PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DAT E 2. L OCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS G;t:.e;c<t:. 0 Wos Ball o o n s 5 i b l Y B o II oo n 3. OA TE T IME C ROUP Q (;roo.md-Vi suo! 0 Groun d R odor 0 A irlnt.;,rcopt Rod<lr 7. LENGTH O F .OBSERVATION 8. NUMDER OF OBJ ECTS 10. BRIE F SUMMAAY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Wa s Ai rc:roft P robably Aircraft Po s s i b l y AI rc:raft Wo s Astronomi col : ) ' Probably Astronomical Possibly Astrvnomlcol Insufficient Dato for Evaluatio n Commanding Officer, ;/right Air Force Base, Ohio, U.S.A .. I a m writing t o r eport an o bservation o f a n unidentified "fl:ying" o bject in the event i t may hav e me significance. I fe.el there is most likel y some logica l explanation for the particula r phenomena which I observe d but its explanation !s b~yond le At s ome time bet\'leen 11:15 and 11:20 PN, Ra s Ta nu r a time on the evening of November 2 0 , 1958 I ~ras with a grou p of people on a hous e lawn located directly on the beach of the Persia n Gulf . One of the members of the party sai d l o ok at the falling star. Ho\>Tever wha t we s a w wa s much brighter than any falling star and was travelling absolutely horizonta l with the horizon in a gene r a l north-south direction. Not knO\'ling ,.,hat i t wa s or its distance a r,.;ay I couldn't begi n to estimate its speed but I would estimate i t wa s le s s than one minute be f ore it finally disappe a red in the south. As it receded the light or glow turned greenish in color a n d f i nally vanished. \Jhen it was directl!J across from u s it appeared as an extremely brigh t ball of light with a short t ail. No sound was heard so it couldn't have been anything close by. All present agreed on what had bee n seen but no one came forth wit h any good suggestion a s to what we ha d just seen. For reference purposes I a m a s enior construction the Arabia n America n Oil Co. Those wi '\iho hen my wife, Dr. and Hr re were othe r s pr oz1es wh o were in the first seen. n Ra s Tanura), ~Ir in Ra s Tanura), a n d r:Ir. a nd Nrs. in the l oc a l e ncineer i n g o ffices ) nt bu t those li s t e d a r e t h e p articu l a r front of th~ house at the t i me this wa s This infortnation i s be i ng passed on for wl1a t i t may be worth . If your peopl e have a ny coroa1onplac e expla nation or it I woul d be most appreciative t o know what i t is. Ver~ truly your s , h r8 bi 8-n t.re~r c a n vi 1 Co. OR I GIN 0 F B\ S I C AS 51GNEO BY u"FO Si:;llting, Saudi Arabla "II\" colt1mn t o d~no te r~view prio r t o liCtion. T"itictl "our " column I o dt'not c r cvir w o f com~lctcd liC:tlo n . (':" fo: 1ction: ~lor coordinutio n.) OFFICI:. OUT Ill OFFICE lrl OFFI CI: OUT OINll AFOIN lll r~ I X IN<IX M' O IN X AFOI NX:l AFOIIl X!'. OI S!'ATCH Attn: llbj. L. COMMENT NO . AFCIN-424, CC:-.1.\IC:NTS ( t s e rever~e. if neces.snry) AFCIN-JtE4/Maj Frl~nd/ac/69216/Bldg 823 information received ter i s ver;t limited. However, it is the opinion of the ATI O phenomena viewed by this gentl emn and his co:npaniona '.ISS a :fireball. A firehall is of uncommon brightness, by definition brie;hter t he.n - 3 magni ttld.e. 2 . Fireballs often leave trail, o.re sooradill in their origin and o.f"t~1 ch;u"'l.ge color in :flight. these x:1etaors also points out the infrequency of oc~urenc3. Experienced astronomers rarely see more J.n a lif etime. these iten:s are usually an initial exparience t hey s tartl i ng .J~s~rvers. ~H. K. GilBEctT Colonel , USAF AFC:UT-L~E PRCVIOU:i HliTI ONS OF Til l S FClnM MAY !if li $ FO . CPO ?\lBl~4 ~:~is is to .:~...;kno,,.,leqs end. t:-_B:lk you r o7: your l~t ~- 22 novemb!r 1958 concerning a.n unidentlfiGd :::'l:ri!l3 .:>'bj~c;:, s~'l.w on 20 !To.-cnbe.::-on the beac:'l of t:1e :? _r3inn Gu1 f . ']!;"le i~:>.r'!::at"!.;m ~c.eived in yot:.r l.ctter ~ras lj~ited but i t ls til~ opinion of t.~a /d.r Tec:;l:nics.l Intelligence C-anter t hat t...'":.e p~ta:l.a!4e:Ja vit;r.red by your group w'lS a firebal 1 A fireba.J 1 or bolide iG s r-.~teor of uncozm;10n bl1. tnes3., by clafir..ition br15}1 -tar th=m ~d nus tlu e ll'A3Ili tud~. Fire~alla o n 1eave a short trail, are sporadic in their origin and often c hange color in 'flight. A study ot the meteor3 po1nts ou.t the j nfreql4ency of their occ u rence. E.xperiancad a.str onomers ~ly Gee more t.han one in t l!e12'" l.i:t'~ti:ne. T11ank you for your interest in thia rea-tta~:. U\.iiR~?.tiCB J. T.\C!r'.. ;.:.tt .:.:<~cutiY~ Off'ic~r Public Ir.:i"orrro..ation Di vinion Ofr.~ice of Ini'orz::.s.tior.t :.. rices Di.cection Sate lltu: ~!t.c..tr' Astronomtcal Fhenomana Meteor, Comet, Planet. e~c. Radar .A'I~lysi a ( .A.l''CIN- 4 El) . n.~nomeno