PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 2 . LOCATION " CONCLUSIONS ' 0 \Yo~ 0':llloon 14 Ma.r 61 3853N 7951W 1:/.J<tAJS.j iJI .. '{~ 0 Probobly Balloon .local-0250 . 0 Ground-Visual 0 GroundRodar Wa s Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft GMT 140750Z i Ai.-Vl.,of C Airfntere~tpt Radar Po .nlbly Aircraft 7. LENGTH Ofl .OISEIVATION I. NUMBER Ofl OBJECTS 9. COURSE 5 mi.n 1 ~rn -NE lO Probably Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomical 0 Insufficient Ocrta for Evaluation 10. BRI!II SUMMARY 011 SICHTINGDark objt with orange 11. COMMENTSQbjt of this ~ighting has all tail size of F-86 or F-94 and about 15' in characteristics or a meteor. There.is nc length. Observer in a/c heading 268. Objt evidence which would indicate that this 45 fwd of right wing when sighted. Disappear d objt was not a meteor. Was probably a 45 rear of right wing. ObJt's altitude apros meteor of "fireball" class and initial 6o,ooo. Speed extimate 5000 mph. experience of observer with type; there- fore resulting in misidentirication. It is concluded that objt of sighting was probably a metero. A'tiC PORM 329 (REV 26 BltP 52) AWTM!Nf 01 M AM 7=0Rci. .. STAFf o.IVJSJo~ INCQM;Nt;' INFO :SMD0 4Y OOP-CP-1 DE RJESKB 52 .._. FM 32AIRDIV DOBBINS AFB GA TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO RJEDSQ/ATIC WPAFB OHIO RJEZHQ/HQ USAF WASH DC RJEZHQ/OSAF WASH DC RJEDSQ/COSMATIC WPAFB OHIO . RJEZDK/PROJECT SPACE TRACK LG HANSCOM FLD BEDFORD MASS UNCLAS 320IN 2791. HQ USAF FOR AFCIN AND AFCIN-181; OSAF FOR SAFIS, COS'tlATIC FOR AFC IN-4A. SUBJ C U> MOON DUST. PAR 15, AFR 200-2: A, .(1) DARK OBJECT; (2) NO ESTIMATE; (3) NONE; (4) ONE; (5) N/A: (6) NONE; (7) ORANGE TAIL, SIZE AND SHAPE OF F-86 OR F-94 AND ABOUT 15 FEET IN LENGTH; (8) NONE; '(9) NONE; B. C 1 > JUST HAPPENED TO BE LOOKING WHERE IT WAS SEEN; C2> OBSERVER IN ACFT HOG two SIX EIGHT DEG. OBJECT WAS FO R FIVE DEG FWD OF RIGHT WING; (3). FO R FIVE DEG REAR OF RIGHT WING. ALTITUDE OF OBJECT APPROX 60,000 FT; (4) STRAIGHT NORTH WEST TO NORTH EAST; (5) JUST FADED AWAY. SPEED ESTIMATE 5000 MPH; (6) FIVE MIN. C,Cl) AIR VISUAL; C2> NONE; PAGE TWO RJESKB 52 (3) DC7-B; EASTER NR449, 18,00~ FT, HOG 268 DEG~ TAS 27~KT, GNDSPD 230KT, IDEWILD AIRPORT. D,Cl) 14,0750Z; C2) NIGHT, DARK SKY, NO MOON, STAR BACKGROUND, CLEAR ABOVE ACFT. E,Cl) ACFT OVER ELKINS VOR C38-53N 79-5 lW> OBJECT 25 TO 50 NM NORTH OF VOR. F, C 1) AGE 38, COPILOT EASTERN AIRLINES, C/0 LA GUARDIA N.T., A-t. G,Cl) SCATTERED TO BROKEN BELOW ACFT, CLEAR ABOVE ACFT. SYNOPTIC SITUATION FOR 14 MARCH 1961. AT 0800Z LOW PRESSURE WAS LOCATED IN SOUTHERN MICH., MOVE NORTK-NORTHEAST AT 15 KNOTS. AN oc:;~ vJ eJ .~ 9::)7$3D FRONT EXTENDED FROM LOW SOUTH [ASTWARD TO NORTHWESTERN WEST VA, THEN SOUTHWARD AS A COLD FRONT OVER CENTRAL WEST VA, EXTREME WESTERN VA, AND EASTERN TENN. FRONT WAS MOVING EAST\~ARD AT 18 KNOTS. A WARM FRONT EXTENDED EASTWARD FROM NORTH~JESTERN t~ST VA, PASSING NORTH OF ELKINS, THEN SOUTHWARD OVER WESTERN VA TO N.C.-VA BORDER, THEN EAStWARD. THE WARM FRONT WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 KNOTS. CONDITIONS EAST AND NORTH OF WARM FRONT ~ERE 500 OVERCAST WITH CLOUDS LAYERED TO 15200 AND 2400~ OVERCAST TOPS 35000 ABOVE. VSBYS 1-3 IN LIGHT RAIN AND FOG. CONDITIONS WEST OF WARM FRONT CINCLUDES AREA OF ERN WEST VA-AND ELKINS AREA) WERE .35-70 BROKEN .OVERCAST 'liTH TOPS TO 12000-14000 AND 24000 BROKEN TOPS TO 35000 ABOVE. VSBYS 7 MILES OR BETTER. WINDS ALOFTSt SURFACE 170DEGREES/0B KNOTS,PLUS 9DEGREES {)f'PAWTM!NT OP M AM i'ORC! 46628 (14 Mar 61) STAFf ~a&iGi ~rcii PAGE THREE RJESKB 52 c, 6000 230DEGREES/40 KNOTS PLUS 5DEGREES C, 10000 240DEGREES/60 KNOTS- 2DEGREES C, 16000 240DEGREES/55 KNOTS-15DEGREES C, 20000 240 DEGREES/60 KNOTS-22DEGREES C, 30000 230DEGREES/70 KNOTS-45DEGREES C,50000 250DEGRE . .. ,/55 KNOTS-59DEGREES c, 80000 'NOT AVAILABLE. .'~-ELKINS 0800Z WEAT.HER REPORT. E 70 BROKEN 7, SSE 5~ SOME LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WERE OCCURING IN EXTREME N.ORTHEASTERN. WEST VA LO\iERING CONDITIONS TO 2500 OVERCAST VSBY 500. H THRU J NEGATIVE; CDIRECTOR INTELLIGENCE 32D AIR DIVISION; COMMENTS: NONE; L. NONE>. 14/2138Z MAR RJESKB