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ki PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
25 Sep 61 Guam o Probably Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 10452 AirVisual Air-intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 16. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical MeTick
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
No Mlitery 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 00 Other.
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
5 se2 - E 0 Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING I1.COMMENTSigating has charact atiee of
wie. meteor obuervation. meteor obuervation.
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UNCLAS BD0 9653. SECTION I OF II.
ACTION: ADC, ATIC, HQ USAF FOR AFCIN, SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE FOR ACTION: ADC, AT FFOR AF IN, SECRETARY OF
SAFIS. UFO. THISMESSAGE IN THREE PARTS. PART. THIS REPORT OF UFO DAD ITS UEO
SUBMITTED IAW AFR 200-2, 14 SEP 59. TWO VERIFIED SIGHTINGS INCULDED
IN PART II AND PART II. PART II. FIRST SIGHTING. A. DESCRIPTION OF THE
OBJECT: 2 !
(1) A MOVING CYLINDRICAL MASS OF FLAME.
(2) SIZE COULD BE COMPARED TO A T THREE INCH PENCIL.
(3) FLAME COLORED- ORANGE.
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(5) N/A
(6) N/A
(7) TOTAL SIGHTING COULD BEST BE DESCRIBED BY SAYING IT WAS A
TRAIL OF FLAME OBJECT WHICH WAS NOT VISIBLE.
(8) N/A
(9) N/A
B. DESCRITIPN OF COURSE OF OBJECT:
(1) OBSERVER HAPPED RAPIDLY MOVING LIGHT
- - CROSS THE SKY.
(2) OBSERVER WAS FACING NORTH-THE OBJECT CROSS FROM CROSS EAST TO
WEST AT ABOUT 45 DEGREES FROM OBSERVER.
(3) SAME AS B(2) ABOVE AND THEN DISAPPEARED ABRUPTLY.
(4) OBJECT HELD TO A STRAIGHT COURSE-NO MANEUVERS.
(5) DISAPPEARED ABRUPTLY- (5) DISAPPEARED ABRUPTLY EAST-APPEARED TO ENTER TO ENTER BEHIND
CLOULD FORMATION.
(6) APPROXIMATELY FIVE SECONDS. (6) APPROXIMATELY FIVE SECONDS.
C. MANNER OF OBERVATION:
(1)GROUND VISUAL.
(2)N/A
(3) N/A
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(1) 25/1045Z
2NIGHT.
E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER:
AIR FORCE BASE, GUAM. 1445N 14455E.
F. IDENTIFZING OBSERVER:
(1) N/A
(2)
REALIABILITY EXCELLENT. .*
G. WEATHER AND WINDS:
(1) CLEAR WITH CLOUD COVER TO EAST. MOON WAS SHINING.
(2) EURFACE, 2; (,95 -5 190 DEGREES; ZM, 6 KNOTS AT 220 DEGREES;
10M, 2 KNOTS AT 270 DEGREES; 16M, 14 KNOTS AT 040 DEGREES; 20M
23 KNOTS AT 040 DEGREES: 30M, 18 KNOTS AT 030 DEGREES; 50M, 51
KNOTS AT 040 DEGREES; 60M, 13 K KNOTS AT 040 DEGREES; 60M, 13 K OTS AT 080 DEGREES; 80N, NOT OTS AT 0 DEGREES; 80N, NOT
RECORDED.
(3) NO CELING.
(4) 15 MILES.
(5) SCATTERED, HIGH, THIN CIRRUSCLOUDS AT 2500 AND 9000 FEET.

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(6) ONE.
. (7) SURFACE 1 TEMPERATURE 78DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
H. N/A
-I. N/A
J. N/A
K. EDWARD J. PILECKI, CAPTAIN AIR INTEL OFFICER, BDCLALF.
OBSERVER WAS ADAMANT IN HIS VIEW THAT THE SIGHTING WAS NOT THAT OF
A NATURAL PHENOMENON I.E., FALLING STAR. POSSIBLE R RE-ENTRY OF
SPACE VEHICLE.
L. N/A L. N/A T
PART III. SECOND SIGHTING.
A. DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT:
(1) CYLINDRICAL MASSOF FLAME, TAPERING SLIGHTLY. () CYLINDRICAL MASSOF FLAME, TAPERING SLIGHTLY.
(2) ABOUT THE SIZE OF A GRAPEFRUIT.
(3) ORANGE COLORED.
. (4) ONE.
(5) N/A
(6) N/A
(7) NO SMOKE-FLAME TRAILED SLIGHTLY. :
(8) NONE

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(9)NONE
B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT:
(1) BRIGHT LIGHT TTENTION AS IT MOVED RAPIDLY ACROSS
THE SKY.
(2) ABOUT 60 DEGREES TO OBSERVERS RIGHT FLYING DIRECTLY SOUTH
FROM A POSITION 25 MILES NORTH OF ANATHAN ISLAND, NORTH OF SAIPAN.
(3) OBJECT FLEW STRAIGHT AND LEVEL TO OBSERVERS FLIGHT PATH THEN
FADED OUT-HOWEVER OBSERVER DID NOT BELIEVE THAT THE OBJECT WAS
OBSCURED BY CLOUD COVER AS THE SKY WAS CLEAR AND MOON WAS SHINGING.
(4) THE OBJECT APPEAREI MOVE.IN MOVE IN A FLAT TRAJEC Y-NO
MANEUVERS.
(5) FAED OUT OR BURNED OUT AS IT HEADED INEASTERLY INEASTERLY DIRECTON.
(6) 3-4 SECONDS APPROXIMATELY.
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION:
(1) AIR VISUAL. (1) AIR VISUAL.
(2)N/A
(3) KC-97; TIER-50; 15,000, 178 DEGREES, 235 ANDERSEN AIR
FORCE BASE.
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NOTE: Section II is N: 10109 (27 Sep 61).