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CASE REFERENCE9317089

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1963

REPORTED LOCATIONMoorcroft Wyoming

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Q Was Balloon
13 April 1963 Moorcroft, Wyoming me Scie eg el bal
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION SUE BO Oee
. . .
Local __ 1930-2030 8 Ground. Vi sual O Ground-Radar 5 Biolcuia Aiveran
GMT. BES Serres = D Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Airceaft
5. PHOTQS 6. SOURCE O Wes Astronomical
O Yes O Probably persone lee! |
Rae eg QO Possibly Astronomical
_ 36kNo : Civilian Satellite Echo I
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE XIX Other
O Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
O Unknown
peerek EGA 8 oC le eae eee fe Orie: southeast
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |11. COMMENTS
Flying object that Looked just like | Echo was over Wyoming at 1938
a star opserved in flight to SE at on 13 April heading SE & had all
fairly fast soeed. Passed overhead, ftharacteristics of rptd ohj. Case
22lieved to be satellite or weather evaluated as Echo I, Balloon.

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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

MEMORANDUM

June 10, 1963

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REPLY TO
_ATTW OF:

SUBJECT:

TO:

HEADQUARTERS ogc:
FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (<<. B&

AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMANDO } Ae
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE =| } yD
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WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO is “ee +
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UFO Sighting (qjqqiiiAOiiierrpentstsemeememes.!°°° ©°°°

Hq USAF SAF-OI 3b (Major Hart)
Wash 25 DC

RB Reference the attached letters regarding UFO sightings,

These letters are forwarded to your office for whatever
action you deem necessary, |

2. Mr. QQ sichting of 28 May is similar to many
reported observations of aircraft contrails with the sun

reflecting on them at dusk,

3. There are several White Sands sightings and no infor-
mation can be forwarded unless a specific date is given,
The movie "UFO" was a Green-Rouse production based on the
Tremonton photos, which were evaluated as seagulls, and
the Mariana pictures, which were evaluated as two F-94
aircraft.

4, The sighting of Missai@QMMMRMgm has been evaluated

as Echo, This satellite was over Wyoming at 7:38 PM on
the night of 13 April and was heading southeast,

5. Mrs. quate s iz ing of 15 May is now under

study.

FOR THE COMMANDER

Coat triak 4G

ERIC T. de JONCKHEERE 3 Atch

Colonel, USAF in Ltr ft A
Deputy for Technology & Subsystems 2, Ltr f td

3 June 1963,

3. Ltr fm poe

dtd 16 May 63,

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19 June 1963

Your sighting has been evaluated as
Echo. This satellite was over Wyoming at
7:38 PM on the night of 13 April and was
heading southeast.

Your interest in Air Force matters is

acvoreciated,

Sincerely,

WILLIAM J. LOCKADOO
Lt. Colonel, USAP
Public Int'ormatton Div
Ov'fice of Information

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