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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
2. LOCATION ;

34.243 23.418, South of Capetown, South Africa
10. CONCLUSION

Astro (METEOR)

1, DATE - TIME GROUP
2 July 65 02/0015Z

3.

SOURCE

4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
5 Seooms
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Grournd-Visual

Evaluated as a meteor observation,
11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

' Object observed in SSW moving East at elevation of 35 deg. :
Object moved in this manner for about 5 seconds at which time |

it became stationary amd remiined so far a further second.
Object turned a light orange and exploded. No sound, |
was estimated to be about 5 NM from observer. Object was sh

~ Seen of a smell orange, amd blue-white in color,

Easterly & Exploded
8. PHOTOS

0 Yes

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

FORM
FTD sep 63 0-329 (TDE) previous editions of this form may be used.

RET eA

EMBASSY
OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Defense Attache Office
American Embassy
Pretoria, Republic of South Africa 9 August 1965

REPLY TO
ATTN OF: 299 R&D

SUBJECT: UFO

TO: AFSC (FTD)
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433

The following Unidentified Flying Object sighting is reported in
accordance with instructions contained in AFR 200-2.

a. Description of the Object: One object, the shape and size
of a small orange, blue/white in color. No sound was heard, |

b. Description of Course of Object: Object was first observed
bearing SSW (T) moving slowly in a horizontal direction from west to
east at an altitude of approximately 35. After moving for approxi-

mately five minutes in this manner, the Object became stationary ~
and remained so for a further second. It then turned a light orange in f

color and exploded.

c. Manner of Od ervation: Object was observed from the
Government-owned rctic research and resupply ship 'R.S. A."

nd Date of Sighting: 0015Z, 2 July 1965; night.

e. Location of Observers: Ship en route from Durban to Cape
Town; latitude: 34 °24'4'!S, longitude: 23°41'5"E. It is estimated

that the explosion occurred about 50 nautical miles from the vessel.
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f. Identifying Information on Observers:

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S. G. Stigant, Second Officer, m.v. "R.S. A." A

“. TIT. McNish, Master, m.v. PR. S.A,"

%Department of Transport |
Marine Division
P.O. Box 4251, Cape Town |
Republic of South Africa. |

SE eT eR NEP TUTTI tert mr Wage we et me

g» Weather and Winds - Aloft Conditions at Time and Place of
Sighting:

(1) Observers account of weather conditions: Cloudless sky
and good visibility; Barometer 1018.8 Temperature 20C,

(2) Pretoria Weather Bureau report of wind direction
and velocity at:

Degrees Knots
Surface 130 05 |
6, 000° 330 38 |
10, 000! 330 35 |
16, 000° 300 50 |
20, 000° 310 40 |
30, 000° 290 50 |
50, 000? 270 65. ;

he Any other unusual activity or condition, meteorological, |
astronomical, or otherwise, which might account for the sighting:

None.

i. Interception or identification action taken: None,

je Location, approximate altitude, and general direction of flight
of any air traffic or balloon releases in the area which might possibly
account for the sighting: Unknown.

k. Comments: Unable to provide any further details inasmuch
as the information reported was received more than a month after
the sighting in letter fo and no verbal contact with the observers

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SE DWIN B. LACKENS
Colonel, USAF
Defense Attache

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‘Col. Eric T. de Jonckheere

Air Force Systems Command

U.S. Air Force
Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (40)

WASHINGTON, D. C,

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OFFICIAL BUSINESS

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
WASHINGTON, D.C, 20546

IN REPLY REFERTO: M=-C MAO

SEP 14 1965

Col. Eric T. de Jonckheere |
Deputy for Technology and Subsystems
Headquarters, Foreign Technology Division
Air Force Systems Command

U.S. Air Force

Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

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Dear Col. de Jonckheere:

Your letter of 20 August 1965, requesting information on
a UFO sighting on 2 July 1965, has been forwarded to this
office for action. A check of NASA's records shows no
sounding rocket or “Sodium Shot” activity on that date. |
One spent rocket body, 1965 30C,launched by the USSR on

23 April 1965, decayed from orbit on 2 July 1965. However,
NORAD records indicate that the time of this decay was 0342
GMT, plus or minus ten minutes. The National Aeronautics
and Space Administration has no likely explanation for

the UFO sighting in question.

