PROJECT 1007J RECORD CARD l. LOCA rJ:JN 0 Ground Vi!:uo1 S. PHOTOS o. :>OUR"cE 0 Ground-R odor 0 A lrlnhrc .,pt Fh dnr 12. CONCLUjiON~ \ /o s 3oll ?on ProLo bl y P.olloon Po,.dlt a ... llocm 0 Wns Ai,~roft 0 Pro bubly A i rcraft 0 Po :s sl hi y Ai rcroh n Wo~ A"tronomit:o l 0 . p,,.btbly Astr.,r'omlcol U Po ul bly A:;tronomh:.,l 1. LE~IGTH OF C:3S! ~V .\TION ! . NUMJrf.il OP OJJeCTS lusuflidtmt 0-t,, for Evoluation U nlcn own 11. CClf..IMf.N TS !~ 'r;r; t o i di:a.tc t: t i! _ ob.~.ct; nttd 2 . 293 DEGREES/25K 3la DEGREES/36K 3 13 DEGREES/83K 3aa DEGREES/J5K r 3 DEGREES/17~K 30~ DEGREES/60K 290 DEGREES/2~K. 2~ MILES PLUS TE:MPERATURE 12 DEl.J?OINT 4 K ~AJ E~WA~D BORRESEN PILOT OF AN OLMSTED AFB AIRCRAFT WAS JUST ~I.ST OF PATTERSON AFB OHIO LOOi<ING EAST W~1EN HE Sl\i4 A ME'rZOR AT OilZ1. HE HAD dO DOUBTS THr\T T!l!: OBJECT HI SAW T.JA5 f\ BELIEF THAT OBJECT FELL BEHIND BUILDING~ AT t1ArtiETrA CJULD BZ EX?LAIN!:D AS AN ILLUSION. I T I~ OUrt OPINION T:i~T THE OBJECT WJ\3 A f1ZTOR. 14/2~2JZ DE: RJEZKQ MEMO ROU'fJ~G SlJP NEVER US FO;t APPRo;: tLS, 0/SA,-.i'iUJV..ILS. CONCUR.~ENCf::S. Oit S/.W/L,tlt A CT!ONS 1 NAME Oil TITLE I~ITIAL c; CtRCt..LUE Major Friend OHGANI:!ATIO~I Al'iO lOC.HIO~ DATE COO~OIN-\fl.)' At t ... c ,~cl lc L te:r from C I' .ffl a l eh, .Jr. is December 21, 1960 Headquarters USAF Washington 25, D. C. D~ar Sirs: C~atain Moore of the USAF New l~vcn Office h a s indicated that the t;~iter should contact you regarding the visual sighting of a possible S-1 tel lite burn-out . The circumstances \Jere a s follo~;.,s: A:. 5 :30 to 5:45 a.~. on Dccembt!r th~ 14th, t h e toJritcr Has proceeding \:~st on tltc Connect!cut Turnpike , b et\Jeen TiridgC'port and Stum[ord, c~:-tneclic.:ut. At t l, .. t time , he noticed a very r apidly movin._, r<d o~ject crossing tl~ s ky d nad nhc~d, in a We~t-North,Jc~L t o tJorthwester- ly direction. Thi-cbject app-.:!ar e d in thP l('fth.:~nd corn~r of th,~ upper part of Lhc -;.,indsltie ld of the car, and procC'eded across the f:..:nt o f the car \vhic h \va~ traveling in an appro>dmate HCStL'rl y di r e c Lion. Initially, the object glot-.rt~d brJ~ht red and 1E>ft a tr:til, the n suddenly at approxirutcly 2 o'clock, a visible intensity cl1~11ge \Jas noted, similar to a fl~sh bulb going off, Lhcn the trail cha nged to t;''!_;_te, concluding above the n crth.:>rn hori~on, .:tt '1pproximatc1y 7:-s oi:J ct appear~d to b e much close r than a Th>rmaJl y vi<.;\.'