PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD CONCLUSIONS 0 Wa s Balloon 0 Probably Balloon 0 Pos s i :,1y Balloon DATETIME CROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Ground-Vi suol 0 Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft 0 P robobl y Ai rcroft t:J;A;,.. Vi suol 0 Air-Intercept Rodor 0 Possibly Aircraft ~. Wos Astronomi col 0 Probably Astronomical :::tJ itarv 0 Possibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH 0,. OBSERVATION a. NUMBER OF OBJECTS sufficient Doto for Evoluotion BRIE,. SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ghte-r;':C.-tl c--.t.. i ~dpc.i C:.ur~ticn,vol")r lLl jnJ.icutc l;h:J.t clJving tlJ :.l:' d b.:;crvcr .. itnc::; ;c~ O.L" . nr;c : n of m~t~or cntc1cd the a tm. l1l1!..!re. ATIC FORM 3:19 (R'IrV 26 !Jit.P 52) NNNNZCZCSQP~48CZCSQE032ZCSBA874 DE RJEDSB 49 FM COMDR 1607 IARTRANSWG TO RJWFAL/COMDR ADC ENT AFB RJEZGF/COMDR DET 3 26 ADV GRIFFITY ROSLYN AFB RJEDSQ/COMDR ATIC WPAFB RJEZHQ/ASST CHIEF OF STAFF I NTL HQ USAF RJEDHQ/OFFICE OF INFOR1'1AT ION SERVICE HQ USAF RJEDAA/COMD~ MA1S DCS PL I NTL DIV SCOTT AFB INFO RUEPBL/ l klllo AISS FOR BELVOI R UFO. A. DISCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT. (1) FIREBALL WITH LING BLUE GREEN TAIL ESTIMATED 1000 TO 2000 FEET LONG. (2) WHITE BALL ABOUT SIZE OF PENNY. (3) THITE AT BASE TRAILING BLUE-GREEN TAIL C6) FIRST APPEARED DIVING TOWARD EARTH AT SPEED MUCH SLOviER THAN FALLING STAR. VERY BRIGHT LIGHT I N FOR1'1 OF BALL WITH LONG TAIL CGREEN & BLUE), FINALLY BURSTING INTO PAGE TWO RJEDSB 49 (7) A TAIL OF BLUE & GREEN 100~ FEET TO 2000 FEET LONG. SEE (2) ABOVE ( 9 ) DISINTERGRATED IN FLAMES AT ESTIMATED 12,0~0 FEET. FLAMES WERE CLEARLY VISIBLE, VERY ORANGE I N COLOR. B. DESCRIPTION FO COURSE OF OBJECT (S) (1) WAS OBERVING CLOUD FORMATIONS AND THIS VERY BRIGHT LIGHT APPEARED SUDDENLY I N THE SAME VICINITY. WAS ABLE TO OBERVE FROM START TO FI NISH. (2) 1~ DOWN EASTERLY AT APPROXIMATELY 16,0~0 FEET WHEN FIRST OBSERVED. (3) 1~ DOWN EASTERLY AT APPROXMATELY 12, 000 FEET FLIGHT LEVEL WAS 10,000 FEET. OBJECT DISAPPEARED BY BURSTING I N MANY DIRECTIONS SLIGHTLY ABOVE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT OF COURSE. ESTIMATED DISTANCE 5 TO 10 MILES. C4) 10 ANGLE DOWN TOWARD THE EAST. STRAIGHT PATH. ( 5 ) BURST INTO FLAMES & DI SI NTEGRATED AT ESTIMATED ( c ) FOUR SECONDS. PAGE THREE RJEDSB 49 C. MANNER OBF OBSERVATION DOVER AFB, DELAEARE. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING. C2) NIGHT. E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER ( S ) F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVER (S ) (2) JOHN R. T4-:5 4; CAPTAION, 1ST ATS, DOVER AFB, DELA~ARE, PILOT. ALSO ANOTHER PILOT IN MATS ACFT 36005 OBSERVED THE OBJECT. G. WEATHER AND WINDS-ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTINGS. C l) SCATTER~D ClRUS ESTHlATED BASES 20,000. BROKEN CUMULOS FOR:1 . '.!MATED TOPS 7 ,~fZ0 VISIBILITY DURING SIGHTING 5Z MILES OR BETTER. PAGE FOU1 RJiDSB 49 (3) UNLIMITED SCATTERED CIRUS ESTIMATED BASES (4) MORE THAIN 5~ MILES (5) BROKEN CUNULUS FOR1'1S ESTIMATED TOPS 7,000 FT ASTRONOMICAL, OR OTHERWISE, WHICH MIGHT ACCOUNT FOR THE SIGHTING. NONE I. DUE TO COMPLETE DISINTEGRATION THERE WAS NO NEED FOR ANDY SEARCH OF AREA. J. MATS ACFT 300005, FLT 8~00 3 MINUTES AHEAD OF FLIGHT, SAME DIRECTION, WEST FROM AZORES TO DOVER AFB, DELAWARE. PILOT BELIEVES SIGHTING WAS ONE OF TWO THINGS. Cll A ROCJ<ET OR MISSILE OF SOME SORT TEARING ITSELF APART DUE TO SPEED. (2) A FALLING STAR. ( HARD TO BELIEVE AS SPEED WAS MUCH TO SLOW) 8/1945Z SEP RJEDSB