Sincerely yours,
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Leo X. Abernethy .
Chief, Mission Pl ng |
Apollo Flight Operations

Office of Manned Space Flight

EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
OFFICE OF THE NAVAL ATTACHE
PRETORIA

IN REPLY REFER TO

30 July 1965

From: COR DEWEY “)
Tos COL LACKENS

Subj: Unidentified Object, report of
Encl: (1) Copy of signed statement of mv. "R.S.A."

1. Enclosure (1) was given to me as a copy of a signed
statement of the Captain ard First Officers of the R. S. A.

I don't know if you have a use for these but at one time the
Air Force did have a program on them so I'm forwarding
enclosure (1) for you to determine its usefulness, |

Very respectfully,

CCE, Vag |
We E. DEWEY

REPLY TO

attw of: TDEW

HEADQUARTERS
FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION

AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO

susvect: UFO Sighting, 2 Jul 65, 8 of Capetown, S§ Africa StP ? 4 10%

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YOU « THE NUCLEUS OF SECURITY!

Defens e Attache Office

American Embassy mana
Pretoria, Republic of South Africa | e Dele » cy

ro: Office of the Air Attache

American Embassy
Attn: 299 R&D
Pretoria, Republic of South Africa

Reference your letter, 299 R & D, subject UFO, dated 9 August 1965.
Efforts to evaluate the sighting of Mr SG Stigant and Mr K T McNish
have been unsuccessful. The sighting is regarded as unidentified at

present. Paragraph k of your letter stated that the sighting was
reported in letter form. It is requested that this letter be forwarded

to us if it is still in existence.

FOR THE COMMANDER

ERIC T de JO ;, Colonel, USAF

Deputy for Technology and Subsystems

lst Ind 29 Sep 65

DAO, AmEmb, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa

TO: AFSC (FTD), Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

As requested in basic correspondence, attached hereto is letter from

which information was furnished under letter, this office, 299 R&D,
9 August 1965,

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Pate Sh
FRANK L. SHENK 1 Atch /
Lt Colonel, GS Memo fm ONavA, ROSA, 30 Jul

Acting Defense Attache

65, w/ltr "Sighting of Unidentified
Object,'' addressed to Chief of
Naval Staiz, SAN, Simonstown, fm
S.G. Stigant, Second Officer and
K.T. McNish, Master, m.v.

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
OFFICIAL BUSINESS

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MeVe "RedeAe"

c/o Dept. of Transport ~
Marine Division,

P.O. Box 251,

Cape Town .

The Chief of Naval Staff,

South African Navy,

SIMOnST OWN.

Sir,
SIGHTING OF UNIDEwTIFIED OBJECT.

On Friday the 2nf July, 1965 at 0215 SASY whilst on
passage from Durban to Cape Town and in D.R. Lat. 3.2). S
Deke. Long 23.41.5 E the following was observed.

An object bearing Sow (1'), the shape and size of a small
orange and blue/white in colour was seen to move slowly in a horizontal
direction from west to east at an altitude of approx. 35°.

After moving for about 5 seconds in this manner, the
object became stationary and remained so for a further second. It
then turned a light orange in colour and exploded,

No sound was heard-and it is estimated that the explosion
eceurred about 50 n. miles from the vessel,

Weather . Cloudless sky and good visibility. Barometer
1018.8 Temp, 20 C,

Yours faithfully,

(Sed) S.G.Stigart,.
Second Officer. f

(Sgd) Ker.MeNish
Master .