PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1.DATE 2 LOCATION 2LOCATION
12. CONCLUSIONS
27 November 1963 Kenema, Sierra I Kenema, Sierra Was Bailoon
3. Leone AfKKA Leone AfRKA 0 Probably Bollson Bollson
DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Possibly Bolloon
Local. Local Ground-Visual Ground-Visual Ground-Rodor Was Aircraft
GMT_27/19032 GMT_27/1903Z AinVisual 000 0O Probobly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. 6. Air-Intercapt Radar Possibly Aircrait
Yes SOURCE 0
000 Was Astronomical
CXNo Civillian Civillian 00 Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Possibly Astronomical
B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other T H CENTAUA
N/A 000 Insufficient Dpta for Evaluation
1 W Unknown
1O. SRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Object observed coming from West passing at
speed of a/c. Gave off light at regular inter- Object conforms with ATLAS/CENTAUR- 2
vals. Had large bright halo. Treil had Missile launch and subsequent passage
ripples. over Sierra Leone.
SEE MONROVIA CASE FOR RR LAUNCH DATA.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
1.1

Govemment
28h. Nov.1963 Sier
Dear S:r. AFP
sky at 19-25 g.M.T.
on 27h. Nov. 1963. Thio from the
West, travelling at a speed asristes with
a low flying rair-craft. The otject affeaed to be
Jingou C: lignt at Dant at regular inral The i efe reanlay
was very supernatiora with S a lange bright
halo, Larger then the halo seen aend the ma at
timeo. The light given ount somehow was dispersed by
o fow a stne in afond. Ihi ned La in the shight the
lom, with mng eoe seefing  the ge o
duning dunning you mill te us 2
tr subisfy to subisfy the cuiosity the curiosity of mang of mang peope,
You faifully, Gaduate Vluteer Graduate Vouteer
Scieme reacker from U.K.
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HEADQUARTERS Ce
FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION
AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO
REPLY TO
ATTH OF: TDEW
SUBJECT: UFO 13 DEC 1963
ro: Mq USAP SAF-OIPB (Mrs Gaiser)
Wash 25 D C
1. Reference the attached letter from dated 28 Nov 63,
reques ng information on a Ufo sighting.
2. The sighting referred to in Mr letter, from the West,
was generated by the launching of an Atlas/Centaur-2 missile from was generated by the launching of an Atlas/Centaur-2 missile from
Cape Canaveral, to place a satellite in orbit. The launch time was
19o3z. This object was also observed as it passed over Monrovia,
Liberia. Liberia.
FOR THE FOR COMMANDER MMANDER
Q apr
1 Atch
ColoneL, USAF Ltr,
Deputy for Technology dtd 28 Nov 63
and Subsystems

27 NOv
December 19, 1963
Dear
This is in reply to your letter of November 28,
1963, in which you report sighting of an
November 27th.
We wish to thank making this report to
our Covernment. our Covernment, What ; you saw you saw was was an an Atlas/Centaur-2
missile which was launched from Cape Kennedy at 7:03
GMr, to place a satellite L aMr, to place a satellite L orbit. This missile was
also observed a3 it passed a3 16 passed o r Monrovia, Liberia. r Monrovia, Liberia.
It is most re It is most re
caused undue consternation, and we hope that this caused undue conste ation, and we hope that this
to its origin.
Sincerely,
MASTON M. JACKS
Major, USAP
Publie Information Division
Orfice of Information