-.:d met:'(.r u r "~c::..:ling stdr. :' Jn additirn , Lhe intensity \oJns consi.dcrably br.:.;t...~2r than th(' t.Jritcr h.:td ever observcd f or falling s tars, and o .I c. ... ...: r s~ the co I o r prog rl' s s ion f ro11 the r e d to \.'hi t e '..i~1 s a 1 so n o t s i m i l a r to pa .., t o b s c r v .:\ n c c s o f " fa U in g s t a r s . " The utiter t.rould be pl~ascd t o supply any ac.lJiLion.1l i.1 fc,rm., t Lon he mi.hht, should it hC' nva.il~hlc, and bcli.cvL!s he cou"ld nct u,t lly pin- pojnL the Jocation or Lhe auLom0bLle t o Hithi.n on'-' m i I.e if 1\Ct'L!!..::>ary. CZC3Q8873ZCJYD821--- ?? RJED:JQ ~ DE HJEZKQ 6 7B" rr~ 2 e 5.5 AB WG OLr1s TED AFB PA TO RJ~FAL/AuC ENT AFB COLO F.JEZSN/26 AIRDIV Hl\NCOC!~ FLD NY RJED5(l/ATIC ~PAFB OHIO ~J7~{0/COFS U3AF AFCIN ~ASHDC RJE2ii(l/OJAF SAFIS WA3HDC A 1. ROUND 2. SI~E OF ~USH BALL ~. Bl_UE A!J!J RZD AS UITtJES.:iED BY MR L LUE ANi) ~HIT AS UIT~;ESSED BY EPORTED THE OBJEC'r TO LEAVZ A TRAIL AT LEA3T TEN MILES LONG TATED OBJECT DROPPED BACK OF' BUILD! i1G~ AT ~1A~I ETT,!\ AF3 ?A ON CHECl<l ~G HE COULD FIND NOTH I ~1G ~ 1. S ,".,J FLA3H IN THE SKY '"; ::OT KNO~i:J 6 .~ .. 'I v: ro T!:N srcor;os C 1. GROU~.o V I 3 UAL CIV1L1AN G:J~::?D AT r1At?IETT;\ ,~FS PA 2. 293 DEGRE~S/25K 31a DEGRE5/36K 31~ DEGREES/SJK 30a DEGR~E~/)5K JJJ~ DEGREES/17~K 30!J DEGREES/60K 290 DEGRES/2?JK. 4. 2~ MILES PLUS 7. TEMPERATURE DEtJ?OINT 4 K ~AJ E A~D BORRESEN PILOT OF AN OLM3TED AFB AIRCRAFT WAS JUST '..i~"':ST OF PATTER30N AFB OHIO LOOi<ING EA:iT !IJ.lEN HE Stdv A !I!E r.::oR AT 1. HE HAD NO DOUBTS THAT T!iZ OBJECT HE SA\J t,.JA5 A r1ETEOR MR BELIEF TJiAr OaJECT FELL BEiiirJD BUILDINGJ AT t1AHIETTA CJULD BZ EXPLAIN::D AS A~J ILLUSION. IT I~ OUrt O?IN!ON T:L.;T THE OBJECT W \5 i\ i1.::TOR. 14/2~2JZ D~: RJEZKO MEMO ROUTING SLIP NEVER W> f"O:< APPR.O;:fLS. DIS 4?,''iWYriLS. CO.\'CI.lR~ENC/::5, 0(( S/MfL,IR ACr!O.~'S 1 NA~IE Oil TITLE CtRCt.L.HE N'.9.j or Friend ' O iJ!' A~IJ l I ot, rc,,. Headquarters USAF Washington 25, D. C. D.?~r Sirs : Cpatain Moore of the USAF New lbvc n OffLce ltas indicnt e d th,t the ~;~iter shot1Jd contact y o u regarding the visual s ighting of a possible s atellite burn-ou t . Tht circumc;tances Here as folln\-IS: A: 5: 30 to .J: 45 a . . . on Dccem r the llt-th, the ' "r i t(r H:ts plocC'cd ing ':~st on tltc Connect:cut Turnpike', bct\oll'en Bri<..l~wport ancl St:wt[ord, C :-tnccLic uL. At t L .. t time , he n oLj ct!rl a very r.:.lpidly movi.n .. ; r<!d c...""