3. DATITIM! GROUP .Local-1920 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon 0 Proltaltlr Balloon 0 Poaei Wr Balloon San Angelo, Texas ._ TYPE OP OIS!RVATION Woe Aircraft a Prolta .. lr Alrcr.,t lH'O..untl-Vi suol D GrountiRoclor D Po sei W r Aircraft 15. D Was Aettonotnicol 0 PraltoWr AstrenoMic.t 0 Pa111Wr AatNftoMic.a 7. LINGTH OII.OBIIIYATION L NUMI!R 011 OBJECTS 9. COURS! lneufflciettt o ... t.r Evolvotion 0 UnlllnoWft min. 1 S-N IRIIP SUMMARY OP SIGHTING 1 Ve 1ra"""" s1mj lar to Echo I in appearance. ObJect n+iced at a position dues. Azimuth 70-75. ject was oved on a heading aprox 36o isappeared 45 above horizon. No maneuvers. ATIC PORM 329 (R&V 21 SaP 52) 1. COMMENTSAll satellites in a N and S orbit are too small to be seen with eye, and light conditions prevalent at time of sighting would prevent a small satellite fm being seen. Balloon poss- ibly launched tm. a position s of obsta.,.,:rFII'7-' s location unknown to reporting officer. Balloon was possibly reflecting ~s of sun which had already set. Hovever to lack of corroborating witnesses report is evaluated as Insufficient Da PP RJEDSQ I ' .. DE RJWFGF 6 ZUI .SSN 318 ZDK GFA6~6 DE RJlJ FG F 4 . . ZU I ~SSN 64S ZDK GF A592 PP R~FAL RJWFKF RJEDSQ RJEZHQ DE RJWFGF 1 . F~1 694~ TSCTNGUJG GOODFELLOW AF9 TEX . TOR~aJFALIADC ENI AFB COLO ~Ji~F1<F/33AIE DIV RICHARDS GEB UR AFB :10 F.Jt:DSQ/ AT I C \.~ PAF9 0 HIO .FJEZHQ/S:::C OF AIR FORCE WASH 25 D C IJNCLAS 2FTO I-17-2-675 FOR AFCIN , FOR SAFOI, UFO. FOLLOWINV RE:FERENC2 PARA 15 A l;SHAPE OF 09JECT, VEP.Y SI~tiLAR TO THAT OF i:CHO t. 15 A~ :SIZE ABOUT THE: SAME AS ECJiO 1. BRILl.IAr;cc: O~lE Al30UT QUAL TO THAT OF NORTH STAR OR ARCTURUS. t5A3: COLOR. NOtJE, REFLECTIVE LIGHT ONLY. 15A4: NUM9ER: ONE. 15A S:N/A 15A6: Rf:FLECTIV SHI~1MERING LIGHT SIMILAR TO THAT SEEN I N OBSERVATION 3Y SA~1E INDIVIDUAL OF ECHO 1. WHEN IT PASSED OVZR SAN ANG2LO. 15A7: NONS. 15 AB:NONE. 15A Sll NONE. ts B DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT: REFERENCE 158 .1 oBSERVER W~AS FACING DUE WEST. JET AIRCRAFT PASSED PAGE TWO RJWFGF 1 OVERHEAD CAUSING HIM TO DIRECT HIS ATTENTION S!(Y~ .~RD. AFTE:R JET HAD PASSED FROM SIGHT OBSZRVZR NOTICED OBJECT AT A POSITION OF DUE SOUTH, AZIMUTH 70-75 DEGREES. OBJ~CT WAS MOVING TO THE NORTH ON A HEADING APPROXIMATELY 36a DEGREES. REFERENCE 15 8 1&2: 0 9SERVER IS POSITIVE THAI OBJECT WAS NOT ONE THE IDENTIFICATION LIGHTS CARRIED ON AIRCRAFT BECAUSE AIRCRAFT REFERRED TO WAS WELL OUT OF SIGHT AND HEARING AS HE CONTINUED TO OBSERVE OBJECT. 158 3: OBJECT WAS l A90UT l.5 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON UPON t ISAPPEARANCE. 15 3 4: 03JZCT ~.P?~.~R.!:D TO FOLLO\w A STRAIGHT ?P.T:i P.S iliOUl.I: A S A.TZLLIT::. >l() ~ArJ~UVERS ACCOMPLISHED. OBSERVER'S CO ENTS AGAIK LIV2NED ITS A?PEARA!