Webbafb Texas — August 1961

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Keywords: rjwfds, appro, greenish, level, aalleen, greun4ro4er, promitlr, aatranleol, tcetc, prltwr, aattomieel, llotttimoel, evluctlon, nnnnzcz, rjwfht, ubilitted, greyi, ietallic, ei1anate, iliately, d0uarters, ir1ating, thaveling, hundtied, yard2
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. COMCLUIIONI u "" AFB T a Waa aalleen l Aug 1 .n.eu"' I exas D Proltaltlr a ....... Lanl 0340 a Greun4Ro4er D Woa Alreraft D ProMitlr Alrer_,t D PaaaiWr Alrcreft IIX Wa Aatranleol U~TcetC. D PrltWr AattOMIeel Military D PoaaiWr Aata .. lel 7. LINOTM OP OIIIIYATIOM . I. NUMIIR OP OaJICTI t. COURSI D Other-------- 10. aRIIP OP llottTIMOEl . 1 grey metallic color w/blast of greenish white exhaust 1/2 size of obJt. In level flight fm E to SW. No sound. D lnaufflclent Data fer Evluctlon 11. COMMINTS ca p 0 ser- vation of meteor. Color greenish white, duration of sighting less than 1 min, level flight, no sound, small size, etc. NNNNZCZ C.: QP -.. .:; CZC sc;F 3S 4ZCT.oJ'YD ~l.Z PP RJED~C. DE RJ~JF DS 2 7 FM WEBB AFB TEX TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO RJWFHt~/32 AD Tit~KER AFB Ol<LA RJEDSQ/ATIC ~JPAFB OHIO RJEZHQ/HQ USAF WAS 25 DC RJEZHQ/SAFIS WASH 25 DC UNGLAS OP 105H UFO. FOR HQ UJAF <AFCIN >. REPORT :UBiliTTED IN A.CCORDANCE REGULAT IO!J. 1. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT. A. ELLIPTICAL SiiAPE B. BASE3ALL SIZE C. DULL GREYI SH ~IETALLIC COLOR ?AG~ Tr.,O RJ\!FDS 27 G. A ELAST OF GREENI~H-HHITE E XHAUST SEEI1ED TO EI1ANATE FROt'l THE REAR OF THE OBJECT. APPRO:~ILIATELY HALF THE ~I ZE OF -THE OBJECT. H. NO SOUND t~HATSOEVER. 2. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE. A. HA:" ON DUTY IN BUILDING NBR 302 CHING HEt\D0UARTERS ) A~ STAFF DUTY NCO. WALKED OUT FRONT DOOR OF BUILDING. B. CO~liNG FROM EAST APPRO)~IMATELY 2~2 YARD~ HIGH AT A DI STANCE OF TWO (2) tliLES. C. DISAPPEARED AT A DISTANCE APPRO::Ir1ATING T~:!O Al,JD ONE HALF ::IL~: FR0f1 POINT OF SIGHTING THAVELING IiJ A SOUT!--H:E.C"TnLY DIRECTION AT THE .HEIGHT OF TWO HUNDTIED C220> YARD2. D. CAi'i!:: FRON EASTERLY CIRECTION TRAVELif~G TO ;.:'OUTH\!EST MAINTAINING LEVEL FLIGHT. E. OBSERVER,S VIEv! l;!AS OBSTRUCTED BY ANOTHER BUILDitJC. HZ RAN TO END OF BUILDING NBR 320 TO FURTHER OB~ERVE THE OBJECT BUT NO SIGHTitJG lAS HADE. F. OtJE (1) MINUTE PAGE THREE nJ~FDS 27 A. GROUND-VISUAL. B. NO OPTICAL AIDS. 4. TIME AI~D DATE OF SIGHTING. 5. LOCATION OF OBSERVER: 32 DEG 15 t1IN NORTH, 1~1DEG 30 t1IN :~JEST, HEBB AFD, 2 NILES t~JEST OF BIG ~'?TIING, TE:rAS. 6. IDENTIFYI[~G INFORr'lATION OF OBSERVER. B. USAF, RICHARD T. DAHLEM, SSGT, 3560TH CIVIL ENGINERRING GROl!~.' GOOD. 7. WEATHER AND ~INDS. A. EXCE:LLE T, CLEAR, NO ~iOOH, NANY STARS VI~IBLE. B. 0255C, CLEAR, 15 PLUS 69/57 WIND 140 DEG AT 5 KNOTS , PAGE FOUR RJWFDS 27 G. NO MARKED TEMPERATURE GRADIE~T. 1/J. UNKNO~JN 11. PREPARING OFFICER, A~SITANT ~JING OPERATION3 OFFICER. THE . OBSERVER D1D [.lOT REPORT THE S IGHTI~JG UlJTIL 2 ~ 0~2, 14 AUG 61, AND \JAS TOO LATE TO OBTAin CLUE.-: OR TO ~URVEY THE PO::SIBLE COURSE OR IDENTITY OF THE OBJECT. 15/16562 AUG RJWFDS