PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
t. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
23 Aug 60 Wichita, Kansas 0 Was Balloon
0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 PossiblyBalloon
Local 0324 Ground-Visual Ground-Roder 0 Was Aicraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT. GMT 23/0924z 23/09242 AinVisual AinVisual Air-Intercept Rador Air-Intereept Rador 0 Possibly Airerait Possidly Aiteron
5. PHOTOS o. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes Ys 000 00 Probobly Astronomicol Probobly Astronomicoi
No Civilian PossiblyAstronomical Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATICN 7. LENGTH OF OBSERYATICN 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE 00 0 Other
0 Insufficient Date Insufficient Date for for Evaluation E
2 min one ¤ ¤ Unknown
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O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING T1. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Large shpere shape with 3 triangular lizhts, shape with 3 triangular lights Witness could see light sources Witness could see light sources well
size of golf golf ball. bal Yellow lights from 3 light enough to determine exact shape enough to shape and and" indi- indi
sources (windows) /10 size sphere. Cverall cate the sizeto be l/lo that ±ho+o? the object,
color of sphere-- Appearance simi- but was unable to give an real detail
lar to a Japanese ntern. Sighted O40° fm a concerning other portions object. Wit-
northerly direction. Disappeared O45° fm a ness indicates object close or ver
northerly direction. The object flew a pursuit large--it is hard to w ncer
curve on Echo. obviously trained witness would not have
made a better rpt. Cbject of this sighting
was probably an a/c. ie tanker with its
special lights on while the crew was tryins
for a better view of Echo. In view or fact
that this witness should have been familiur
with an object, this case classed
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Aircraft, Balloons, Airships, etc. etc
Other
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FM HQ 4347 CCRTNGWG MCCONNELL AFB KANS
TO RJEDSQ/AIR TECH INTELLIGENCE CEN WPAFB OHIO TO RJEDSQ/AIR TECH INTELLIGENCE CEN WPAFB OHIO 3
INFO RJWFKF/CADF RICHARD GE BAUR AFB MO 32
RJWFALB/ADC ENT AFB COLO RJWFALB/ADC ENT AFB COLO 4-4x20 4-4x20 ...
RJE ZHQ/OSAF WASH DC
RJEZHQ/CSUSAF WASH DC RJEZHQ/CSUSAF WASH DC
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UNCLAS FROM DCOI 5328.
...
A. (1) LARGE SPHERE THREE TRIANGULAR LIGHTS. (2) GOLF BALL
(3) YELLOW LIGHTS FROM THREE LIGHT SOURCES• OVERALL COLOR OF
SPHERE DULL ORANGE. (4) ONE (5) ONE (6) LARGE SPHERE WITH
THREE LIGHT SOURCES (WINDOWS) WINDOW SIZE APPROXIMATELY ONE ...
TENTH SIZE OF SPHERE. (7) NONE (8) NONE 9) APPEARANCE SIMILAR SETT
TO A JAPANESE LANTERN. B. (1) LOOKING FOR SATELLITE ECHO. :
(2) B4B DEGREES (3) D45 DEGREES. • (4) PURSUIT CURVE E ON ECHO. .

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PAGE TWO RJWFKG 63-
(5) NORMAL SPEED ABOUT FIVE MINUTES BEFORE ECHO. (5) TWO (5) NORMAL SPEED ABOUT T FIVE MINUTES BEFORE . ECHO. (5) TWO .
HOURS T0 0326 HOURS 23 AUGUST HOURS T0 0326 HOURS 23 AUGUST 1960. (2) NIGHT. E. WICHITA, .
KANSAS. F. CIVILIAN KANSAS. F. CI YEARS, . .
WICHITA 20, KANSAS. OCCUPATION AERONAUTICAL WICHTTA 20. KANSAS. OCCUPATION AERONAUTICAL .
ENGINEER PRIMARY DESIGN, BOEING AIRCRAFT CORPORATION. G. (1)
CLEAR. (2) SURFACE WIND SOUTHEAST 6 T0 7 KNOTS. 6,300 FEET •
180 DEGREES AT 30 KNOTS. 10,PPP FEET 340 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS. •
15,000 FEET 360 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS. 20,000 FEET 300 DEGREES
AT 20 KNOTS. 30,000 FEET 310 DEGREES AT 30 KNOTS. 40,000
FEET 300 DEGREES AT 35 KNOTS. 60,00G FEET 230 DEGREES AT
10 KNOTS. (3) UNLIMITED (4) 15 NM (5) NONE (6) NONE (7) 78 ....
DEGREES F. H. NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY. K. NONE. J. NONE. K.
