Vandenbergafb California — February 1961

Category: 1961  |  Format: PDF  |  File: 1961-02-8638173-VandenbergAFB-California.pdf
Keywords: vandenberg, forecaster, claifornia, s01jjce, 1dtermittant, mijlile, luwbiksl, weawg, vamdenberg, rjed5q, burining, flatu, integmi, emtly, oloozulu, youthgn, rjwbfk, greanish, afccdd, cawsss, flasing, frqt1, travei, 1820z, aatronotnlcal
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12. CONCLUSIONS 1. DATE 2. LOCATION D Was Balloon 0 Probably Balloon 0 Possl bly Ballo.on Vandenberg AFB, Claifornia 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 3. DATETIME CROUP D Was Aircraft D Probably Aircraft Local--1700 PST Q GrouncJ. Vi aual 0 Ground Radar D Po sal bl y AI rcroft 5. ' PHOTOS 6. S01JJCE 0 Woe Astronomical 0 Yea D Probably Aatronotnlcal 7. LENGTH Ofi.OBSERYATION I. NUMBER Ofl OBJECTS 9. COURS! D Other, _ 10. IRIIfl SUMMARY Ofl SIGHTING Bright burn!ns obJt w/greanish yellow f flashing 1Dtermittant~ appeared 15-20 deg above horizon travelins E to w. Observed by Mijlile Officer and Weather Forecaster. Daylight obersvation. ATIC PORif 329 (RBV 26 SKP 52) r:JC Insufficient D.ta t.r Evaluation D Unlcnown 11. COMMENTS Observers should be familiar w/most possible objts, however, duration of sighting and flight characteristics including speed omitted fm report. Insufficient Data category I pp RJE:DSCl DE lUWBiKSl FM'.DtT JJ WEAWG VAMDENBERG AlB TO RJEZH~/HQ USAF WASH DC RJED5q /ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO INFO RJEDAA/HQ AWS SCOTT ArB . DET 33 tJEA~vG C-61-54 ACTION H Q USA; ( AFCIN-lBl) J ATIC ( AFCIN~A) J AFCCDD C CCSTN> J INFO HQ AWS CAWSSS) MOON DUST. BRIGHTLY BURINING OBJECT WITH GREENISH- YET.ItOW FLAtU: FLASING INTEGMI'l I'EMTLY SIGHTED FRQt1 VANDENBERG ArB APPROXIMATELY 23 iEB OlOOZULU. OBJECT WAS 1' TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE ~ YOUTHGN HORIZON TRAVEI.I,ING. WEST TO EAST. SINCE: SIGHTING WAS AT 1700 PST AND SUN WAS WELL ABOVE HORIZON, PHENOMENON NOT SEEN BY TWO INDEP~NDENT OBSERVERS J ONE A WEATiiER FORECASTER ON BREAK~ THE OTHER Pu\J OFFICER FROM 1ST t1ISSILE DIVISION. 2J/1820Z FEB RJWBFK