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MULTIPLE
1. DATE

2. LOCATION

1 Jul 60
3. DATE-TIME GROUP

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Moron AB, Spain
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
SO ee XO) Ground- Vi sual

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

12. CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Pessibly Balloon

Was Aircraft’
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

QO Ground-Radar
0 Air-intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS 5. SOUR
O Yes

No
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

one

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Hounl object tear drop shaped,
ength, ice blue tail 7-8 times size of

qPuect . Intense light which lit up surrounding

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jountryside. First seen 45° eley, at 240°
i cappeared over horizon et 340°,

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

Military

Was Astronomical

Probably Astronomical Meteor
Possi bly Astronomical

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

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9. COURSE

1.
size of nickle at| Possibility of sntellite decay checked

Other____

insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

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COMMENTS

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REBIR, 292, DETACHMENT 34, 23ST WEATHER SO, FORSCACT“Ry, COMPLETELY
RELTASLE. SOURCE B Is A COMPOSITE OF VIRTUALLY ALI. OF THE COMBAT

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DEFENSE FORCE WHICH WAS ON DUTY AT THF TIME. THEY CONCIST OF

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PACE THREE RJSXHM 2

VARIOUS ENLISTED RANKS AND AS A GROUP ARE CONSIDFRED TO BF RELIABLE.
Ge WEATHER AND WINDS? 1+ CLEAR SKY AND GOOD VISIBILITY. 2. YINDs
AT THE SURFACE WERE CALM, AT S2A2d3TAWRP/ 23, 124,932" ~-249/39, 153923"

QO/S5, 20,500" ~232/42, 30,300" -20/45, 59,333" ~-252/50 AND
AT £2,220" THE WINDS ARE UNKNOWN. 36 UNLIMI[ED. 4. 412 MILES.

do NUNZe Ge NONE fe SURFACE TEMPERAT RE

Naz $5 DEGREES Fe He NONE KNOWNe Ie NONE Jo NONE Ke BASE
INT<LLICENCE OFFICER. AN AC AND W SITE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY

4> MILES NORTH OCF MCRON AIP BASE REPORTED OBSERVING NO ACTIVITY
AT T4l TIME OF THE SIGHTING. SCURCE A HAS HAD A GOOD DEAL OF
EYPERI<NCE OBSERVING METEOROL ACTIVITY. HE SAID THAT THE

OBJeCT LOOKED AND BEHAVEL LIXE A PISCE OF SPACE HARDWARE
REENTZRING THt ATMOCSPHZRE THAN A METEOR OR METEORITE. HE BASED |
THis ON His READINGS OF THE EFFECTS OF REENTRY BODIES RATHER THAN

ANY PREVIOUS OBSERVATIONS. BROM THE COMMENT OF THE OBSERVERS IT

APPZSARS THAT TH: CBJECT WAS A LARCE METEOR OR A SPACE VEHICLE

OR ROCKET STAGE REENTERING THE ATMOSPHERE. DUK TO THE RFLATIVELY

SLOW SPEED OF THE OBJECT PLUS THE INTENS: LIGHT GIVEN OFF IT

APPLARS MORE LIKELY THAT IT WAS A SPACE VEHICLE OF SOME SORT

RATHER THAN A METEOR. Le NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE EV¥IsTs,
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OBJECT. Be ROUND OR TXARDROR SHAPEDse 26 SOURCE A Re PORTED IT TO 3F |
_ THE. SIZE OF A NICKLE HELD AT ARMs LENGTH, SOURCS B GENERALLY |
INDICATED A LARGER SIZE SUCH AS A HALF OR SILVER LOLLAR HELD AT |
ARMS LENGTAeL35 ICE BLUEs 4s ONEs Se N/Ae 6e NONE GUM TRAIL
OR TAIL APPEARED TO BE 7 OR @ TIMES THE LENGTH OF THE OBJECT. |
Se NO SOUNDe Se If CAME OFF AN INTENSE LIGHT WHICH CLEARLY LIT
THE SURROUNDING COUNTRYSIDE. Be DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECTS
1. THE SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF THE INTENSE LIGHTe 2. SOURCE A WAS |

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TRAVELING IN Hit CAR AT THE TIME AND WAS UNSURE OF TH: eYACT

PaG= TWO RJFYHM 2

HEAL INGHOCr THE OBJ=CT BUT FELT THAT IT WAS GENERALLY NORTH [O

te HE SAIL THE OBJECT APPEARED AT AN ANGLE CF EL*=VATION

OF 4A5L2GREESe SOURCE 3 GENERALLY AGREED UPCN A COlURCE OF NY TO
Ste Se @ DEGREES ELSVATION BEARING APPROYIMATELY SEe

4. SOURCE A CLAIMED THe OBJECT APPEARED TOC CURVE TOWARDS TH2
EARTHe SOURCE B DID NOT OBSERVE A CURVEe 5e SCIURCE A SAID

THE OSJECT EITHER DISAPPEARED OVER THE HORIZON OR FAD=D OUT As IT
APPRCACHED THE HORIZON. SCURCE B ALL CLAIMED IT BURNT, FADED OR
PETERZD OWT PRIOR TO PASSING OVER THE HORIZONe Se ALL AGREED

THAT THE OBJECT REMAINED IN SIGHT FOR 4 TO 5 SECONDS e Ce MANNER

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OF CBSERVATICNS 36 GROUNDGAVISUAL. 2. NO OPTICAL AIDSe Se N/Ao
De TIME AND DATE OF CIGHTINGS 12¢ 2137233122. 2 NIGHTe 5e LOCATION

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CF OBSERVERS: SOURCE A WAS AT 537 19N 025 4SW, 2 MILES SE OF

ALCALA DE GUALAIRA WHICH Is APPROYIMAT=LY 13 MILFS SSE OF SEVILLA.

SOURCE = JAS AT Z7 LON 205 36%, ON MORON AIR BASE. Fe IDENTIFYING

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AFCIil-L,E2 L ~#C~ ae ,
Request for Information |

7 July 1960
AF CIN-t,A2¢

Request the attached UFO report be checked to determine the possibility
of a satellite or carrier being responsible for the sightings.

RICHARD tte SHOOP 1 Atchs:
Colonel, USAF In Meg 5 Jul 60, Cite BBNO 7-5
AF CLIi<—1,£2 (cy #3)

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