Philippines — October 1959

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Keywords: 2130h, possibilities, supplement, degrees, operational, azimuth, oairlnterceptrodor, rnomical, telllgence, ilippine, juliu, lodec, ulius, mickley, utnortld, roi11bo, 2125h, zlzsh, 2140h, bontay, quezon, sanjley, lshowers, 1350z, thundershowers
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD I 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon 0 Wos Aircraft 0 Pro bob I y Aircraft IO~N --la ?ossi~ly Balloon GMT'?._2~-?"'- ) OAi~Visuol OAirlnterceptRodor PossiblyAircroft S. PMOTOS o. SOURCE 1. LENGTM 0, OBS!RV ATION 10. BAI!, SUMMARY 0, SIGHTING 8. NUMBER 01' OBJECTS 11. COMMENTS 0 Was Astronomical 0 Probably Astn::rnomical 0 Possibly Astronomical 0 In sufficient Dota far Evaluation 0 Unknown - P h ili inea 1264502 AIR 1t'~TELllGENCE INFORMATION RE?ORT P h ilippine DCS/1, Hq 13 t h A F Ma j Juliu s G. F ox AlRG 460T AFR 200-2 lODec 1959 l This report forwards information on an unidentified flying object sighting ;:uLIUS G. FOX, JR (/ . Major, USAF Operational lntell Div -...----.~WILLIAM B. MICKLEY Colonel, USAF DCS/Intelligence ! 1 un,.utnortld per" o roi11bo t~: b lA SECURITY ISFOR.'-IA.TfO.V ,.,h,.,, ti:t, ltn' SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 UFO SIGHT! NG 4 OCTOBE R 19 59 212 5 H a. Description of Object(s): ( 1) R.ound o r ovate. (2) 2125H sighting size of volley ball at arms length. 2130H sighting, size of head of cigarette held at arms length. (3) Red or orange red. (4) One ( 1) object. (6) Object was described variously as-egg-shaped with point down with a bright spot near base and as triangular when viewed through a 30 po,ver. ~ele b. Description of Course of Object( a): ( 1) Light, movement, and color. ZlZSH. azimuth~ 70 degrees, 2130H. azimuth 360 degrees, elevation 40 degrees elevation 40 degrees (3) 2140H. azimuth 03 0 degrees, elevation 40 to 45 degrees. (4) Straight and level. Gained slightly in altitude. (5) Gradual to the northeast. c. Manner of Ob~ervation: \ 1) Grou:1d visual. 30 Power teleco'Oe . U AJ c L A SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 d. Time and Date of Sighting: (2) Night. e. Location of Obaerver(s): Naval Radio Relay Facilities Transmitter Station, Bago Bontay, Quezon City, P .I. f. Identifying Information on Observer( s): Weather and Winds -Aloft Condition at Time and Place of Sightings: (1) Clear sky, stars vis\ble. (3) SanJley Point 1300Z 800 ft acattered, 200ft broken, 4, 500 ft over- caat, 8 mile viaability with ra.L"'lshowers. Winds south at l kts. Sangley Point 1350Z 2,000 ft scattered, 4,500 !~scattered, 8,000 ft overcaat, 8 mile visability. Wind a south at 4 kts. (5) 800 ft scattered, 2. 000 ft broken, 4, 500 ft overcast (130 0 Z). (6) No thundershowers or lightning in area and no temper~ture inversion. h. Other Unusual Activity or Condition: i. rc.t-!rception o r Identification Action Taken: j . Location of any Air Tr3..i.!ic in Are&: T!lere wer no aircr1ft reported in tbe vicin.it~, of th.,. 1gb tina durl..nv t!a tt prioci when the object waa iA view S.IJturt L.we. Tal l l . /.,' S. C . . .S.c:;nnne ; 1 ) .end if4 Itt tr.erumtiMOII IH t.- . _.. ,.., .. ~ " uttuttoruad perwn ,, p'oiiI!Jttad by :a !"mT not be rapto.Jwrd ,, rltule ot ,, SHtt, :Jy~l,. .. r t h n f..rureJ .St411ae . , ,.,~,. A fnc ~Pt by petti'UNIOII of th Oit.-ctcr ol lnrllittte. USAF JUPUa:s A' F'OitM llZPAJn' II, t JUN a. WHICH MAY J( USlD. iSCUIUTY INFOR.\f..tTION "'"" filled in) S CG'ttlll'o"O'l P!tli'TN; CfTIO' t~OJ87Stl~ IO-.III-4~D-l V.~ CL f.lS.S I,., t:o SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM li2 DCS/1, Hq 13th AF k . Position Title and Comments of preparing Officer: Chief of Operational Intelligence, Hq 1 3 AF, APO 74 , San Franci3co, C alifornia.. The following possibilities were offered by the personnel making the sighting but none of them really believed these possibilities constituted an adequate explanation: ( 1) A hot air balloon with a fire in a suspended pan underneath. (2) Re-entry and burning-up of a Soviet moon shot which occured on the aame date aa the sighting. Neither of the above explanations seems office can offer no further possibilities. satisfactory. However, this 1. Existence of Physical Evidence: s:::;RtT Y ;.vFoR.\fA r ro.v "" ttlld ,,, U;UC.~A&51FiaD .