ver Northern Rhodesia today May 20 by several
OSD observers including Civil. Aviation Department May 20 by several
ARMY including Civil. Aviation Department personnel. personnel.
RRAF wOuld RRAF wOul appreciate any information available ppreciate any information available re identity. identity.
NAVY
A IR A IR UFO described as follows: greenish colored, tennis-ball greenish colored, tennis-ball
RMR sized sphere travelling approximately 3,000 MPH from SW
to NE. Observed at 0355Z over Lusaka; 0358Z to NE. Observed at O355z over Lusaka; 0358z over Ndola, over Ndola,
distance of l50 mlles. distance of l50 mlles.
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AFCIN-452/Maj Friend/amc/69216/typed 16 June 60
Unidenti t (Rhodesia)
Department of State
Politico Millitary Adviser
Bureau of African Affairs
Washington 25, D. C.
1. Reforence attached telegram #335, from the American Consulate
General at , Southern Rhodesia. —
2. The information is very limited; therefore, no positive conclusion
can be reached. However, it is the opinion of he Aerospace Technical
Center that the object responsible for this sighting was a very bright
meteor called a fireball.
3. A fireball is defined as a meteor as bright or brighter than -3
magnitude, bright enough to cast shadows. These meteors may appear
white. blue, gr pink or purole. Often a trail
a cloud of smoke which expands uniformly or in a specific direction.
When these meteors are heard seen to explode they are then identified
as bolides.
4. The speed reported in the referenced message is far below that of a
meteor. However, this may be cue the timepiece of one or
all of the nesses,
tnesses.
b. Duration of sighting. b.I Duration of sighting.
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d. Apparent brightness of object. d. Apparent brightness of object.
e. How object disappeared.
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6. For your information, paragraph #15 of AFR 20o-2, dated l4 September
1959, spells out the minimum information required by ATIC to insure an
adequatee valuation of a report of unidentified flying object.
FOR TM iDER:
NICHOLAS POST 1 Atch:
Acting Deputy Cy telegram #335, May 20, 1960
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