PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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12. CONCLUSIONS
1. DATE 12. LOCATION 0 Was Balicon
Morroco 0 Probobly Balloon
15 Sep 60 0 Possibly Balioon
DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OSSERVATION 0 Was Aicraft
3. Ground-Visual Ground-Rador 0 Probably Aireroft
Local 0 Possibly Aircralt
AiVisal Air-intarcept Rador Was Astronomical
GMT 2058z 0 Probobly Astronomical Meteor
PHOTOS 8. SOURCE D Possibly Astronomical
5. Ys Civilian 0
No COURSE Other Insuflicient Data for Evaluation
LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS SSW
one Unknown
3-5 see
11. COMMENTS point to sighting
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING straight flight All characteristics
Round, crange-red object with meteor.
about 6 times faster than Echo
path, traveling
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AUSSELL J. ARDINIER
Lt Colonel, U3AB
Chief, Opnl Intel Div
Directorate of Intelligence
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Hq SAC, Offutt AFB, Nebr.
TO: ATIC, Wright AFB, Ohio
1. Information note
AFR 200-2. AFR 200-2.
2. 16AF has been notified 16AF has been notified that all future that all future UFO Reports will Reports will be trans-
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HEADQUARTYRA
59220 COMBA SUPPORT GROUP (3AC)
UNITZO APO 30. OAK. AIA N.Y. FORGE
ATTH O: Y O 19 Sep 1960
EDCO
BUSJECr: Unidentified Flying Object
TO: 16AF
1959, subject: Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO), the following
report is submitted:
a. Description
(1) Round
2)
(3) Orange-red
(4) One
(5) NA
(6) (6) None
(7) None (7) None
(3) Heard sound similar to high-flying multi-engine Heard sound similar to high-flying multi-engine
aircraft. First noticed sound on sighting object and noticed sound
stopped when object disappeared. when object disappeared.
() None (9) None
b. Object:
(1) Looking South watching Echo I, when Echo I disappeared
(2) Over left shoulder, angie unknown, from heading 0202
(3) About 450

(4) Straight flight path.
(5) I Instantly.
3-5 seconds, traveling about 6 times faster than
(6) Visible
Echo I.
c. Manner of bservation:
(1) Naked eye.
2) NA.
() NA.
d. Time and Date of Sighting:
(1) 2058, 15 Sep 1960.
) Night.
e. Location of Observer: 3323N 0735w.
f. Identifying Identifying
(1) 56. APO 30, APO 30,
NY,NY. NY, NY., Chief, Civil Engineering Section, Section, Engineering Engineering Division, Division,
reliable, has been an engineer has been an engineer entire life, worked entire life, worked for USAF since
1954, previously for Army Engineers.
(2) NA.
g. Winds:
(1) about 450 above horizon, rest clear. above horizon, rest clear.
(2) Suriace - calm
6000' -260/35
10,000' - 270/35
16,000 - 280/35
20,000' -280/45
30,000' - 300/40
50,000' -310/35
80,000 none available.
(3) Clear - none.
2

k. Observer has been Echo 1960.
Noted that the Echo I passed overhead at 22 minutes earlier each night.
He noticed no UFO during his previous night watches. The speed of
the UFO was estimated to be 6 times as fast as Echo I. The UFO
was also observed I a neighbor Mrs.
1. None. ne.
CURTIS N. Copy to: 4310AD
Lt Col, USA Col, 'USA
Deputy Commander perations
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UFO ANALYSIS SHEET
Location_forroco
Date 15 Sep 1960 Hour (z)_ 2058Z
Description Round, size of object between softball and basketball, orange-red,
reard sound simiiar to nigh-flying muiti-engine acft, first seen over left
snouider wnile looking south-2o deg. asinuth, last seen at about 4S deg elev
at 2oo deg, ob.j moved straight, viewed for 3-5 seconds
Direction of Motion SSw
Satellite: (AFCIN , Fhone 69219) _ Ruled out
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Radar Analysis (AFCIN-4E None
Natural Phemomena (Ball Lightning, etc)------
Aircraft, Balloons, Airships, etc. Ruled out
Other Inguff data-l witness
Evaluation of Source Rel iability
Analyais and Conclusions: Thare were no sateliites reported to be reenterid ag
tnis time. Aitnoutn the elevation of the ooject was no repobted wnen it was first
spasds.
Ina witness raports tnat the speed of the objects was about 6 times taat or EoLo .
1 this was trie, the ooject should nave been in vies mucn longer than that recorte
219 object observed was probably a very low meteor that made tie noise neard, and
eitner observed to pass out of the earths atrospnere,or burned out in the danse
aver air. nowever, toere was only one wi thess to the phanomend, therefore thls
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