Lakenheath England — March 1961

Category: 1961  |  Format: PDF  |  File: 1961-03-8641918-Lakenheath-England.pdf
Keywords: afccd, lakenheath, sparks, burning, grouruiradar, vlaucrl, meteoroligal, 061015z, ccstnj, atvsss, alrcrcrft, ltaltl, proltabl, falling, tovard, llllfl, grouit, afcin, hqusaf, earth, iiohtimo, conform, hanscom, elevati, porii
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD I. DATI 2. .LOCATION CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon D Probabl, Balloon Po sal w, Bolloon Lakenheath, 3. DATITIMI GROUit D Wos Aircroft D Pro ltaltl' Aircraft Po sal W' Alrcrcrft D GrouruiRadar a Was Aatronoml col ~1"t 0 fL. ~ O..urul Vlaucrl D Yea D Proltabl, Astronomical 7. LINOTH Ofi.OIIIIVATION L NUMIII Ofl OIJICTS 9. COURS! D Othor--------- llllfl SUMMARY OP IIOHTIMO Objt falling tovard. earth burning bright blue and giving off sparks, of red color. Sighted at 6o elevati AftC PORII J21 (JIY 2a ... 12) 0 Insufficient o .. o t.r Evaluation 0 Unlcnown 11. COMMENTS No reentry this date. Color Q.U.~,~. general description conform to 270 meteoroligal sighting. PRIORITY/ROUTINE FM DET 3, 28 WEA SQ AAF LAKENHEATH ENG 061015Z TO COFS HQUSAF WASHDC COMDR ATIC WPAFB AFCCD L G HANSCOM FLD MASS INFO AWS SCOTT AFB ILL DET 3, 28 v1S 6-C-2 f~100N DUST) ACTION: USAf ATTN: AFCIN-181; ATIC ATTN: AFCIN-4A; AFCCD ATTN: CCSTNJ INFO: AWS ATTN: AtvSSS. A. OBJECT OBSERVED BY AWS OBSERVER. ELEVATION: 60 DEGREES, AZIMUTH 270. D DESCRIPTION: OBJECT FALLING TOWARD EARTH FROM WEST TO EAST APPROXIMATELY 2~-2' MILES AWAY BURNING BRIGHT BLUE AND WHITE AND GIVING OFF RED SPARKS