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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
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1. DATE 2 LOCATION 4. 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
2 January 1963 Forbes AFB, Kansas 0 Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 02/1257Z AirVisual Air-intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE RX Was Astronomical Meteor
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
xNo Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other__
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation II
D Unknown
2-3 seconds one east
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Bright light changing color from orange Description of burning object
to red & growing more brilliant. Obser- moving through sky indicates
ved at 20 dgr elevation in southvest obvious meteor sighting. Since
moving over the horizon in the east in object disappeared yer the hori-
sound. Esti- zon the estimate of distance is
miles. inconsistent.
One witness described as One witness described as burning burning air- air-
phane. Sighting on about bout
dawn dawng WX FOG WX FOG A LGHT DERZLE 4U1 LIGHT DERZLE
SMC SMC
ATIC FORM 329 329 (R 26 SEP 52)
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OFFICIAL FILE COPY
9 MAR 1964
TDEW/TSgt Moody/69216
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Airman Russell R Newman, AF 23897097
815th Combat Defense Squadron
Forbes AFB, Kansas
l. We are reviewing sightings of unidentified flying objects for
1963 and have arrived at no definite eonelusion for your sighting
of 2 Jamary 1963.
2. Would you please complete the attached form and return it in
the envelope provided. Particular attention should be given to
movement of the object. The main discrepancy in the report con-
cerns the movement of the object over the horizon. The weather
report indicated a ceiling of zero visibility 5/8 of a mile, with
fog and a light drizzle. The time of the weather report was 120
and your sighting about one hcur later. Your comments as to
visidility at the timo of the sighting wo
4 π
FOR THE Director
Maxwall AFR ATTN: Archiv Aerospace Stud 243
RETUR 1
ERIC T de JONCKHEERE
1003625

JEPARTMEN OF PHE A'R FORCE
STAFF MEOSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INCO
AF IN : 16248 (2 Jan 63) pg l of 3
ACTION: CIN-17 B/trc
INFO : OOP-1, 00 CP-2,
SM9 A 004
ZCH0A175ZCWJX2 96
00 RUEAHO
DE RUWGFR 63
FM 2ISTRATAEROSPACEDIV FORBES AFB KANS
TO RU'VGALADC ENT AFB COLO
RUWGKF33AD RICHARD GEBAUR AFB MO RUWGKF33AD RICHARD GEBAUR AFB MO
RUCDSQ/AFSC FTD WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB QHIO
RUEAHQ/CSAF RUEAHO/CSAF
RUEAHQ/OSAF RUEAHQ/OSAF WASH DC
BT
UNCLAS/40DCOI 01-02. 01-02. UF O UFO
REPORT. REPORT
SIZE
THAT OF A LANDING LIGHT TO THAT OF AN AUTOMOBILE HEADLAMP HELD AT T ARMS
LENGTH. CHANGED COLOR FROM ORANGE TO RED AS IT GREW MORE BRILLIANT.
ONLY ONE OF OBJECT NOTED. THERE WERE NO TRAIL AND SOUND. ESTIMATED
DISTANCE FROM OBSERVER: ABOUT TWO MILES.
3. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE: APPEARED IN THE SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT TWENTY L T
DEGREES ALTITUDE GREW MORE BRILLIANT AND DISAPPEARED TO THE EAST OVER
THE HORIZON. TIME NOTED: ABOUT TWO TO THREE SECONDS.

21 JEPARTME F TME AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH =
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAG!
AF IN : 16248 (2 Jan 63) pg 2 of 3
PAGE TWO RUWGF3 68 AILMAN
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION: GROUND VISUAL BY ARMAN.
D. TIME OF SIGHTING: 2 JANUARY, 1257Z.
E. OBSERVER MADE SIGHTING MISSILE SITE - NUMBER TWO, FORBES AIR
FORCE BASE.
F. 03SERVER WAS AIRMAN RUSSELL R. NEWMAN, AF 23897097, ADDRESS
815TH COMBAT DEFENSE SQUADRON, FORBES
C. WEATHER AT TIME OF SIGHTING: SURFACE WINDS, C ALM. WIND
CONFIGURATION AT 1200Z:
6020 FEET 340 DEGREES 10 KNOTS
10000 330 S" 20 "
16000 330 : 30 30 "$
20200 20202 340 : 35 " "
30000 30000 360 : 70 70 " :
52000 330 35 "
30200 NOT AVAILABLE NOT AVAILABLE
CEILING WAS ZERO, VISIBILITY 5/8 MILE. WEATHER WAS FOG AND LIGHT
DRIZZLE. VERT TICAL TEMPERATURE GRADIENT:
SURFACE 29 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT
6000 I DEGREES CENTIGRADE
10000 -4 DEGREES "

) DEPARTMENY F PME AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGH
IN C O
AF IN : 16248 (2 Jan 63) pg 3 of 3
PAGE THREE RUWGFB 68
16200 -15 DEGREES :
20000 -25 "
30000 -47 :
50000 -59 : RE :
80000 NOT AVAILABLE AT
H. REMARKS: LIEUTENANT LAMBERT, ATE THE SITE, RECALLED SEEING A
SIMILAR PHENOMEMOM ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO, BUT DID NOT REPORT IT AT THE
TIME. AIRMAN NEWMAN SAID HE THOUGHT ITSMIGHT BE A BURNING AIRPLANE, TIME. AIRMAN NEWMAN SAID HE THOUGHT ITSMIGHT BE A BURNING AIRPLANE,
WHICH WAS WHY HE HAD REPORTED IT, BUT NONE SUCH HAS BEEN REPORTED.
THE ONLY POSSIBLE EXPLANATION THAT THE UNDERSIGNED CAN THINK OF IS
THAT IT WAS THE REFLECTION OF A COLORED SEARCHLIGHT OFF THE FOG.
LIEUTENANT LAMBERT'S SIGHTING WAS MADE IN NOVEMBER IN MBER 1961 ON ON A CLEAR CLEAR
MORNING, ABOUT DAWN, HOWEVER MORNING, ABOUT DAWN, HOWEVER.
REPORT PREPARED BW, DCOIE.
BT
02/2257Z JAN RUVGFB
NOTE: ADV CY SAFS, C: DIA.
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