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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9736294

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1963

REPORTED LOCATIONSaudi Arabia

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1. DATE 12. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
31 Oct 1963 31 Oct 1963 Saudi Saudi i Arabia Arabia D Wos Bolloon Was Bolloon
00 0 Probably Balloon
3. 3. DATE-TIME GROUP DATE-TIME GROUP 4. d. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Bolloon Possibly Bolloon
Local Local 740FM 740PM Ground-Visual Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Ground-Rodar 0 0 Was Ancraft
00 00 Probably Aireraft Probably Aircraft
GMT. AirVisua AirVisual Air-intercept Radar Air-intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. 6. SOURCE C Was Astronomicol Was Astronomicol Meteor
Yes Uo Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
00 Possibly Astronomical
No Civilian Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 00 Other.. Other.
000 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
2 or 3 xeconds SW Unknown
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O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SICHTING 11. COMMENTS
Firey object in sky. Sighted through window. Meteor observation, one object decayed
Object in flight from NE to south. this date, however direction of flight
and duration of sighting not consistant
with decay analysis.
ATIC PORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52)
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REPLY TO
ATTH OF: PDEW
SUBJECY: UFO Sigh
22 NOV1353
TO: Hq USAF SAF-OIPR
Wash 25 D C
1. Reference the attached letter from dated 8 Nov 63,
regarding a UFO sighting. The following information is provided
to assist to assi in a re Sample mole.
2. The sighting evaluated as a meteor. This
evaluation is based on the duration and description well es
the direction of flight e speed of the object as indicated speed of the object as indicated
by the duration is well within the limits of meteor capebility.
It should also be pointed out that the direction of flight to the
Southwest rules out possible satellite decay, also, the duration
of decay sightings are much greater. S Sputnik IV decay on 5 Sep 62 Sputnik IVv decay on 5 Sep 62
lasted in excess of two minutes. The Discoverer VIII decay on The Discoverer VTTT deeav on
7 Mar 60 lasted over four minutes.
FOR THE
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olonel, USAF 8/s
Deputy for Technology
and Subsystems
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November 25, 1963
This is in response This is in respo your letter of November 5, jember 5,
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1953, in which you s6.
unusual ob unusual obje n
sighting sighting has been has been evaluated as as a meteor.
Your on the duration and description
This evaluation is Thls evaluation is based on based speed of the
as well as the direction as well as the direction of flight. flight, The
object as indicated by the as indicated duration is well within the ation is well within the
object capability The direction of flight rectlon of flight
limits of meteor p0s31b. atellite decay.
to the southwest I rules out uch greater.
Also, the duration of decay sightings is in excess
IV decay on September 5, 1962, laste
of two minutes and Discoverer Sputnik VIII decay on larch 7,
1960 lasted over four minutes.
Sincere ly
MASTON M. JACKS
Major, USAR
Publis Information Division
Office rmation
Dhahran (Abqaiq), Saudi Arabia