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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
2 Dee 60 Wheelus AB, Tripoli, Libya D Wos Balloon
00 Probobly Bolloon Probobly Bolloon
3. 3. DATE-TIAS DATE-TIME GROUP GROUP 4. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balioon Possibly Balioon
Locol. Locol 0000 Ground-Visue D Ground-Visuel Ground-Rodar Ground-Rodar D Was Ancraft
0 a Probably Aircraft Probably Aircruft
GMT GMT 2216z AinVisual AinVisudl Air-Intercept Rador 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE SOURCE 00 Was Astronamical
Yes a Yes Probobly Astronomisal Metoo Probobly Astronomical Meteon
Mlitory Mlitary 0 Posaibly Astronomical
No O No
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE Other
000 Insulficient Data For Evoluation Insufficient Data for Evoluation
5-6 see 5-6 see one N-S or SN-SE N-S OY STI-S3 Unknown
O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS
A ball of flame with tapering flaming tail 6 No a/c in area. Deseription end duration
times dianeter of ball. Ball wns fire orange; characteristic of metcor. Sputnik IV
tail, lighter shade of orenge to yellow. Observel reentry this date; however dexeription
making visual weather observation, noticed and duration.indienta mat
object at 250, elevation 14°. Uncertain as to
azimuth and elevation at diseppearance. Dhrector
Aerospace
ATTN: Archives Broa
Maxwall AFB, Alaboha
SMCI RETURN TO
Studies Ist
ATIC PORM 329 (RRV 26 SEP 32) th
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OPER IMMED
FM DET 13 21 WEA SQ WHEELUS FLD TRIPOLI
TO USAF ATTN AFCIN-1B- WASH DC
ATIC ATTN AFCIN-4A WPAFB
PROJECT TRACK L G HANSCOMB FLD PROJECT TRACK L G HANSCOMB FI BEDFORD MASS BEDFORD MASS
INFO 2WEA GP LINDSEY GER
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FR 13WDOOO1-L DL S AB SAB
SEEMED TO BE LARGER AND SLOWER THAT A SHOOTING STAR. DATE AND TIME OF
OBSERVATION, 02 DEC CURR, 2216 GMT, AZIMUTH, 250 DEGREES, ELEVATION, 14
DEGREES. MOVEMENT, FROM NORTH . SOUTH OR FROM NORTHUEST TO SOUTH
EAST.
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SECURITY CLASSIF! ION
JOINT MESSAGEPORM UNGLASSIFTED
SPACE BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER
1710
PRECEOENCE yMSG_(Chack) ACCOUNTING ORIG.OR REPERS TO CLASSIFICATION
SYMAOL OF REFERENCS
AGTION ROOTTNE, SINGLE
INFO AF 13 WD 0001-L CONF
FROMT ECIAL INSTRUGTIONS
ATIC W-P AFB
WHEELUS FLD, TRIPOLL, LIBYA WHEELUS FLD, TRIPOLT LIBYA ROTOAK
UNCLAS/ArCEI-LE2X /2-3508-E UNCLAS/ARCI-LE2x/2-3.508-E
DET 13, 21 WEA SQ, YOUR MSG 13 WD 8 0C01-L, DTD 3 DEC 60, REQ THE 60, REQ THE
ALLEDGED SIGHTING BE INVESTIGATED ALLEDOED PO Dn INVESTTGATEDAND AND RPTED I ACCORDANCE WITH ICE WITH
AFR 200-2, DTD lh SEPT 59.
DATE TIME
7 0815
MONTH YEAR YHAR
DEC 1960 1960
SYMBOL SYMBOL STGNATURE SIGNATURE
AFCIN-4E2x
YPEO (OSX)NAME AND THTLZ
. RobertJ. Friund
PHONE 69216 PAGE INR. OF 1 PHILEP G. EVANS
NR. HAGES
SECURITY CLASBIFIGATION Colonel, USAF
Deputy for Seience and Components
UNCLASSIFIED
DD FORM 73 REPLACES DD FORM I7O. I OCT 4, WHICH WILL BE UOED UNTAL EXHAUGTRD
: MLAY 55
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UNCL
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 9909 ( 3 Dec 60) N/f1
ACTION: CIN-14
INFO : OOP-3, SAFS-3, OOP-CP-1 (22)
RC/64/03/DEC/60
RG/RO/RG/
OPERATIONAL 1 OPERATIONAL IMMEDIATE IMMEDIATE
031915Z 0319157
.FM DET 13, 21 WEA SQ .FM DET 13, 21 WEA SQ
TO CSAF WASH DC ATTN: AFCIN-IBI TO CSAF WASH DC ATTN: AFCIN-IBI
ATIC WPAFB OHIO ATTN: AFCIN-4A OHIO ATTN: AFCIN-4A
PROJ SPACE TRACK L. G. HANSCOM FLD BEDFORD BEDFORD MASS
INFO 2 WEA INFO 2 WEA WG LAS GER WG LAS GER
BT
ONE THREE WHISKEY DELTA THREE WHISKEY DELTA
XERO XERO XERO ONE DASH LIMA X DUTY OBSERVER AT WHEELUS AB REPORTS
SIGHTING OF A FALLING OBJECT LEAVING A TRAIL OF FLAME X OBJECT
APPEARED TO BE LARGER AND SLOWER THAN
A SHOOTING STAR X DATE AND TIME OF OBSERVATION
SMM XERO TWO DEC CURR CMM TWO TWO ONE SIX GMT T RPT GMT X AXIMUTH
CMM TWO FIVE XERO DEGREES X ELEVATION CMM ONE E FOUR DEGREES X
MOVENENT CMM FROM NORTH TO SOUTH OR FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST
BT
Closrifrallra Canz. Clastillrallra Canz
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Note; Advance copy delivered to CIN OTAT
AFHQ NOV 53 FORM 0-309a N
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TO ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
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UNCLAS 13ND 12-M-2. 7rind
YOUR AFCIN-4E2% 12-35EESE. SIVHTING INFORMATION PER AFR 28C-2
FOLLOWS.
