PROJECT 1CU73 RECORD C~.PD :3. DATcTllt!E GROUP 2. LOCATION 12 . CONCLUSll.lNS 0 Was Bolloon 0 Probably Balloon TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Ground-Vi wol Ai,.. Vi :;u ul 0 Grovnd-Rodor A ir-In t e rcept 0 Was Ai r craft 0 P robobl y Ai rcraf I 0 Possibly Aircraft 0 Was Astronomi col 0 P robobl y A ~I r~nomi col 0 Possibly Astronomical 7. LENCTH OP 0!3SERVATION a. NUMB :OR OF OSJECTS 9. COURSE 0 BP.IE.:: SUM:.IARY OF SIGHT ING In s u ffi chnt Data for Evaluation 11. COMMENTS . DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA, JUNE 15.~-<UPI>--A HUGE METORlTE PASSED BETWN n 10 AlRl.INERS AT DANGEROUSLY CLOSE RANGE HER~ LAST NIGHT AND EXPLODED CLOSE TO ONE OF TKM, WITNESSES SAID TODAY. THE METEORITE BURST INTO FRAGMENTS NEAR A SOUTH AFRICAN AIRrNAYS FOUR-ENGINE VISCOUNT AIRLINER \~HlCH HAD TAKEN OFF FOR JOHANN"SSBURG. \ ~\1eteorit~ F1;om_ J\1ea .. r ,. i g-h t-P:ttterson official3 A base ;pokeltman s a id last-:. .. .rerriay be~ cl n studyin~ ni!Zht "rhP. metallic piece:s are ... e~o~ of a meleorite whtch feU apparPntly p11rts of a meteo- '' <> .. m:h in Hamtlton Friday rite. They would be. unidenttfi :;'ernoon, n rrowly mtssin!Z. ~;; ,Jlbl'(!. otherwise.'' H e indicat~ .:. :-e lr-old bov. thev would be 3tudled further. 11 ":"'u! softball-sized meteor:ie ' ' 1 "ic h shattered when it :Ut T H E " I E T E 0 R IT E re- i "' <= ..-inewalk-wa" retneved :res-pr>r:ediy feU at 1:30 p.m. FrV lt.J'--... . ,.,. da v t>n the prooe:-t:r of 1\lr . _, I' I :e_:cav b; ca_pt. D. B. Fmsch ,~' and :'-Irs. Ralph. Harris, .l387 I ,J. I I oc the--. WR~ht;Patterson Cl \ -;<.linton Rd., , Hamrlton. It ;ectorate' Or .tlight operations. 'jusr. missed 'their l~year-old I JfEice. !ion S.:tmmy:' k Lnwre!:.~e J . Tacker Viushingtcn, D. C . o.f tl,is or~anization, has forwarded to me your Octo 1959 for re-rly. I t is J:Tiss ' s contefltion that you have rnisunde-cstood her letter to you of 25 ::=;cptenber 1959, and upon an evaluation of both pieces of co~resuondence, I am forced t o concur v;j th h :lr point of view. I.iny I note the discrepancies as I see then, to follow: r.'.,eno:Jena requested most specifically information concerning r e cent happenings." Your reply refers to the as si3htinc;s , which of course they were not. 2 . You r.:.ave sent to r~.1iss r several lengthy for.ms to complete; these forms deal entire with information to be supilied by a wj -::nass to some u nomenon. Since :Viss ~r did not herself wi.tnass the phenome.:1a referred to by her, she cannot, of c oUL'se, corrpl~ te the forms, and I am somewhat amazed that you inferred that she did so. 3.. If you are not in communication with the -.''rir,ht -IJatterson Air Force Base which allegedly commented uron tJ,e phenomena, ~ould you suggest that we write to the base ourselves? I say this because you have v:ri -cten that the rerorts "contained insufficient data for valicl conclusions.'' 1.:iss did r:ot ask, ;vou .ill ~ote, :or conclusions, but rather requested a.ny oetails you might be at liberty to supply us. " PJ.eas e do -:::>~ feel tJ~at I aa being critical si:~rly because I enjoy thE: proce.3.o. -..owever, I cannot help but feel that large organizations \'lith much ::~: to do, such as your o.-m., so.natirnes overlook imr.ortant de tuils ir:. - tlinr; with volume. I re.-:ret the necessity of usin: 1"Core of your ti:r.:? in this matter as much as I regret havin~ to use l'lY own . .i'.hank you for your continuing patience ann COOperation J, :rJ/ouu \!r?!.U ~FJU]J;W UP I r:o rc ;-j:ln TtL>PH01'j~ r Cilf;.l'l Z.<TIO'I AND lnC~'fiON Thl:J ts to ac:-tnowL:dde your l~ t.ter of 5 Oc tol)"':!r 197"1 .:-onc~rn.lng previou::l co.cre'3porJJ.~nce o.r thi3 urtic~ .n'~h :Hs':l 1 r2r~re t requa3 t. a 3 uf l; :lncinnatL t.nat .1e r:Jiflund~rstood ~li3rt 3 ori~inal dJ.d ~hlnk 1~.1-ay t.1e:c e o'!.gatil'U2;3 a.n~ h a..i ~vit.neaaad. 'l'n~ 2 L June L959 inci.u~nt a;:. Samilton, Ohlo, u not ... ~Jv.:-t~u to ~.le AercS;>ac<:: 'l'eci:mlcal 1!lt.~lli1e.'l~e Cent..:: n a :::1-a 'l~''S.Ja_;;el.s i n tne 2amiLton are>J re 1rdin..s ::ln cbj~ct .'.':::tlli."1-S .:1:;J. :t. ~.3;;; l'ei'e.:.~reu t.o tna 1ri 5 :1t Air lJcv~loQru~nt. l.~f1Ccr J.Jb- o r J ~O!''les f'or a n alyaia '.-13cre it -;s<ia d.atd!'TIIL1ed tt1at :: 18 -=- ilJ..lic pieces '1-lere defi.nitely t)"t'C't.:-'3 o.t ~ .et~)ri.t..~. 'Pl:e v.~C~d Ot' t r;.a O.).J.:!C~ .;~re t.1cll r.~turnci tr> ttl~ :i:'i<Vl'=.C Yit;n a :!~tee 0utl~ninq the Alr ~orce conc~taions. \-it'! i't3 v~ no Tecord of t1:1e 16 J une 19'59 son LC h0orn re"'>ort .; s Carried l:l the I,.;.LdCL:.:;L-\'1'.1 .Ll-tUl~.c..H o Sincerely, !~ta'lllc .i.1I'0r~'! citJ!! Divi3i.on u L rtce of Iru .n-n"' t lvn {.J 1ebac~ Be::HlP. r t .J .. ttv ;.:iJT P. FR '"'TE'rr!ln~ I.: COLC