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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon Was Balloon
3 Jan 61 3 Jan 61 SW of Stuttgart, Germnny 0 0O Probobly Balloon Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF CBSERVATION 0 D Possibly Balloon
Local 1840 Local 1840 Ground-Visual Ground-Rador Ground-Rador 0 Was Aircraft Was Aircraft
000 00 Probably Aircraft
GMT._. GMT.. 031740Z Jan 61 AirVisual Air-Visual Air-Intercept Rodar Air-Intercep: Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 000 0 Probably Astronomical
No Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.O3SERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE COURSE 09 0 Other. Other..
Q0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
3 min 3 min 2 SW-NE SW-NE 0 Unknown
10. BRIEF sUMMARY oF sIGHTING TOp unit was rectaNguLAr n. coMmENtswitness attempted to indicate
land reflected a bright orange-yellow color that the color of a "fireball" is con-
similar to a rocket exhaust that was coming sistent as to shade. Fireballs very in
from a round shaped object beneath it far color and shade. The sighting lasted just
lenough to plainly discern the separation. less that 3 min, yet only one report was
Faint high pitched whistle heard before object ever made. The information is very limited
reached Zenith and then died out after passage and general, precluding a valid conclusion.
Size not known, but was much larger than stars
seen during passage.
ATIC FORM 329 (RE 26 SEP 52)
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Detachment 3 (EURATIC)
1125th USAF Field Activities Group (ATIC)
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
APO 633, New York, New York
REPLY TO 17 JAN 1961
ATTN OF: ITIAC
SUBJECT: Transmittal of Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) Report
TO: Hq USAF (AFCIN) WashingtoN 25, D.C.
1. The inclosed is a UrO'report from Lt Colonel Ralph E. Keyes. The
report does not give the exact time of the sighting, however, telephone
conversation between this office and the individual, SP4 eemLlxs Ccandtt divieuar, Sr4 Scndeike, Schuelke,
reported the sighting as of 3 January l96l.
1 Atch 1 Atch
VECARS VECARS Ltr, UFO Rpt, dtd 6 Jan 61
Colonel, USAF Colonel, USAF 3 cys
Comnander
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OPFICE OF LFE AIR LIAI CN OFFICER
HEADQUARTERS SEMENTH ARY
G-3 SOTION
AP0 46 US FORCES
REPLY TO 6 Jamuary 1961
ATIN OF: OALO-7th Arny
SUBJECT: Report of Cbserved 174oz Near Stuttgart, Cermany
TO: Commanding Cenerel
He USAFE
APO 633, US Forces
ATh: AlIO, Det # 3
i. The following is the report of 50 UFe submitted to the 17AF
Air Lieison
Shape of top unit was rectengular and reflocted a ,bright orange
shaped object beneath it far onough to plairly discerm the separation.
Faint high pitched whistle heard before object reached the Zenith and
then died out after passage. Size not knowm as estimate of altitude
constantly moved through
objeots reached 45° past Zenith toward North East, bright orange flanes
seemed to exolode fro on the fire ball causing ti e rectanglar object
to catch fire starting at tips working inwards towerd center. Pire
wes more red than fire ball flames. As the burning progreused the
ball and reotangle started to separate rapidly. The hall disaopeared
from view going lower at about 3o above the horizon while the rect-
angle was still visable burning and breaking inte many flaming pieces.
Estimate that the whole sighting took place within three ninutes.
Cbject was observed fron the ground unaided by optieal eids. Time
of obserration 1740-1743Z of obserration 1740-1743Z condition at l: at l80oz was 20oo' scattered 2e0
l2000 overenst. (As l2000 overenst, (As E roported at reported at nrarby Echterdil nrarby Echterdin on Airfield) Sighting Airfield) Sidting
was auparently benoath clouds was auparently benoath clouds as objcct did not disappenr end reappear as objcet did not disappenr end reampear
through breaks observed where stars could be seen, Loeation of sigh-
20" Horth
by SP 4 Vilfred K. Schuelke, RA55627271, Hq Sp Troops,
Provost Harshal Provost Harsh Cffice, Bldg 6, Petch Barracks. Tele: Fatch lil: Ol79. Office, Bldg 6, Petch Baracks. Tele: Patch lil: Ol79.
Lt cbi. USAF
ALO 17AF
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