3. OATETIME GltOU, LENGTH 0' OISUYATION 10. BRIEfl SUMMARY Ofl liGHTING PROJECT 10073 'RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 4. TYPE Ofl OISERYATION 0 GroYn4tRodor ;::BGroun._ Yis11ol D Ai~Yisuol 0 Alrlntercept Radar I . HUMBER Oft OBJECTS f , COURSE CONCLUSIONS 0 Wos Balloon Probably Balloon 0 Pouibly Balloon 0 Was Aircraft 0 P rababl y Aircraft 0 Pauibly Aircraft Was Astronomical 0 Probably Aatronomlcol 0 Possibly Astronomical 0 Insufficient Oota for Evaluation 11. COMMENTS UNCLASSIFIED NAVAl MESSAGE OI'UY FORM 211~33 IIEY. 1-11 NAYY DEP.ARTloWIIT FM COMNAVMARNAS TO RJWFAR/THIRTEENTH UftDIV INFO 1tBEPW/CNO JtJ HPUM/ PACAF . RB HPB/ CINCPACFLT AP DIST: Oiti-1 . 1 AT 251054Z VERY B~IGHT WHrti OBJEtr SEEN FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS BY MANY OBSERVE~S l~ NORTHI~N SKY ABOUT 20 DEGREES ABOVE .HORIZON COURSE 90 DEGREES . MAY.BE METEOR NIC COGARD Cl'tJS~ lal .. IO) Cli*TIIOL 110. I a flO DTO (CQ'tiO UNCLASSIFIED DEPARlMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MfSSAGc SRANCii ( ACTION: CIN-17 : OOP-2, OOP-CP-1, SAFS-3 ZCZCHQB371ZCQJB950 DE RJMXDA 57 FN 3960CMBTS?TGP ANDERSEN AFB GUAM TO RJWFAL/AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB COLO RJEDSQ/AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CNTR WPAFB OHIO RJEZHQ/USAF WASH D C RJEZHQ/COFS WASH D C UNCLAS BOO 9653. SECTION I OF II. ACTION: ADC, ATIC, HQ USAF FOR AFCIN, SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE FOR SAFIS. UFO. THISMESSAGE IN THREE PARTS. PART. THIS REPORT OF UFO SUBMITTED lAW AFR 200-2, 14 SEP 59. TWO VERIFIED SIGHTINGS INCULDED IN PART II AND PART III. PART II. FIRST SIGHTING. A. DESCRIPTION OF THE <1> A MOVING CYLINDRICAL MASS OF FLAME. <2> SIZE COULD BE COMPARED TO A THREE INCH PENCIL. <3> FLAME COLORED-ORANGE. DEPARl MENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MfSSAGc aRANCn PAGE TWO RJMXDA 57/ U~LASStmo MESSAGE C7> TOTAL SIGHTING COULD BEST BE DESCRIBED BY SAYING IT WAS A TRAIL OF FLAME EMANATING FROM AN OBJECT WHICH WAS NOT VISIBLE. B. DESCRITIPN OF COURSE OF OBJEcT: <1> OBSERVER HAPPED TO LOOK UP AND SAW A RAPIDLY MOVING LIGHT CROSS THE SKY. <2> OBSERVER WAS FACING NORTH-THE OBJECT CROSS FROM EAST TO WEST AT ABOUT 45 DEGREES FROM OBSERVER. <3> SAME AS BC2) A30VE AND THEN DISAPPEARED ABRUPTLY. <4> OBJECT HELD TO A STRAIGHT COURSE-NO MANEUVERS. C5) DISAPPEARED ABRUPTLY-TO THE EAST-APPEARED TO ENTER BEHIND CLOULD FORMATION. C6> APPROXIMATELY FIVE SECONDS. C. MANNER OF OBERVATION: <1> GROUND VISUAL. PAGE THREE RJMXDA 57 : 2> NIGHT. E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER: DEPARTMENT OF THE AlR FORCE STAFF Mf:)SAGE SRANCii ( UNCLA~SifiEO M!SSAGE CAPEHART, APO 334, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA-ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, GUAM. 1445N 14455E. IDENTIFZING I NFORMATION ON OBSERVER: SMSGT, 3960 HQ SQ, AIR OPERATIONS SUPT REALIABILITY EXCELLENT. G. WEATHER AND WINDs : <1> CLEAR WITH CLOUD COVER TO EAST. MOON WAS SHINING. <2> EURFACE, 2; <,95 -5 190 DEGREES; ZM, 6 KNOTS AT 220 DEGREES; 10M, 2 KNOTS AT 270 DEGREES; 16M, 14 KNOTS AT 040 DEGREES; 20M 23 KNOTS AT 040 DEGREEs: 30M, 18 KNOTS AT 030 DEGREES; 50M, 51 KNOTS AT 040 DEGREES; 60M, 13 K <3> NO CELING. OTS AT 080 DEGREES; 80N, NOT <5> SCATTERED, HIGH, THIN CIRRUSCLOUDS AT 2500 AND 9000 FEET DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MFSSAGc oRANCi-i UNCLAS~IflfO, MfSSAGf . PAGE THREE RJMXDA 57 <7> SURFACE TEMPERATURE 78DEGREES FAHRENHEIT K. EDWARD J. PILECKI, CAPTAIN AIR INTEL OFFICER, BDCLALF. OBSERVER WAS ADAMANT IN HIS VIEW THAT THE SIGHTING WAS NOT THAT OF A NATURAL PHENOMENON I.E., FALLING STAR. POSSIBLE RE-ENTRY OF SpACE VEHICLE. PART III. SECOND SIGHTING A. DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT: Cl) CYLINDRICAL MASSOF FLAME, TAPERING SLIGHTLY <2> ABOUT THE SIZE OF A GRAPEFRUIT <3) ORANGE COLORED . < 1 > NO SMOKE-FLAME TRA !LED SLIGHTLY. PAGE FIVE RJMXDA 57 OEPARlMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF Mf~SAGt oRANCii ~CLA:>SIFIED MfSSAGf I N C 0 .M I N G B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJEct: <1> BRIGHT LIGHT ATTRATED ATTENTION AS IT MOVED RAPIDLY ACROSS <2> ABOUT 60 DEGREES TO OBSERVERS RIGHT FLYING DIRECTLY SOUTH FROM A POSITION 25 MILES NORTH OF ANATHAN ISLAND, NORTH OF SAIPAN. <3> OBJECT FLE~ STRAIGHT AND LEVEL TO OBSERVERS FLIGHT PATH THEN FADED OUT-HO~EVER OBSERVER DID NOT BELIEVE THAT THE OBJECT WAS OBSC'lJRED BY CLOUD COVER AS THE SKY WAS CLEAR AND MOON WAS SHINGING. <4> THE OBJECT APPEARED TO MOVE .lN A FLAT TRAJECTORY-NO MANEtNERS. <5> FAED OUT OR BURNED OUT AS IT HEADED INEASTERLY DIRECTON. < 6 > 3-4 SECONDS APPR OX IMATEL Y. C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION: < 1) AIR VISUAL. <3> KC-97; TIER-50; 15,000, 178 DEGREES, 235 KTS, ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE. 27/062SZ SEP RJMXDA NOTE: Section II is AF IN : 10109 (27 Sep 61)