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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
ME ACLEN TEXAS 0 Was Balloon
26 Oct 61 2645N 9815W 0 Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local_ 1900 Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT. 270100Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS I 6. SOURCE 0 Was AstronomicolMTR,
Ys Probably Astronomical
O.No Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION VATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS JECTS 9. COURSE D Other Other.
000 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
20 sec 0 Unknown
1 WIW
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING objt Objt brilliant white witlnl. commenrs Probable observation of firebal
red glowing color a to rear trail lo times length of long duration. Direction of WNW duration. Direction of wnw rules rules
Flat trajectory and straight path fm ESE to WNw out satellite reentry.
Tail appeared to caused by fragmentation of aused by fragmentation of
bojt.
ATIC FORM 329 26 BEP 52)
A
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(FLYING SUPPORT), MISSION PILOT. ESHIMATED TO BE RELIABLE. G.
WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT: (1) IN CLEAR ABOVE RAGGED TOPPED CLOUDS
WITH SCATTERED CIRUS ABOVE. OBJECT WHEN FIRST OBSERVED WAS PARTLY
OBSCURED BY CLOUDS BUT EMERGED IN CLEAR. (2) AWS, HARLINGEN:
SFC 030/6, 6000 090/15, 10000 120/10/, 16000 260/10, 2000 270/15,
30000 29/40, 50000 300/45 AND 80000/NOT AVAILABLE. (3) 3000 (
WITH TIPS AT 1-000. (4) 15 MILES PLUS.. (5) 10/10 UNDERCAST,
4/10 CIRCUS ABOVE. (6) NONE (7) SFC/23 DEGREES CENTIGRADE,
6000/11C, 10000/3C, 16000/-7C, 20000/-15, 30000/-40. 50 AND 80
THOUSAND NOT AVAILABLE. H. NONE. I. NONE. J. NONE. K. WING THOUSAND NOT AVAILABLE. H. NONE. I. NONE. J. NONE. K. WING
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INTELLIGENCE OFFICE. POSSIBLE METEOR OR ROCKET BODY ENTERING THE
ATMOSPHER NONE.
BT
30/1830Z 0CT RJWFHG
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WPA026CZCSOM802ZCWYB857
RR RJEDSQ 300cr 61 19 072
DE RJWFHG G 4
ZNR
R 301820Z { E
FM 3610 NAVTNGWG HARLINGEN N AFB TEX
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO $\fra  3 }$
RJWFHW/33AIRDIV OKLA CITY AF STN OKLA
RJEDSQ/ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO H×2w
RJEZHQ/HQ USAF WASH H 25 DC
BT
UFO REPORT. A. DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT. (1) OBLONG.
(2HALF (2) HALF DOLLAR. (3) FRONT DOLLAR.(3)FRONT T 1/4 OF OBJECT WAS A BRILLIAN 1/4 OF OBJECT WAS A BRILLIAN T WHITE T WHITE
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WITH AN AUREOLE ON THE LEADING EDGE. THE AFT 3/4 OF THE OBJECT WITH AN AUREOLE ON THE LEADING EDGE. THE AFT T 3/4 OF THE OBJECT
WAS A GOLOWING RED COLOR. (4) ONE (5) NOT APPLICABLE. (6) NONE.
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(7) TRAIL EXTEND BEHIND OBJECT APPROXIMATELY TEN TIMES THE
LENGTH OF OBJECT AND APPEARED TO BE CAUSED BY FRAGMENTATION OF LENGTH OF OBJECT AND APPEARED TO BE CAUSED BY FRAGMENTATION OF
3210° -32010°
(1 OBSERVING AREA AROUND AIRCRAFT. (2) 60 DEGREES TO RIGHT AND (1 OBSERVING AREA AROUND (2) 60 DEGREES T0 RIGHT AND
10 DEGREES ABOVE H HORIZON. VM (3) 10 03 DEGREES TO LEFT AND 10 DEGREES
3000 iT
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ABOVE HORIZON. (4) FLAT TRAJECTORY AND STRAIGHT PATH APPROXI-

MATELY ESE TO WNW. (5) RAP1DLY TO WNW. (6) 20 SECONDS.
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION: (1) AIRBORNE-VSUAL. (2) NONE.
()·T-29C, AF 33463, ALT-13000FT, HEADING-310 EGREES, SPEED-140K
INDICATED. BASE-HARLINGEN AF BASE, TEXAS. D. TIME AND DATE OF
SIGHTING: (1) 0100Z, 27 OCT 61 (2) NIGHT. E. LOCATION OF
OBSERVER: 26 45N, 98 15 W. 35 NAUTICAL MILES NORTH MCALLEN,
TEXAS. F. IDEN ING INFO ON OBSERVER
IMATED
TO BE RELIABI
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INTELLIGENCE OFFICE. POSSIBLE METEOR OR ROCKET BODY ENTERING THE
ATMOSPHERE. NONE.
BT
30/18302 OCT RJWFHG
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SECURITY CLASSI ITION
JOINT MESSAGEFORM UNCLASS1FIED
SPAOE BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER
Tot
7 low61 A 05a 072177
PRECEDENCE TYPE MSG (Oheck) ACCOUNTING SYMBOL ORIG, OR REFERS TO OF REFERENCE CLASSIFICATION
ACTION ROUTINE BOOK MULTI SINGLE 0267 (30 Oct 61)
INFO AF UNCL
FROM: SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
FTD WPAFB O
TO:
HARLINGEN AFB, TEXAS RJWFHG
UNCLASSIFIED TD-E 7-11-137
SIGHTING. THE AZIMUTHS REPORTED FOR THE OBJECT DO NOT CORRESPOND
WITH THE REPORTED FLIGHT PATH. REQUEST CLABIFICATION.
071955
DATE TIME
07
MONTH YEAR
NOV 1961
SYMBOL SIGNATURE
TD-E Lchalo FT
MX.NXRM.K
TYPED NAME AND-TITLE. psigratyreil required) 2 TYPED (or taMPAd) NAME AND TITLE
30--10 M 1or Robert J. Friend CW. EDWARD H. WEN
PHONE 69216 PAGE NR. 1 NR. OF PAGES
Colonel, USAF
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION Dep/Science & Components
UNCLASSIFIED
FMOARM173 FORM 173, 1 OCT 49, WHICH WILL

WPA030CZCSGA686ZCWYBZ39 E(uFO)
RR RJEDSG 2
8 Nov 61. 20 .532 3
DE RJWFHG 3
ZNR 4
R 082000Z
FM 3613 NAVTNGWG HARLINGEN AFB TEX.
TO ATIC WRIGHT-PATTERS OHIO
ET
UNCLAS FROM 0 61L_YOUR UNCLASSIFIED
FRIENO
NOV 61. CLARIFICATION OF UFO REPORT.
WHEN FIRST SIGHTED OBJECT WAS 60 DEGREES TO OBSERVERS RIGHT
AND DISAPPEARED TO OBSERVERS LEFT 1Z DEGREES. OBERVERS WERE
PILOT AND CO-PILOT ON T-29 AIRCRAFT HEADED NORTHWEST. OBJECT
WAS MUCH NEARER OBSERVERS WAS MUCH NEARER OBSERVERS WHEN FIRST SIGHTED THAN WHEN IT WHEN FIRST SIGHTED THAN WHEN IT
DISAPPEARED. .
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28/2029Z NOV RJWFHG
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