~C TO E CHO t. 15 B '-r: OJJZCT APPSAREt TO FOL.l.O'~ A STR IGHT PATH AS ;l]QULD A SATZLLITE. NO ~1ANEIJVERS ACCOMPLISH2D. B5: OBSERVER STATED THAT HE CAN t\OT GIVE Cl.E:AR DESCRIPTION OF DISAPPEARANCE SINCE OBJCT SEE~1ED TO INTERMITTENTLY , FLICKER BRIEFLY AND.DISA~PEAR FROM SIGHT. o ss~RVER co ENTS n~ HIS P~RS00l.~L OPINION -\~AS THAI t1ANNR OF DISAPP:!:ARANCE ATT PI BUTASLE TO REFLECT IVS ZFFECT OF AT~10SPHRE LOWER ON HORIZON. 1 5 C t < ~tANN2R 0 F 0 9S RV AT I 0 N l~ AS G R 0 UN D VIS U A L 15 C 2 : B I NO CU l. A R S WERE USED AS A I D PAGE THRE RJWFGF t-s 7 X 35 PO{wER i FIELD OF VISION OF BI~;OCULARS 6.5 tC:GRS:ES. 5 15 C .3 N/ A. 15 D: T I MZ DATE OF SIGHTING 16 FEBRUARY 196\ LOCAL TIME 1920 THRU 1935 ZULU TIME 0 1'-ez THRU 0 135Z. 15 r:.? LIGHT CONDITIONS l.AST PART OF DUS K AND IN E ARLY NIGHT. 15 E LOCATION OF - 0 3 SERVER: SAN ANGEL0 TEXAS, RESIDENTIAL AREA I N SOUTW~EST S ECTION OF CITY EXACT COORDINATES ARE taa DEGREES 2 8 MINUTES ~7 S ECONDS WEST ( ND 31 DEGREES 2 8 MI NUTES 0.3 SECONDS NORT H. REFZRZNC 1 5 F IDENTITY OF OBSERVE~: CIVILIAN, , AGE 35, MAILING ADDRSSS POST OFFICE SAN ~NGEI.O, TEXAS OCCUPATION PETROUUM GEOLOGIST. INDIVIDUAL APPEARS TO BE VERY RELIABLE AND LEV~L HEADED. OCCUPATION INCREASEDS THE PRESUMPTION OF RELIABILITY. INDIVIDUAL GAV A VERY .ACCURATE INFORMATION ON THE APPEAP.ANC2 OF ECHO t WHICH W l,lS OBS ERVED BY. THIS I~WZSTIGATOR. 15 Gl 0 BSRVZR STATD H NOTICD SOME HIGH T HI N CLOUtS PR0 3 LEY .4LTO -CU. VISI BILITY !'lE~R TH:!: ;{ORI ZON ;~AS SO:--!Ei~HAT IRREGULAR '3UT CLEAR I N HIGHER AZIMUT HS. THAT OV2RH~AD S;-.:Y WAS CLZAR AND VISI9ILITY E:XC:!:LL~NT. P.EFERZI\Ct: t5G ~ : 17 3 S iJIND SO'JTH 1 6 AT 1 6 ~<~OTS SURFACE. 15 G 'J S CATTERED CLOUDS 54 OTHER METRO NOT AVAILABLE. 15H:;o UNUSUAL ACTIVITIES OP CONDITIONS I: NO I NTERCEPTION OR INDE:NTIFICATION ACTION TAKEN I N SO FAR PAGE FOUR RJWFGF 1 AS IS KNOWN AT -THIS BASE. 15 Jl NO AIR TRAFFIC OR 8ALI.OON RELEAS2S IN THIS AREA. THIS INCLUDES A CHECK WITH THE .1112TH BALLOON ACT IV ITES SQUADRON ASSIGNED THIS BASE. NO BALLOONS WERE LAUNCHED BY THAT ACTIVITY DURING THIS PERIOD. 15 K POSITION, TITLE OF PREPARING OFFICER, NFOR~ATION OFFICER, 69~2TH TECHNICAL TRAINING WING ANI: UFO OFFICER, MAJOR MART G SMITH, JR., USAF, t7976A. PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF POSSIBLE CAUSE: NO OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO SIGHTEt THE OBJECT HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED THUS FAR.FEEL THE STRONGEST POSSIBILITY IS THAT PHE~OMENON t1AY BE ATTRIBUTED TO POSSI3L EX1ST2f\JCE OF AN UNANNOUNCED SMALL SATELLITE Sir1~IL.~R TO ECHO 1. 15 L NO HYSCIAL 1 g/zjj2 32 FEB RJWFGF