PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probably Bolloon
Possibly Bolloon

Was Aircraft
Probobly Aircraft
Possibly Aircroft

16 Feb 61 San Angelo, Texas
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

0D Ground-Roder

0 Aire Vi seal O Air-Intercept Rader

Was Astronomicol

Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomicel

Other
insufficient Dete fer Evaluction
Unknown

15 min. A S-N
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTINGDright, reflective lightlJl. CommENTSA]] satellites in a N and
very similar to Echo I in appearance. Object orbit are too small to be seen with nakad
moticed at a position due S, Azimuth 70-75°. |eye, and light conditions prevalent at
Object was moved on a heading aprox 360°. time of sighting would prevent a small
Disappeared 45° above horizon. No maneuvers. | satellite fm being seen. Balloon poss-
ibly launched fm a position S of observar's
location unknown to reporting officer.
Balloon was possibly reflecting rays of
sun which had already set. However, due
to lack of corroborating witnesses, this
report is evaluated as Insufficient Datal.

Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE

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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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PREFERENCE PARA 15 A 2$3SHAPE OF OBJECT, VERY SIMILAR TO THAT OF ECHO
) 1. 15 A 2:S17ZE ABOUT THE SAME AS ECHO 1. BRILLIANCE ONE AROUT EQUAL
| TO THAT OF NORTH STAR OR ARCTURUS. 15A38 COLOR.NONE, REFLECTIVE

| LIGHT ONLY. 15A43 NUMBER ¢ ONE. 15A 5:N/A 15AG: REFLECTIVE
SHIMMERING LIGHT SIMILAR TO THAT SEEN IN O8SERVATION 3Y SAME
INDIVIDUAL OF ECHO 1 WHEN IT PASSED OVER SAN ANGELO. 15A7$ NONE.
15.-A8sNONE. 154A 93 NONE. 15 B DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECTS:
REFERENCE 158 1 OBSERVER WAS FACING DUE WEST. JET AIRCRAFT PASSED

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OVERHEAD CAUSING HIM TO DIRECT HIS ATTENTION SV¥YWARD. AFTER JET HAD
PASSED FROM SIGHT OBSERVER NOTICED OBJECT AT A POSITION OF DUE
SOUTH, AZIMUTH 73-75 DEGREES. OBJECT WAS MOVING TO THE NORTH ON

A HEADING APPROXIMATELY 362 DEGREES. REFERENCE 15 8 182: OSSERVER

IS POSITIVE THAT OBJECT WAS NOT ONE THE IDENTIFICATION LIGHTS CARRIED

ON AIRCRAFT BECAUSE AIRCRAFT REFERRED TO WAS WELL OUT OF SIGHT AND
HEARING AS HE CONTINUED TO OBSERVE OBJECT. 158 33 OBJECT WAS /
ABOUT 45 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON UPON DISAPPEARANCE. 15 3B 43

OSJECT APPEARED TO FOLLOW A STRAIGHT PATH AS WOULD A SATELLITE. NO
MANEUVERS ACCOMPLISHED. OBSERVER'S COMMENTS AGAIN LIVENED ITS
APPEARANCE TO ECHO 1. 15 B 4: OBJECT APPEARED TO FOLLOW A STRAIGHT
PATH AS WOULD A SATELLITE. NO MANEUVERS ACCOMPLISHED.

OBSERVER’S COMMENTS AGAIN LIKENED ITS APPEARANCE TO ECHO 2.

15 B5: OBSERVER STATED THAT HE CAN NOT GIVE CLEAR DESCRIPTION OF
DISAPPEARANCE SINCE OBJECT SEEMED TO INTERMITTENTLY

FLICKER SRIEFLY AND.DISAPPEAR FROM SIGHT. OBSERVER COMMENTS HE

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HIS PERSONAL OPINION WAS THAT MANNER OF DISAPPEARANCE ATTRIRUTASLE
TO REFLECTIVE EFFECT OF ATMOSPHERE LOWER ON HORIZONe 15 C 2¢ MANNER ky
OF OBSERVATION WAS GROUND VISUAL. 15C 2: BINOCULARS WERE USED AS AID

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7X 35 POWER 3 FIELD OF VISION OF BINOCULARS 6.5 DEGREES.S
15C 3 N/A. 15 Ds TIMES DATE OF SIGHTING 16 FEBRUARY 1961 : :
LOCAL TIME 1929 THRU 1935 ZULU TIME 21202 THRU 21357. 15 D2 LIGHT ( *
CONDITIONS LAST PART OF DUSK AND IN EARLY NIGHT. 15 E LOCATION OF |
OBSERVER: SAN ANGELO,TEXAS, RESIDENTIAL AREA IN SOUTHWEST SECTION '
OF CITY EXACT COORDINATES ARE 10% DEGREES 28 MINUTES 47 SECONDS WEST (
AND 31 DEGREES 28 MINUTES 03 SECONDS NORTH. REFERENCE 15 F IDENTITY | |
OF OBSERVER: CIVILIAN, eeggimamemmem, ACE 55, MAILING ADDRESS :
POST OFFICE MMMM SAN ‘ANGELO, TEXAS, OCCUPATION PETROLEUM C
CEOLOGIST. INDIVIDUAL APPEARS TO BE VERY RELIABLE AND LEVEL HEADED.
OCCUPATION INCREASEDS THE PRESUMPTION OF RELIABILITY. INDIVIDUAL GAVE |
A VERY “ACCURATE INFORMATION ON THE APPEARANCE OF ECHO 1 WHICH WAS C:
OBSERVED BY THIS INVESTIGATOR. 15 Gi OBSERVER STATED HE NOTICED |
SOME HIGH THIN CLOUDS PROBLEY ALTO-CU. VISIBILITY NEAR THE HORIZON +E
JAS SOMEWHAT IRREGULAR 3UT CLEAR IN HIGHER AZIMUTHS. THAT OVERHEAD C:
SKY WAS CLEAR AND VISIBILITY EXCELLENT. REFERENCE 156 231736
WIND SOUTH 216 AT 16 MNOTS SURFACE. 15 G 2 SCATTERED CLOUDS
COVER, VISIBILITY 33 MILES... 15 G4 CLEAR t758. TEMPERATURE GRADIENT 75. Le |
54 OTHER METRO NOT AVAILABLE. 15Ht30 UNUSUAL ACTIVITIES OP CONDITIONS :
NOTED.15 I: NO INTERCEPTION OR INDENTIFICATION ACTION TAKEN IN SO FAR Pa
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PAGE FOUR RJWFGF 1
AS IS KNOWN AT -THIS BASE. 15 J: NO AIR TRAFFIC OR BALLOON RELEASES

IN THIS AREA. THIS INCLUDES A CHECK WITH THE 1112TH BALLOON ACTIVITES
SQUADRON ASSIGNED THIS BASE. NO BALLOONS WERE LAUNCHED BY THAT

ACTIVITY DURING THIS PERIOD. 15 K POSITION, TITLE OF PREPARING

OFFICER, NFORMATION OFFICER, 6942TH TECHNICAL TRAINING

WING AND UFO OFFICER, MAJOR MART G SMITH, JRe, USAF, 17976.
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF POSSIBLE CAUSE: NO OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO SIGHTED
THE OBJECT HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED THUS FAR»FEEL THE STRONGEST POSSIBILITY
IS THAT PHENOMENON MAY BE ATTRIBUTED TO POSSIBLE EXISTENCE OF

AN UNANNOUNCED SMALL SATELLITE SIMMILAR TO ECHO 1. 15 L NO#PHYSCIAL
EVIDENCE.

BT

18/22232 FEB RJWFGF

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