A. DISCRIPTION
(1) A DALL OF FLAME WIIN A FLAMING TAIL.
(2). PEA SIZE TAPERING TAIL FROM SIZE OF BALL TO NIL. TAIL LENGTH
S TIMES THE DIAMETER OF BALL.
(3) COLOR, FIRE ORANGE, TAIL LIGHTER SHADE OF ORANGE TO YELLOW.
(4) NUMBER, ONE ONLY.
B. SIGHTING B. SIGHTING RESULTED FROM RESULTED FROM .
PAGE THO RJTOAK 122A
(1) OBSERVER MAKING VISUAL WEATHER OBSERVATION AND NOTICED
OBJECY DURING OBSERVATION.
W AZ 25C DECREES, ELEVATION 14 DXGREES.
(3) UNCERTAIN AS TO AZENUTH AND ELEVATION AT BITAPPEARANCE.
(4) BELIAVED TO DEMRS -GOULD BE ANY DIRECT FROM SV-N TO
5
(E) DISAPPEARED GUDDENLY.

PAGE TWO RJTOAK 122A
.(1) OBSERVER MAKING VISUAL WEATHER OBSERVATION AND NOTICED
OBJECT DURING ODSERVATION.
W AZ 255 DEGREES, ELEVATION 14 DAGREES.
(4) BELIEVED TO BE N-S COULD BE ANY DIRECT FROM NW-N TO
S-SE.
(S) DISAPPZARED SUDDENLY. (
(6) 5 - S SECONDS.
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION
(T) 2AOH WAATRER OBSENVATTON TOWER APPROYIMATELY 1 130 FT ELEV. 13O FT ELEV.
(2) NONE, EVESIGHT (2) NONE, EYESIGHT ONLY. ONLY.
(3)N/A. (3) N/A.
D. (1) 2216Z, 2 DEC 6D. D. (1) 2216Z, 2 DEC 60.
(2) MIDNIGHT LOCAL TIME.
E. OESERVER LOCATED ON CATWALK OF WEATHER OBSERVATION TOWER
LAT 32 DEGREES 54 NINUTES, LONG 13 DEGREES 15E RIPOLI, LIYB.
F. OBSERVER A USAF WEATHER OBSERVER
RELIABLE.
B. WEATHER CONDITIONS CLEAR VISIBILTIY IS MILES, TEMPERATURE
53 1 DEGREES F, DEVPOINT 19 DEGREES F, WIND SURFACE 200/93, 6,800 FT
238, 18,800 FT 248/25, 16,908 FT 309/15, 20,008 302/25, 35,000 FT
PACE THREE RJTOAK 122A
265/4, 59,600 FT 250/45, 80,030 FT 267/43.
. NEGATIVE.
I. N/A.
J. NO KNOWN AIR TRAFFIC OR LEASE OF BALLOONS IN AREA AT THE
TIME.
K. MAJOR TININGER, COMDRE DET 13 PREPARING OFFICAR. BELIVE
THIS TO DE A BOLFIED SIGNTING OF METEOR OR A REENTRY OF A SPACE
EHICLE. OBSERVER HAD NOT BEEN ALERTED TO WATCH FOR SUCH PHENOMENA.
:. NOT APPLICADLE.
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B. WEATHER CONDITIONS CLEAR VISIBILTIY IS BILES, TENPERATURE
53 DEGRERS F, DEUPOINT 49 DECREES F, WIND SURFACE 20V/S3, 6,E0S FT
2BS, 16,200 FT 240/25, 16,000 FT 300/15, 20,009 302/25, 30,300 FT (
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256/40, 58,000 FT 255/49, 58,069 FT 250/45, 80,050 FT 258/45, 88,050 FT 260/43.
M. NEGATIVE.
I.N/A. I. N/A. (
J. NO NC KNOWN AIR TRAFFIC OR LEASE OF BALLOONS IN AREA AT THE 1TAC .
TIME.
K. MAJOR WININGER, COMDRE DET 13 PREPARING OFFICER. BELIVE
THIS TO BE A BONFIED SIGKTING OF METEOR OR A REENTRY OF A SPACE
VEHICLE. OBSERVER HAD NOT BEEN N ALERTED TO WATCH FOR SUCH PHENOKENA.
1. NOT APPLICABLE.
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