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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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3. DATE-TIME GROUP

2120
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2. LOCATION
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« G Ground-Vi sual
0 Air Visual

O Ground-Radar

1D Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS = = = =
GB Yes

OQ No

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Civil

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12. CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probably Salloon
Possitly Balloon

Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

‘J. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | % COURSE lO Other,
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
> Secs one breaking vest
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Oo} in sight for 5 secs, Brillicnt & robably olide, Case evaluat
was either falling or flying thru as Meteor sighting s y ald
sky. Are descending toward the VWest- in accor¢ 2th this @na 3
rn horizon, Extrome brilliance altho
no Ltlumination of ft! surroundings
biiidiags. Several particles trailing
at regular intervals. As ench trail-
ing obj extinguished another would
dvop off main body. Disapperrance
accompanied by increase in brightness
® disappeared instantaneously.
_ ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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COUNTRY BOLIVIA REPOAT NO, IR Le 521 »939 } U |
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sossecT (UY) Reported Sighting of Falling Object ATEOFMEPorr Jl Aug 1962/ ) Ji /) }
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E ERENCE AFM 200-1 Cahpt 13
meer 6 Aug 1962 ea Meee
pace 2 ia Paz, Bolivia, 28 Aug 62
EVALUATION Bi3 FROM Air Attaché, Bolivia
SOURCE US Civilian 011 Co employee PREPARED BY Lt Col Edward J. Fox

SUMMARY

Forwarded is a duplicated copy of a letter report concerning the sighting
of an unicentified falling, fiery object due west of Santa Cruz, Bolivia. The sight
ing was reported to have taken place at 2025 hours (local) 6 Aug 1962,

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The letter report was written (or dated on 2 Aug 62) by as ,
a Gulf O11 emloyee in Bolivia, and was addressed to h er in La Paze
A date stamp of 23 Aug 62 indicates that the letter was received by the Bolivian Gulf

O11 Co on that date, Copies of the letter were forwarded. to the Service Attach?
offiess on 27 Aug 62. Althongh I do not personally know the reporting individual he is
well known by the USARMA and is reported to he a sharp, reliable person. Also the
USARMA states that this same individual has previously reported similar sightings in
the same area,

Copy of subject letter report follows:
PETROLEUM HELICOPTERS TZ BOLIVIA

CASILLA No 678
SANTA CRUZ BCLIVIA

2 ES ig acti

Bolivian Gul? Oil Company
La Paz, Bolivia

Subjects Unidentified Flying Object Sighbed |
Dear Sirs: |

in answer to your request: for written information the sighting of an unidentified
flying object, 1 submit the following information:

On the night of August 6, 1962 at hours 2025 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, my attention
was directed to a brilliant object falling or flying through the sky. It first ap-
peared to my unobstructed view at aporoximately a 45 degree angle from the horizon dua
west of Santa Cruz. Its brilliance was slightly less than the intensity of the sun at | |
midday, but the object was mich smaller. As far as I could detemmine, there was no

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illumination of my immediate surroundings resulting from the object. As I did not
see the object at the beginning of its appearance (its presence being indicated to me
by another person) I cannot describe its original appearance. As I first saw at,

the object was apparently descending in a nearly vertical path toward the western
horizons Small particles of its substances were trailing it at regular intervals,
each extinguishing itself as a new one separated from the original body. My best
estimate of the number of glowing particles or illuminations in trail of the original 4s
is seven or elght, each spaced at intervals approximately two to three times the dia-
meter of the original object forming a straight line behind the original,

The object was in my view for about three seconds and in view of my companion
about two seconds before that. Its disappearance occurred in an almost instantaneous
increase in brilliance and sudden extinction of the original cbject. The trailing
illuminations extinguished themselves in turn, The weather at time of occurrences

was a clear sky with a small amount of smoke and haze. Wind was from the northwest
at about five to ten knot3.

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Pies $ Fine
EDWARD J, FOX
Lt Colonel, USAF

Air Attach

O i.TCH

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