PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8231543

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1960

REPORTED LOCATIONDhahran AFld Saudi Arabia

FRAMES2

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‘WEATHER OBSERVER

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION

26 Sep 60 | Dhahran AFld, Saudi Arabia
3. DATE-TIME GROUP ~—~CSt:”:”—::::: . | &.«ST'YYPEE OF OBSERVATION
a ——— BD Ground- Vi sual OD Ground-Reder
GMT 26/19302 - ne 0 Aire Vi wol 0 Air-Intercept Rodor
5. PHOTOS ee SOURCE
GO Yee Weather Observer
WD Ne |
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE
5 sec Nw

one

oo0 oma ooo ooo

12. CONCLUSIONS

Was Bolloon
Probably Bolloon |
Possibly Bolloon

Was Aivcraft
Probobly Aircroft
Possibly Aircroft

Wos Astronomicol

Probobly Astronomicol Meteor
Possibly Astronomical

Other .
Insufficient Dete fer Evaluction

Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

by hin.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

Very bright light followed by orange streak of
flame almost directly overhead. Object dis-
tinctly different from any meteor ever seen

11. COMMENTS

sighting.

Duration too short for reentry, and none
reported for this date. Although direc-
tion and color indicate possibility of
reentry, this case is listed as a
meteor observation due to duration of

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OPERATIONAL | AMEDIATE

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FM DET 1221 WEA SQ DHAHRAN AFLD SAUDI ARABIA ————™~ a * sent

TO RJEZHQ/USAF WASHDC

RJEDSQ/ATIC WPAFB ae ae

RJEZDK/SPACE TRACK HANSCOM FLD MASS

INFO RJEDHF/AWS SCOTT AFB ILL
RJFPBW/2D WEA WG LINDSEY AIR STN GER

BT
UNCLAS 12-21WD. 26-J-35~- FOR AFCIN-IBI, AFCIN-4A, AWSSS, AND OP.
REFERENCE 2WW 2@/FO 16-J-S. MOON DUST MESSAGE. AT APPROXIMATELY
26/195@ GMT (255@LST) WEA OBSVR THIS DET SIGHTED FOLLOWING
OBJECT AT VERY HIGH ELEVATION ANGLE. 70 TO 8% DEGREES, ALMOST
DIRECTLY OVERHEAD. VERY BRIGHT LIGHT FOLLOWED BY ORANGE STREAK

OF FLAME ESTIMATED TO UWBTEND ANGLE DISTANCE OF 19% DEGREES~

DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT INDICATED BY STREAK OF FLAME SOUTHEAST

TO NORTHWEST» VERY BRIGHT LIGHT APPEARED FIRST FOLLOWED BY

STREAK OF FLAMEs LIFE OF COMPLETE SIGHTING ESTIMATED AT FIVE
SECONDS « OBSVR STATES OBJECT DISTINCTLY DIFFERENT FROM ANY j
SHOOTING STAR EVER SEEN BY HIMe

BT

26/2115Z2 SEP RJUAC