3. DATETIMI CROUP PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon Torre~ on. S ain o Probably Balloon 4. TYPE OF OISERVATION;.;;;.;:::=. I O Possibly Balloon Local-----------r! Ground-Visual D Ground-Radar g ~:.,!~r;r craft GMT 0514Z D Ai~VIal D Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft D Paobably Astronomicol D Pouibly Astrono.,.lcol . 7. LENGTH 0 .. . OISEitYATION I. NUMIIIt 0,. OBJECTS 0 lnsufflclettt o ... f.r EYoluation D Ur*nowtt 10. BRIE,. SUMMARY o, SICHTING Bright objt sighted to ESE at elevation of 4o-45 in downward trajectory. Speed fast and objt exploded vhen 10-15 above horizon. ATIC FORM 329 (RKV 26 SltP 52) Descending 11. coMMENTSAll cha.ra.cteristics~present even in this limited in.fox1oation ,i FM DIR FCST CEN TORREJON AB SPAIN TO RJEZHQ/HQ USAF ATTN AFCIN 181 RJEDSQ/ATIC ATTN AFCIN 4A WRIGHT PATTERSON AB OHIO RJEZBK/AFCCDD CCSTN HANSCO~l AFB MASS ItJFO RJEDAA/ AWSSS HQ AWS SCOTT AFB ILL TFC 24-B-02 /NOOI~ DUST /FO LLOH I NG I OF OBJECT SIGHTING NEAR r1AD:1ID, SPAIN ON 19 FEB 1961 BY t-1SGT ROBERT CLARK AND SSGT GEORGE I<AJI['IURA OF DET 11 2 1ST WEARON TORREJON AB SPAI N. 1. POSITION OF OBSERVERS -42 DEG 3] r1I N NORTH LAT 03 DEG 45 NIN l:J S T LONG Crii\ Tif1E 05142 PLU~ OR i~INUS 2. OBJECT FIRST SIGHTED AT AN ELEVATION OF 40-45 DEG IN A DIRECTION EAST TO EAST-SOUTli-EAST OF OB~ERVATION Classification Cancelled POSTION "QUOTE: MOVING DOWN VERY FAST. UNQUOTE" PAGE TWO RJFXBN 183 WILL RPT PAGE TWO TT.10 RJFXBN 183 OBJECT HAS EXCEPTIONALLY PRESSION SUGGESTED AN AIRCRAFT>. 3. OBJECT EXPLODED AT AN ELEVATION OF 10-20 DEG ABV EAST~RN HORIZON BRIGHTLY BACK-LIGHTING CLOUD: OVR RIDGZS APRO:{ 15 ~IILED ZAST OF ADRID. ESTIMATZD DI~T AT Tir1E OF E~:PLOSIN 20-32 1'1ILES. 4. ONE OBSERVER NOTED A DISTINCT PARTICLE SEPARATION l~HEN OBJECT E}:PLODED. 5. TOTAL SIGHTING TIME ESTIMATED 2-3 SECONDS. END 24/16592 FEB RJFXB~J