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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8229295

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1960

REPORTED LOCATIONSalina Kansas

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MILITARY AIR PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Wos Balloon
16 Sep 60 Salina, Kansas 00 Probably Boiloon
3. DATE-TINE E GROUP |4 TYPE OF O3SERVATION Possibly Bolioon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Ancraft
000 Probably Aireraft
GMT 17/0410Z AiVisud Air-Intercept Rodar Possibly Aircralt
5. PHOTOS o. SOURCE Was Astronomical
a Yes DDO Probably Astronomicol
0No Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other Satellite,reentry
1000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
30 sec one not given Unknown
O. BRISF SUMMARY OF SICHTING 11. COMMENTS
Sighting I Sighting reported from T-33 reported from T-33 pilot in the pilot in the Object responsible for this sighting Object responsible for this sighting was was
Salim Kansas area. A flash and streak of light probably the reentry of 196o Kappa probably the reentry of 1960 Kappa
was observed with meny colors, blue green,red, was observed with many colors, blue green,red, (Discoverer XvI), which reantered this
ete. Duration of ete. Duration of sighting was 30 sec. 1 was 30 sec, Pilot date. Duration and multicolor indicate date. Duration and multicolor indicate
had flown for 20 had flown for 20 years, and had years, and had never seen reentry rather than meteorite.
anything like i it. Not a falling ster. Thought ster. Thought
to be metecrite to be meteorite or satellite or satelli reantry reantry by pilot.
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METEOR
STAR OR PLANET
OTHER
AIRCRAFT
BALLOON
INSUFFICIENT DATA.
OTHER
REFLECTION REFLECTION INVERSION PRESENT mas ca PHOTO ANALYSIS PHOTO ANALYSIS
SUN DOG SUN DOG LENTICULAR CLOUD LENTICULAR CLOUD PHYSICAL SPECIMEN ANALYSIS PHYSICAL SPECIMEN ANALYSIS
BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING:
REPCRTINGT KEPCRTING By A T-33 A T-33 PILOT FLYING IN PILOT FiyiNG IN Trm Tr
SALINA Kansas AREA: AREA A FasH 9N0 5204K 0N0 52044 of
LICHT AT Ove AT OVE C'CLOCK MCH MCr ByNW.
MAw1 COLCRS - BLUE, RED, COSEN, CTC COLCRS - BLUE, REO, COSEN, ETC.
DuenrnN eE sIcrtive:3 30 S60v0s 30 5640v05
Pinor Pio THOuCHT THOuCoT THIT IT THIT IT nio47 1i02t B66w niodr 1ns6
METEORI e possinly PesxiOey A SATELITE SATECIIE 266121 2e6s21
EVALUATION:
CONCLUSION: WAS
HE
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ON 1 2276
FOR: 0.15 (TD-E2)

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Major Friend
Following report is extracted from the Officer of the Day leport for the period 0730, 16 Sep
730, 17 Sop 60:
REPORE SUPFLEIENT
At approxinately 1030 hrs the Do received a telaphons call
frou the Air Force Corand Post concerning a UFo sighting. Mhis call
Aerial came to me at my regular duty office. I called Najor Friend, Chief,
of the Fhenomena Group, to notify hin of this call. He had knowdledge
of the DO report. reported sighting but ruoueste uport be mado as a rart
The sighting report is stumeriged follows:
Time of sighting: 0410Z
Reported by a T-33 pilot flying in the Salina, Kansas aroa. pilot flying in the Salina, Kansas aroa.
A flash and streak of light at one o'cloek high W by li. of light at one o'clock high W by li.
Many colors- blus, red, green, ete.
Duration of sighting: 30 seconds.
- Pilot has flowm for 20 yrs. Had never seen Pilot has flowm for 20 yrs. Had never seen a anything like it.
Has seen many falling stars. Said this was not one. stars. Said this was not one. Filot
thought that it might have been a meteorite or possibly a
sattelite reentry."
Metharl Betharl Prob MeTeor
MICHAEL J. STROFF, Jt. Prob MeTeor
Major, US.AF Ma jon
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