~ject crossing tl e :>ky df.lad nhe1.d, in a \lC':,t-North\JC~)t to Nort:hlJe.:;;tcr- ly direction. This ~bject app~ared in the> lPILtwncl corn(!r of the u~per part of Lht! :.,itdshield of t h e car, ancl proc0edcd across t h e f:-nt of the car which WdS traveling in an a Jlplnximdtc west~rly direction. Initially, Lhe obj~cl g l o\v\.\d bright red and lPfL a trrlil, then SL~ccenly at approxirutcly 2 o'clock, a visjblc intensity ch,ngc uas noted . similar tL) a fl~1sh hulb going off, then the Lra i 1 changed t o '(..,":~..:.te, conclud ing .1bovc the: n c r t h .. rn horizon, ~lt approximately T":-:= ob~::ct appe-ure d t o b e much closer than a n or.rnnJly vi<.:\.r'-d n~o;.!t~or 1...r ":::ling st Lr. : r I n a dcli ti<"'n , lhl.:! intensity wns con~ i.dcrahly b!.-:;'-~c-r than Lhc \vrilcr h..td eve r observcd f o r falling s t ars, and o1 c. .. ...:rsf the color pro6r~..~ssioo fro;";'l the n~d to uhitc Hrl!:> also nPt simi l a r to pat'lt ob.:;crv.1nces of "fall in~ star~;." ThC' Hri ter \t/Oulcl be pleased l o suppl y any adui tiona L i n r l ' l'm'l t i.nn 11C mi~,ht, should jt h 0 av<-1il1hle, and bcli.CVI..!~ he coul d nclu .. tlly pin- point th~ location of l hL' aulomobilc t o \vithin on~ mi.l.~.; i lll'l'l!!,.:>nry. PROJECT 1007J RECORD CARD 2. LOCA fiON 12. CONCLUSION~ \/as Ooll?on ProLobly Balloon Po~.dAy a,lloon OATETIMC: C~OI.JOt 0 Ground Vi ~uol -a. ~OURCE 0 Alrlnhre-,pt Fhdnr Wn-s Ai IC:roft Pfobubl y Ai r croft Po :s sl hi y Ai rcroh Wos A~tronomi rol Prnb rtbl y A~tr,nomlcol P u ui bl y A:;tronomJ e .,J 9. ~UMJcll CJP OJJECTS lusuffi cl ent O.:t., for Ev luation 1. LE~I~TH OF C3S!.JV,\TION 1\l. flRIFr su~o;I.A.\RY .:;e ~ICHTING ll. CChlMF.N rs o1~j?~t l~ft a tr~il a~ CZC3QB873ZCJYD821--- PP P..iED3Q - DE RJEZ KQ 6 78 ,. FM 2255 AB ~G 0Lr1STED AFB PA TO RJ~YALIA~C ENT AFB COLO F.J73~1/26 AIRDIV HANCOC!~ FLD NY RJEDSQ;ATIC ~PAFB OHIO RJE7HQ/COf5 U3AF APCIN ~A5HDC RJEZiiO/O~AF SAFIS WA3HDC A 1. ROUND 2. SI~E OF MUSH BALL .3.. BLUE AiJ!) R:t:D AS t:TITtJES.5ED BY f'IR WHITE AS UIT~:ESSED BY EPORTED THE OBJECT TO LE:AVZ A TRAIL Af LEA~T TEN MILES LONG TATEO Oi3JECT DROPPED BAC:{ OF BUILDT iJG:J AT ~1A~IETTA AF3 ?A ON CHECKI~G HE COULD FIN:J NOTHI~JG 5. ~Atz: 0UT IN THE EAST 6 ~ .fi v: ro TEN :>reo nos C 1. GPOU.;D VI:>UAL C I VI L I f\ ~ G ~J ~ R D AT r-1 At~ I E T T f' ,\ F S ? A