Washington D C — September 1961

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 1;L CONCLUSIONS W h gt D C 0 Wos Balloon a s 1n on, o Pro'-a'-ly Balloon Cl Ground-Vi aual 0 Gr.undRod'"' 0 Was Ah croft 0 ProH'-Iy Aircrcrft 0 Poui Wy Aircraft Wos Astrono,.lcol 0 ProltaWy Astronomical Civi~i~"l 0 Poul'-ly Astronomlcof L NUMBER 0, OBJECTS t . COURSI! 0 , Other BAll!, SUMMARY 0, SICNTIHO 1 1. COMMENTS b. lnsufflcleftt Ocrto fer Evaluation a t:rJ:1:J::l..:.-::a .. bo.iy. :...oca~ion ana r.J.'l.!--: t o ob:ain thi: inf'c .lu0 :. o d e - lay in n ?..;eipt 01~ tne ini~ia_ r e p ort . Rf'PI Y TO AFIS I-6i) DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITEO STATES A I R FORCE WASHINGTON .:5 0 C SUlJCCr TRANSMITI'AL OF INFORMATION TO AFCTI!-4 1. Transmitted is information considered of interest to your office. 2. Remarks: The files of this Directorate contain no additional infor- mation ?ertaining to CATEFS or this sighting. FSI ltr, Wash., D. C. re -U?OS21 D/0'.-IDC dtd Z7 Seo 61 ORJN WITHDRAWAL OF THE ATI'ACHMENTS THE CLASSIFICATION OF THIS CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE CANCEJJ.EO 22 September, 1961 Hashington, D. C. LOCA T I ~.l DATE TIME GROUP LOCAL ---------------- PHOTO YES NO XX PHYSICAL SPEC! 11cN '( E5 t-10 SOURCE MILITARY CIVILIAN XX TYPE OF 085ERv ATICN Ground Visual NUMBER OF OBJECTS _On=.e_ COURSE East METEOR _N:.:. II'ISUFFICIENT DATA Yes. ";~Ia e1 evation INVERSION PRESENT ----PHOTO ANAL\' SIS------------- LENTICULAR CLOUD-----PHYSICAL SPECIMEN ANALYSIS------ BRIEF SUMMARY o:= SIC:r(;-,:-~G: Observation of a li~t in th East observed for 25 minutes. Light appeared to ascend a'1d descend. \fitness dic ounted t he possibility of a falling star or flar e from an EVALUATION: CASECATEGORY: I~n~snuuf~f~i~c~ie~n .. JD~a~t~a----------------------- CONCLUSION: Duration of the sighting and the location in one direction tends to indicate the observation of an astronomical body. Location and manner of disappearance not included in the letter. No follow up attempt made to obtain this information due to delay in receipt of the initial report. Case lis~ed as insufficient Data.