PREPARING OFFICER: CHIEF, PREDICTION AND INTERPRETATION N ERANCH,
INTELLIGENCE DIVISION. POSSIBLE S SATELLITE OTHER THAN SATELLITE
ECHO. L. NONE.

JOINT MESSAGEFORM
UNCLASSIFIED
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27F
1960 AUG 26 7 16 11
PRECEDENCE TYPE MSG (Check) ACCOUNTING ORIG. OR REFERS TO OF REFERENCE CLASSIFICATION
ROUTINE BOOK MULTI SINGLE SYMBOL
ACTION
INFO 10 AF DCOI 5308 UNCLAS
FROM: SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
ATIC, W-P AFB
TO:
McCONNELL AFB, KANSAS KJWFKG
/UNCLASSIFIED/FROM: A /UNCLASSIFIED/FROM: AFCIN-4F2x 8-2576-E AFCIN-4E2x 8-2576-E
HQ 4347TH CCRTNGWG. YOUR MSG DCOI 5308, DTD 23 AUG 60, RPTG THE
SIGHTING OF AN UFO. THE INFO RPTD IS LIMITED IN NATURE, THEREFORE
REQ A FURTHER INVESTIGATION BE MADE AND MORE DETAILED INFO BE FWD
TO ATIC. ALSO REQ A CHECK BE MADE TO DETERMINE IF THERE WERE ANY TO ATIC. ALSO REQ A CHECK BE MADE TO DETERMINE IF THERE WERE ANY
OTHER WITNESSES TO THE SIGHTING. IF THERE WERE, REQ THE INFO BE
RPTD IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 200-2, DTD 14 SEP 59.
DATE TIME
24 24 1415
MONTH YEAR
AUG AUG 1960
SYMBOL SIGNATURE
AOIN-4B2x AFOIN-432x thuly Gran thuly GTran
TYPED NA MENDIES MENDIEE - TYPED (Cr SCMpEd) NAME AND TITLE (cr SLMped) NAME ANd TITLe
30-1-110 aMaj Robert .1 aWaj Robert J. Friend Friend ens pens
PHONE/ 69216 69216 PAGE NR. NR. OF NR. OF PAGES 1 PHILIP G.EVANS
GECURITY CLASSIFICATION BECURITY CLASSIFICATION Colonel, USAF Colonel, USAF
UNCLASSIFTED Deputy for Science and Components
170 REPLACES D0 FORM 173, 1 OCT 49. WHICH WILL BE USED UNTIL EXHAUSTED

HEADQUARTERS
4347TH COMBAT CREW TRAINING WING (MBOM) (SAC)
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
MeCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, KANSAS
REPLY TO 30 AUG 1960
ATTN OF: DCOI
SUBJECT: UFO
TO: ATIC
Wright-Patterson AFB
Ohio
The attached report is submitted in response to your
message, AFCIN-4E2X3-2570-E, dated 26 August 1960.
FOR THE
V
GEORGE H. McMICHAEL 1 Atch 1 Atch
Lt Col, USAF Lt Col, USAF AF Form l12 w/1 atch AF Form l12 w/1 atch
Chief, Intelligence Division
1

AF FORM 112 UNCLASSIFTED
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 (CLASSIFICATION)
COUNTRY REPORT NO. (LEAVE BLANK)
United States of America 60-1
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
SUBJECT
UFO
AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) Commander, 4347 CCRTNGWG
McConnell AFB, Kansas-
DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION
30 August 1960 23 August 1960 F-6
PREPARED BY (OffiCr) SOURCE
FRANK A. PFEFFER, MajOr, USAF Civilian
REFERENCEs (Controi number, directive, prerious report, etc., a8 applicable)
HO 4347TH CCRTNGWG Msg DCOI 5308 dated 23 Aug 60..
SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give signijicance in final one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Begin tert of report on A F Form 1is-Part II.)
l. Reference your message 4E2Xs-2570E, 26 August 1960. A further investigation as to
other sightings and witnesses regarding UF0 seen 23 August 1960 has been completed with
negative results. (The first investigation included interrogation of B-47 crew members
airborne at time of Mr. sighting and a check with ground radar site in the
Hutchinson, Wichita area).
