PROJECT BLUE BOOK

1. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION

27 February 65 28/0115¢ Ft Penning, Georgia
3. SOURCE 10, CONCLUSION
SATELLITE DECAY

4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

One
5. LENGTH OF OSSERVATION BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

30 Ss Sec Obj, 30 Min Trai Observer looking South. White light, round in shape

6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION slor until it reached an intensity slishtly er: eats or t

brig *htest star ami slightly larger than the largest star
Ground-Visual visible at that time. Believed to be 300 miles above the

7, COURSE horizon ard SWof his position. Object moved upward leaving

trail 10 miles wide. Travelled upward (Miicht to NE following
Upward NE likely contour of Darth, li likely). Trail remained visible for 30
8. PHOTOS minutes before dissipetins.

MILZTNTS: Four portions of Cosmos 57 breakup reentered curing
this period. However this object reportedly burned out at a high
elevation in the SW. The duration is rather long for a meteor

as is the persistance of the trail. Sighting evaluated as a

meteor o Satellite Decay , ami the unusual feature of trail

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Se e138 We: have received. a Sarcet from “AJACI-O, Office of the pepatya
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by Captain wesley on. the night. of 27 February 1965.

2. This pheervetton, was either eae meteor or a portion of a satellite
decay... Four objects were recorded by SPADATS as re-entering on/or
about this date. Initial observation wes to the Southwest and the
object reported as moving upward. This motion can be interpreted
as being: to ous Northeast following the curvature of the earth.

3. Csewvasions of this nature are desired not only by the United
States Air Force but also by NASA and the President of the American
Meteor Society, Dr Charles Olivier. If theobdject is known to be

a meteor it. should be reported to the American Meteor society. If —
the observation is consistent with, or has characteristics of, a -
Yetta it should. be reported to:

Z poe) havin Phenomena Branch ( TDEW)
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. Reports of satellite decays are not considered as UFO reports
eae yest ber reported as Usetengiae Moon Dust observations.

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Dear Dr Olivier,

We have received a report of a meteor or satellite decay at eaepproxi-
mately 2315 hours on 27 Feb 65 in the North Carolina, Virginia area.
This cbservation was made dy a Captain Mosley. He was facing South

when he saw a white light, round in shape, which began to grow until

it reached an intensity slightly brighter than the brightest star.

Its. size was slightly lerger than the largest visible star. It was

 lecated approximately 300 mils above the horizon and sauthwest to .

his position. No sound accompanied this sighting. As the glow reached
its brightest, the object began to move upward enitting a trail of
white smoke about 10 mils wide. It traveled upward for about thirty

seconds, then the light went out. The smoke trail was about 300 mils

long. The trail remained visible for about 30 mimtes until dissipated
by the wind. | : . |

This.ig all the information which ve have regarding this particular
observation. It is forwarded to you because of the unusual duration
anc the persistence of the trail. It is possible that this observation

is associnted with re-entry of space debris since four objects were.
known to re-enter the atmosphere on 27 - 28 February 1965.

Sincerely,

HECTOR QUINTANILIA, Jr
Major, USAF
Chief, Aerial Phenomena Branch

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l. Attached report received from Office of the Deputy Chief of
Staff, Intelligence, Headquarters, Third United States Army,
is forwarded for your information,

2. This "Unidentified Flying Object" was Sighted on the night

of 27 February 1965 and not reported to Robins Air Force Base

until 19 March 1965. Due to the lapse of time between the Sighting

incident.

FOR THE COMMANDER

BERNARD H, FOWLE pa 1 Atch
Major, USAF Report

Chief, Security and Law Enforcement Division

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The following incident way reported by Captain Howard R.
MOSLEY. assigned to the Office of the Director of Instruction, US Army

Tafantry Center, Fort Benning, Georgia, and is forwarded for your
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"On 27 February 1965 at approximately 2315 hours Captain
Mosley observed an unidentified flying object. He was at

co-ordinates GL1/3776 and facing to the south when he saw a white
light, round in shape, which began to glow until it reached an
intensity suightly greater than the brightest star. es size was
slightly larger than the largest visible star. it was located
approximately 300 mils above the horizen and southwest to’ his
position. No sound accompanied this sighting. As the glow
reached its brightest, the object begam to move upward emitting a
trail of white smoke about 10 mils wide. It traveled upward for
abour thirty (30) seconds, then the Light went out. The smoke
trail was about 300 mils long. The trail remained visible for
about 30 minutes until dissipated by the wind. Another officer,
name iaknown, who was nearby also ebserved this object.”

2. Request information as to whether your office is interested

in receiving this type of report in the future.

CLORGE McCUTCHEN
Colonel, 5S
DCS, Intelligence

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