PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
___3 Dec 61 SN 12533, &NE Vandengerg, ar 0 Probebly Balloon
ete Group |< TYPE OF OBSERVATION mi \° Possibly Belleon
5052, i 0 Wor Aircroft
Lecel + O405 O Ground Vi swol D Ground-Reder O Probebly Aircroft
GM T_ aes “ DAir Vi wel O Air-intercept Redor |? Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS a8 | & SOURCE 0D Was Astronomico! LAC] &€ ¢
0 Yes $ Probably semiea Le Cue
XNe Military 2) Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE D Other
e se ga Data for Eveluetion
1. 5 sec 2. 2-4 sec 1 Descending —

10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING]. Round bluish white
objt with trail of flame or smoke, 29 times
length of objt. Observed as bright light
Dreaking into 4 pieces which faded. 2. Cirvis

report of flaming objt observed falling as fast
and disappearing into clouds.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

11, COMMENTS Objt has characteristics of

meteor observation with exceptionally

| long tail. No satellite reentries this
date and objt ine wrong way for missile
stronomical--meteor,.

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INCOMING

AF IN : 22982 (4 Dec 61) M/doe
ACTION: CIN-17
INFO : SAFS-3, SSA-4, OOP-2, OOP-CP-1 -28-

SMB B 170

CZCHOEA3OZCQJB933

PP RJEZHO

DE RJWZSBA 3

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P 9421502

FM 552 AEW C WG MCCLELLAN AFB CALIF
TO RUJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO

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RJWZSB/28TH AD HAMILTON AFB CALIF |

RJEDSQ/ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEZHQ/COFS WASHINGTON D C
RJEZHOQ/OSAF WASHINGTON D C

RJEDSQ/COSMATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO ig

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RJEZDK/PROJECT SPACETRACK L G HANCOM FLD MASS Sidi.
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UNCLAS/520IN 1969

FOR COFS PASS TO AFCIN AND AFCIN~-1B1, FOR OSAF PASS TO SAFIS,
FOR COSMATIC PASS TO AFCIN-4A. MOON DUST REPORT. THE FOLLOW-
ING REPORT IS SUBMITTED IN AFR 200-2 FORMAT:

ALFA: ¢1) ROUND (2) DIME (3) BLUISH WHITE (4) ONE (5) N/A
(6) NONE €7) TRAIL OF FLAME AND POSSIBLY SMOKE APPROX TWENTY
TIMES LENGTH OF OBJECT (8) NONE (9) NONE. BRAVO: (1)

CONT

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. DEPARTMENT THE. AIR FORCE
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—ENCOMING

AF IN: 22349 (4 Dec 61) PE/au

ACTION: CIN-17

OOP-CP-1, DIA-2, 3 (105

INFO : ARMY-2, NAVY-2, dea OSD-15, NSA-7, CIA-11, OOP-2,

SMB B 034
CZCHQAS85ZC QJAGS88

YY RJEZHQ y 4
DE RJWZJB SA

™ 7B! Mar FE

Y 40727Z ZEX
FM LOS ANGELES AIR DEFENCE SECTOR CALIF
TO RJWZSB/28TH AIR DIV HANILTON AFB CALIF
RJWFALB/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLO
RBYPPG/WESTERN SEA FRONTIER S42 FRANCISCO CALIF
RJEZHQ/CHIEF OF STAFF USAF waAS= 7
RFEMC/RCAF AIP DEFENSE COMMAND ST HUBERT CANADA
RCWNC/CANFLAGPAC ESQUIMALT BC
AF GRNC
BT
UNCLAS CITE L9023
1. CIRVIS REPORT.
2. USAF T33 NUMBER 70572 PILOTS LTCOL GAYLORD
AND CAPT. JOHNSON VANDENBURG AFB CALIF
3. UNIDENTIFIED FAILING FLAMING OBJECT
A. ONE OBJECT

Be FAILING FLAMING OBJECT

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH

UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE

INCOMING

SF IN : 22982 (4 Dec 61) Page 2 of 2

VERY BRIGHT LIGHT (2) 45 DEG ELEV, 25 DEG LEFT OF ACFT

(3) 30 DEG ELEV, 35 DEG LEFT OF ACFT (4) DESCENDING
(5) FLARED UP AND DISINTEGRATED INTO APPROX FOUR PIECES WHICH

RAPIDLY FADED OUT (6) FIVE SECONDS. CHARLIE: (1) AIR VISUAL

(2) NONE (35) RC-121D, ETHAN 35, 12000 FT, 332 DEG TRUE, 168 KTS,

MCCLELLAN AFB CALIF. DELTA: (1) @49505Z (2) NIGHT. ECHO: 37 |
25 N,

125-SSW. FOXTROT: €1) N/A (2) JOHNSON, T.Le, CAPT, SE65TH AEWAC

SQ, PILOT, 4390 HRS. GOLF: CLEAR, UNDERCAST WITH TOPS AT 580% FT

(2) SURFACE = 638/10, 6800 - 019/12, 19999 - 568/24, 20923 - 562/59,
509890 = 359/483; STRONG INVERSION 32999 FT TO 5999 FT, WEAK INVERSION
5098 FT TO 8900 FT (3) 5000 FT €4) 15 PLUS ¢€5) BROKEN (6) NONE

(7) MINUS TWO, NORMAL LAPSE RATE. HOTEL: NONE. INDIA: NONE.

JULIET: UNKNOWN. KILO: 2LT RICHARD A KAHANE, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER,
POSSIBLE METEOR OR RE-ENTERING ESV. LIMA: NONE.

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AF IN: 22349 (4 Dec 61) Page 2 of 2 Pages

4. ON 050 DEG RADIAL OF GORVITOA CALIF VOR 45 MI. NeE. IN
VICINITY VANDERBERG AFS CALIF
5. 949507Z
6. 26000 FEET,
7. 160 DEG FALLING | |
8. FAST. ;
9. SIGHTED FROM 2 TO 4 SECONDS AT 26009 FT DISSAPEARED INTO CLOUDS
AT 20990 FT.
BT

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1. CIRVIS REPORT
2e USAF T5353 NUMBER 70752
Se UNIDENTIFIED FALLING FLAMING OBJECT
4. ON 653 DEG RADIAL OF GORVITOA CALIF VOR 45 MI. NE. IN
VICINITY VANDENBERG AFB CALIF
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7. 168 DEG FALLING
8. FAST
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ae 9. SIGHTED FROM 2 TO 4 SECONDS AT 26¢90 FT DISAPPEARED INTO
CLOUDS AT 20909 FT.

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‘2. EVALUATED NO THREAT BELIEVED TO BE METEORITEBASED ON

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REPORTS RECEIVED BY COMWESTAREACOASTGUARD FROM NUMEROUS rae
PARTIES OVER A WIDE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA, FROM FT BRAGG CALIF 3 |
TO MONTEREY PENINSULA, FROM PAN-AM AIRCRAFT OFF PACIFIC

- COAST TO SIERRA NEVADA MTNS.

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