21 age 37 years, and family -wife-age 34 years)
daughter - age 12) and daughter-age lo) were on the front lawn of their home,
1, Wichita 20, Kansas, observing satellite Echo on the night of 23
August l960 when they noticed an object coming from approximately a northerly direction
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FIRST SIGHTING
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3.
OneINCLS OneINCLS
SHAPE AND LOCATION OF TRIANGULAR LIGHT SOURCE
L. It is the opinion of the preparing officer that the UFO was another satellite other
then satellite
ISTRIBUTION BY CRIGINATOR
ATIC
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UNCLASSIETED 16--35569-2 U. 5. TING OFFICT
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UNCLASSIFIED
CLASSIFICATION (SECURITY INFORMATION when filled in)
SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112
ORIGINATING AGENCY DCOI REPORT NO.
Headquarters, 4347 Combat Crew 60-1 PAGE H OF 2 PAGES
Training Wing, McConnell AFB, Kars
SUBJECT: UFO
1. The following report is submitted in accordance with paragraph 15, AFR
200-2.
a Description of the Object:
(1) Shape:
(2) Size: Golf ball.
(3) Color: Yellow lights from three light sources. Overall color
of sphere of sphere -. ge
Mumber: One Mumber:
Formation, if more than one. more than one. N/A
30 Any discernable features or details: Any discernable features or details: Large sphere with three
light sources (windows). Window size approximately one tenth light sources (windows). Window size approximately tenth
size of sphere.
(7) Tail, trail or exhaust: N Tail, trail or exhaust: None. None.
(8) Sound: None.
(9) Other pertinent or unusual features: Appearance similar to a
Japanese lantern.
b. Description of Course of Object:
(1) What first called attention of observers to object: Observer
was looking for satellite Echo.
(2) Angle and azimuth of object when first observed: 040 from a
northerly direction.
(3) Angle and azimuth of 045 from a
northerly direction.
(4) Description of flight path and maneuvers of object: The object
flew a pursuit curve on Echo.
(5) How did the object di lisappear: Normal speed about five minutes
before Echo.
(6) How long was the object visible: Two minutes.
C. Manner of Observation:
(1) Ground-visual.
(2) Optical aids used: Optical aids used: None
(3) N/A N/A
d. Time and Date of Sighting: and Date of Sighting:
(1) (1) 0324 hours to 0326 hours 23 August 1960.
(2) (2) Light conditions: Night. Night.
e. Location of Observers: Wichita, Kansas
f. Identifying Identifying Information on Observers: Information on Observers:
(1) Civilian- age 37 years,
Wichita 20, Kansas. Occupation: Aeronautical
Engineer (Pr imary Design), Boeing Aircraft Corporation.
Object was also observed by his s wife age 34 and
daughters, age 12 and age 10 liability cannot
be judged.
(2) N/A.
g. Weather and Winds:
(1) Cbservers account of weather conditions: Clear.
(2) Surface wind southeast 6 knots.
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unauthorized person is prohibired by law. It may not be reproduced in whole or in part, by other than United States Air Force
Adencies. except by permission of the Director of Intelligence, USaF
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SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112
ORIGINATING AGENCY DCOI REPORT NO.
Headquarters, 4347 Combat Crew 60-1 PAGE 2 OF PAGES
Training Wing, McConnell AFB, Karls
g. Weather and Winds (Continued)
6,0001 at 30 knots. 16,0001 360° at 10 knots.
10,0001 340 at 5 knots.
20,0001 300 at 20 kmots.
30,000 310 at 30 knots.
40,0001 300 at 35 knots.
60,000: 60,000 200 at 10 knots.
Ceiling: Unlimited Unlimited
Visibility: 15 MM Visibility: 15 M
63000 33003 Amount of cloud cover: None None
Thunderstorms in area and quadrant in which located: None
Temperature: 78 Temperature: 78° F. F.
h. Any other unusual Any other unusual None
i. Interception or identification action taken: None
j. Location, approximate altitude, and general direction of flight
of any air traffic or balloon releases in the area which could
k. Preparing officer: Chief, Prediction and Interpretation Branch,
Intelligence vision.
Comments: Possible satellite other than satellite Echo.
1. Existence of physical evidence, such as materials and photographs
None.
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Espionage Laws, Title 18. U. S. C., Sections 793 and 794. Its transmission or the revelation of its contents in any manner to an
unauthoriz-d person is prohibited by law. . It may not be reproduced in whole or in part, by other than United States Air Force
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