29 32n123w Pacific — September 1960

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Keywords: rjwzsba, reappeared, rcwnc, brilliant, degrees, rjwzsb, rbwppg, ethan, magnitude, rjezhq, message, rjwfalb, calif, magnetic, travelii, brahtyes, rigbtne, fettf, hqb67, 9zcqja7, ccmwestseafron, rfemub, conairdef, 5200a, approximatley
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD CONCLUSIONS 0 Wo~ Balloon 1 w (Pacific) 0 Probably Balloon 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon 3. DATETIME CROUP 0 Ground-Vi suo I 0 GroundRodor X1K Wos Aircr oft 0 P ro b o b I y Ai rcroh Xl!l Ai,. Vi suol 0 Alrlntercept Rodor 0 Possibly Ai rcrolt 6 . SOURCE Wos Astronomi col Probobly Astronomical M111.:tax:y: 0 Po sst bly Astronomical 7. LENCTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBE R O F OBJECTS 9 . COURSE 0 0 Insufficient Dolo lor Evaluation 2 - 3 minutes 10. BAlE!' SUMMARY Of" SICHTIHC 11. COMMENTS Fast moving brilliant object believed believed obj t o be a/c at 11,000 ft beading 090 dgr Light phenomena observed fm a/c headin~ 090 dgr. Obj Case evaluated a/c. Possibly moved f m 090 dgr to 02 dgr magnetic. Obsrvrs a/c speed 215 kts. Obj travelii g landing light S to N descending fm initial obsvation create effect at 40 d f r to disappearance at 20 dgr. ria~na brAhtyes~ of Ech3 ~ As ob~ ada it su en y ~ncrease rigbtne s to ten times original magnitude. Retail e d brightness for 10 seconds. Shut off & the n reappeared retained brilliance until disap~earanc~ over horizon. Total sighting 2-mins. DEPARTMENT OF !!-!~ AIR Fettf STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION ( UNClASSifiED MESSAGI! HQB67 9ZCQJA7 47 DE RJWZSBA 10 FM 552ND AEW C WG MCCLELLAN AFB CALIF TO RJWZSB/28TH NORAD REGION HAMILTON AFB CALIF INFO RJWFALB/CINCNORAD ENT AFB COLO RBWPPG/CCMWESTSEAFRON TREASURE I SLAND CALIF RJEZHQ/COFS USAF WASH DC RFEMUB/CONAIRDEF ST HUBERT MONT CANADA RCWNC/CONFLAGPAC ESQUIMALT CANADA /UNCLAS/5200A- 0 1575. CIRVIS LANDING REPORT. CORRECTED COPY. 1. AIRCRAFT IDENTIFICATION: ETHAN 30. 2o DESCRIPTION: FAST MOVING BRILLIANT OBJECT. 3o AIRCRAFT: Ao POSITION: 39 DEGREES 42 MINUTES NORTH, 125 DEGREES WEST. 1 ALTITUDE: 11 , 000 Do HEADI~G: 090 DEGREES MAGNETI C. SPEED: 215 KNOTS GROUND SPEED. 4~ METHOD: OBSERVED BY FOUR COMPETENT CREW MEMBERS~ PAGE TWO RJWZSBA 10 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION ( UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE Ao OBSERVED FROM APPROXIMATELY 090 DEGREES TO 020 DEGREES MAGNETIC, TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORION. Bo DIRECTION: OBJECT TRAVELING SOUTH TO NORTH. SPEED: AS FAST OR FASTER THAN A F-104. D. ADDITIONAL DATA: WEATHER CLEAR, MOON NOT IN AREA VIEWED. COLOR -BRILLIANT WHITE STEADY LIGHT. WHEN OBSERVED FIRST TIME IT WAS APPROXIMATLEY MAGNITUDE OF ECHO ONE AND AS IT DADED OUT IT SEEMED TO APPROACH WITHIN 20 DEGREES OF THE HORIZON. IT THEN REAPPEARED APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS LATER WITH A VERY BRILLIANT LIGHT APPROX- IMATELY TEN TIMES THE MAGNITUDE OF ECHO ONE, THEN SHUT OFF ABRUPTLY AFGER APPROXIMATELY 20 SECONDS. AGAIN IT REAPPEARED AS BRIGHT AS IT WAS THE SECOND TIME REMAINING ON UNTIL IT DISAPPEARED IN THE NORTH. THE TOTAL TIME OBSERVED WAS FROM 2 TO 3 MINUTESG 2 9/2025Z SEP RJWZSBA ADVANCE COPY DELIVERED TO CIN AND OOP- CP ORIGINAL MESSAGE NOT IDENTIFIED IN SMD. PAGE 2 OF 2 ACTION: CIN-14 ~.fl' Of M AfR JI01tC! STAJIF tt\ESSAGi .llfVIStO~ ( lJHCU$51t'leD Me!SAG! INFO : ~ SAF -OOP-3, ARMY-30, NAVY-50, CMC-6, JCS-28, OSD-15, HSMD A 074 ' ZCZCHQB528ZCQJC399 '''' YY RJEZHQ DE ROWZAW 27 FM ETHAN 30/ Afl2 TO RFEMV9/CANAIRDEF RCWNC/CANFLAGPAC RBWPPG/COMt~ESTSEAFRON RJWFALB/C!NCNORAD RJWZSB/COMDR 28TH ADIV RJEZHQ/ COFS USAF' C I R V I S R E P 0 R T SIGHTED UFO MY PSN WAS 2932N 125~ 055?Z OBJECT TRAVWLI~IG ON A N~RTHERLY COURSE IT I~AS BRIGHT THEN IT TURNED DIM A~'O THEf\1 WENT OFF ~LL OF' A SUDOE~l IT PLASHED EXTREMELY BRIGHT THE OBJECT TRAVELING AT TERRIFIC RATE OF SPEED X OBJECT DISAPERED IN THE NORTHERLY COLIRSE SHORTLY AFTER THE 29/0610Z S2P ROWZ Advance copies delivered t o CIN & OOP-r.P