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MEL IEANY GPM TRE PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12, CONCLUSIONS
1 Jul 60 Vicinity Biggs AFB, Texas QO Wes Balloon
O Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION GO Pessibly Balloon
O Wes Aircraft
Local a Jose 9 Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Redor Q Probably Aircraft
ee hat i D Air Visuel © Air-intercept Redar |2 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS OL YY Was Astronomical eor
O Yes Milit O Probably Astronomic
MX No ary ©O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE eee
O Insufficient Data for Evaluction
5-10 sec four NW-SE O Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

our objects size of a baseball in formation The reporting officer stated that he saw
closely resembling a diamond in appearance. several meteor trails during his investi
ire trail about twice as long as UFO. Color of; gation shortly after the sightings. The
frail was dark red close to the object and a witnesses probably saw a meteor in its
hite glowing neon arpearance as trail extended.| first stages of disintegration.

Just prior to instantaneous disappearance objects
appeared to separate.

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ae BIGGS AFB, TEXAS, DUTY: SENTKIES AND DOG HANDLERS,
OBSEMVEKS CONSIDERED RELIABLE SY SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL. REFERENCE
AkA 45G OF CITZD REUGLATION’ (1) ALL OBSERVERS DESVGIDED WEATHERD
AS CLEAN WITH EXCELLENT VISIBILITY. (2) SURFACE WINDS 140/05.
6600=140/05. 10000-150/05. 16000-120/15, 20000-320/05. 50000-
150/09 5« (3) CEILING: 8000 FEET HIGH SCATTERED. (4) TWENTY MILES
VISIBILITYe (5) NOT APPLICABLE. (6) NOT APPLICABLE. (7)
TEMPERATURE EIGHTY SEVEN DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. REFERENCE PARA 15H,
151, 45J: NONE. REFERENCE PARA 15K OF CITED REGULATION. MAJOR

JAMES We AMIS, SSTH DCOIO, BIGGS AFB TEXAS. THE INFORMATION

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RECEIVED FROM OBSERVERS APPEARS TO BE REASONABLY RELIABLE AND THE

INCIDENTS APPARENTLY OCCURRED AS REPORTED. POSITIVE EVIDENCE IS
“LACKING TO CONFIRM THE REPORT. THE INVESTIGATING OFFICER WAS

PRESENT SHORTLY AFTER THE OBSERVATICNS WERE MADE. NONE OF THE UFO'‘S
WERE CBSERVED BY THE INVESTIGATING OFFICER. SEVERAL METEOR TRAILY
WEkE OBYERVED BY THE INVESTIGATING OFFICER DURING THE COURSE OF THE

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INVESTIGATION. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE SIGHTINGS AS REPORTED MAY
HAVE OCCURRED AS A PECULIAR METEORITE DISINTEGRATION, NO SUBSTANT-
TATION OF CONFIRMATION OF THIS SIGHTING AVAILABLE FROM OTHER
SOURCES.
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WEE ALL IN THE VICINITY OF THE ACTIVE RUNWAY ON WHICH A T-33 WAS
MAKING ITS TAKEOFF ROLLe SOUNDS OF UFO COULD HAVE BEEN MASKED BY
AIRCLAFT NOISE. UFO FORMATION APPEARED TO SEPARATE AND DISAPPEAR
AS THE T#33 COMPLETED ITY TAKEOFF AND BECAME AIRBORNE. REFERENCE
PAKA 158 OF CITED REGULATION: (1) TWO OBSERVERS NOTED UFO DUE TO
TRAIL LEFT BY THE OBJECTS, ONE OBSERVER HAD HIS ATTENTION DIRECTED
TO THE AREA BY THE IMMEDIATE RADIO CALL MADE BY THE FIRST TWO
OBSERVERS, (2) ELEVATION WHEN FIRST OBSERVED WAS APPROXIMATELY
SEVENTY DEGREES BY ALL OBSERVERS, (3) ELEVATION REMAINED AT
APPROVIMATELY SEVENTY DEGREES DURING THE ENTIRE PERIOD OF OBS=R-
VATIOie ¢4) UFO OBJECTS APPEARED TO MOVE IN NORTHWESTERLY TO
SOUTHEASTERLY FLIGHT PATH, JUST PRIOR TC THE UFO DISAPPEARANCE

THE OBJECTS APPEARED TO SEPARATE. (5) UFO OBJECTS APPEARED TO
DISAPPEAR INSTANTANEOUSLY TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST. (6) ESTIMATED
TIME OF OBSERVATION WAS FROM FIVE TO TEN SECONDS, REFERENCE PARA
15C OF CITED REGULATIONs €1) GROUND VISUALe (2) NO OPTICAL AIDS
UTILIZED. (3) NOT APPLICABLE, REFERENCE PARA 15D OF CITED
SEGULATICHS €12) ZULU TINE GROUP 0203462. (2) NIGHT. REFERENCE

PALA 23525 OF CITED nEGULATIONS C1) ALL OSSERVERS LOCATED IN AREAS

NAR -OX ADJACENT TO ACTIVE RUNWAY AT BIGGS AFB TEXAS$ 3151N 10621,

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FOR THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE. UFC. REFERENCE PARA 15A AFR
200"2, 14 SEPT 59. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS SUBMITTED. (1)
UFO, OVAL. (2) THAEE OBSERVERS ESTIMATED SIZ= AS COMPARED To
SASELALLe ¢3) THREE CBSEKVERS STATED UFO HAD NO DISTINGUISUABLE
COLCR. (4) FOUR UFO WERE OBSERVED. (5) OBJECTS APPEARED TO BE

IN FOSMATICN CLOSELY APPROXIMATELY A DIAMOND IN APPEARANCT (5S)

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WO DISCESNABLE FEATURES. (7) FIRE TRAIL AS OBSERVED APPEASED TO

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APPROSIMATELY TWICE AS LONG AS THE UFC. COLCE OF TRAIL WAS

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DARK RED CLOSE TO THE UFC AND A WHITE GLOWING NEON IN APPEARANCE
AS TRAIL EXTENDED BEHIND THE UFO. (&) NOT OBSERVED. ¢€S) OBYERVER

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UFO ANALYSIS silkLT

Location_\icinity Siges AFB, Texas
Date _? July 1959 Hour (2) 93:57
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Sceatterad clouds, 20 mi vis, winds SE at S to 15 knots

Description ©: «i298 -* hasetai)], nad no Ai stinmiistable

-9Olor, four

clowin? neon

in arne@arance a8 trail extended herind uw!&s, wnen first seen

Direction of Motion Southeast

Satellite: (AFCIN-\F3, Phone 69219) -uled out

Astronomical Phenomena (Meteor, Comet, Planet, etc) [oss Teteor (firehai])

Radar Analysis (A:CIN-4E1) “O18

Natural Fhemomena (Ball Lightning, etc) ------

Aircraft, Balloons, Airships, etc. nmuled out

Other

Evaluation of Source Rel dabi lity rrohnably reliable

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Analysis and Conclusions: Te rerortin>s officer stated tnat re saw severs]
meteor traiis s.ring nis investivation snortly after tne revorted si-ntings.
~t tf posstvle that the witnesses saw a meteor in its first stages of

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