. PROJECT 10073 2. LOCATION S. DATI-TIMI . 4. PI Ofl OIIIIVATION D PoaaiWy Belteen ~a..,..tVIwel D Greuftlt .. ., D Wea Alrcr.tt 413x '1P. ascooe D ProltoWy Alrcteft D Alt-VIel D Air-R .. D PoaaiWy Alrcrelt D Woa AtroftoMI eel a Yet D ProltoWy AotroMIcol . )b No 1111 it D PoaaiWy AatronoMicel 2 1/2 m t.nute s une Southwest tJ lnaufflclent J) t.r Eveluotlon 10. IIIIP IUMMAIY OP Red glowing obj~ct viewed t ;1rouh 4 RX telescope, located Horth of Orion at JOv elev~tt~n, passed 1 South of Cirus und <li S:3 ?peared belo'"' the hori . ., on in 2 1/2 rr.in,,tas . J.tf'c.:ue~t for !lrt'~tt.Jn'il infur~:J.tio:t s"l~tt q o\1 no answer r c'3iv3 d.. A'I'IC PO.M IB (Jl&Y It ... 12)_ 11. COMMINTI Fro~ the information given co~cluston c a n be offered . a s un i rle,tt i ficrl. Case l i::te SubJect: S 6o Garden st. , 18 April 196o Visual ~ Center 1. After conaultiDa with Mt-. .... "' heads the IC. C. ltbon Watch, I aubiBit the : b. Location: A1r Force l!a.se, Missouri. 20 miles south ot c. Weatber: Fair Temperature d. Slq CoDdition: c e. Sight1D8 with both unaided eye and six inch N with one inch eye piece -48x. f. ObJect sighted initially 1429 GMr north of belt in Orion -30 above horizon--estimated. Moving in arc toward southwest, it passed 1 south of Sirius falling below horizon at 1431.5 GMI'. Color, a reddish glow. ObJect subtended 5 secoDds ot B.rc-est -with undeterDL1ned profile. During sighting period there was no apparent cbMge in either size, color, or magnitude. The ansnJar rate ot change ot the obJect appeared to increase ~om 2 /minute-- est ed--1D Orion to 1/second at last sigbttQg. Field RepreseDta:t:l:ve LDiK, alld I were viewiDS M-42 in Orion when this spectacle occurred. We sensed we vere seeing somethiDs extraordinary. The tirst 30 seconds ve watched and debated the origin of the 1 This was no aircrart. Then we checked the objects track. At first ve t it to be a polar orbit--but on checking it with the celestial axis an orbit near 45 appeared more reasonable. In a desperate ettort I got the object in the field ~ '1113' telescope. Unfortunately I did not get a sood focus. 3. Did we observe a vehicle of the Discoverer class on reentry Just prior to I its bee a tire-ballt Respectf'ull.y s/Jim G. Ford Major, USAF