PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATtOH COHCLUSIOH' &UE Vo.ndensea~ 0 Pro .. oWy Bali-n DATe.TIMa GltOUP ... TY'! Ofl oaSI!RVATIOM Poni Wy Bolleon 0 Wo, Alrcroh 0 Ground-Vlvol 0 Grovnci Rodor -0 P ro .. oWy Alr c roft [:){AI,.. Vi wei 0 Alr lntrcept Rodor oniWy Aircroft Wu Atro~o"'lcol ~ET4R.. Pro"-Wy Atrono"'lcol IIili t2.cy Poul l.t y A.trono"'lcol 7. LIMOTH OP' 08111tVATIOt4 MUldER Ofl OBJI!CTS t . COURS! lnvfftcient Oato for E .. luotlon De:>cending 10. IRIIP SUtUURY OP IIGMTtHGl.. Round bluis~ ~.-hite 11. COw.IEMTS racteristics of objt ~i~n trail of flume J t be :.; meteor observation .:ita exception::t.lly length of objt. rved a s bright :ight long tail. no satellit e reentrie:; this break!.:Jg into 4 pieces which faded. 2 . Cirvis d.o.te o.nd objt goir~ ~Tong way for missile of flaming objt observed falling a~ fast Case li~;ted asastro::1o:::lical--neteor. and di~appearing into clouds. ATIC POM )8 (Jtln' H UP 12) DEP,"IRTMENT OF TI J, P r:vfi..Cf. STAFF MESSAGf. c?J.NCH I N' C 0 M I N G ACTION: CIN-17 : SAFS-3, SSA-4, OOP-2, OOP-cP-1 CZCHQE430ZCQJ8933 DE RJWZSBA 3 FM 552 AEW C WG MCCLELLAN AFB CALIF TO RJWFAL/AOC ENT AFB COLO RJWZSB/28TH AD HAMILTON AFB CALIF RJEDSQ/ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO RJEZHQ/COFS WASHINGTON 0 C RJEZHQ/OSAF WASHINGTON 0 C RJEDSQ/COSMATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO RJEZDK/PROJECT SPACETRACK L G HANCOM FLO MASS UNCLAS/520IN 1969 . J~ J J JJ FOR COFS PASS TO AFCIN AND AFCIN-181, FOR OSAF PASS TO SAFIS, FOR COSMATIC PASS TO AFCIN-4A. MOON DUST REPORT. THE FOLLOW- ING REPORT IS SUBMITTED IN AFR 200-2 FORMAT: ALFA: C1) ROUND (2) DIME C3> BLUISH WHITE C4> ONE (5) tJ/A (6) NONE C7> TRAIL OF FLAME AND POSSIBLY SMOKE APPROX TWENTY TIMES LENGTH OF OBJECT (8) NONE ( 9) tJO~JE. BRAVO: C 1) ACTION: CIN-17 INFO : ARMY-2, NAVY-2, C JCS-35{ OSD-15, NSA-7, CIA-11, OOf- 2, OOP-CP-1, DIA-2, CZCHQA085ZCQJA688 DE RJ\~ZJB 3A FM LOS ANGELE~ AIR DEFENCE SE:TOR CALIF TO RJ\~ZSB/28Tll A l R DIV HA~E:.. :-:'l AFS CALIF' RJ\~FALB/CINCNORf\D ENT AF3 co:_: !1PPG/HESTERrl SEA FRO~!!:::-R 5:.: ;-RA' ' C ISCO CAL IF' RJEZHQ/CHI EF' OF STAFF' US~F' "lAS:.: , C RFEMC/RCAF AIP DEFENSE CO A~JJ S ':' H:J3ERT CANADA RC~/NC/CANFLAG?. ; ESQU!~;_r.: EC UNCLAS CITE L0023 1. CIRV!S REPORT. 2o USAF T33 NUMBER 70572 PILOTS ~TCOL GAY~ORD AND CAP To JOHNSON VANDE~J3U~G AFB CALlF' 3 . mll D~NTIF' !ED FAILING f~Ml!NG OB~ECT A. ONE OBJ ECT a. FAILI~l'l ?LM1ING OBJECT DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH USClASSifiiO MESSAG Page 2 of 2 VERY BRIGHT LIGHT (2} 45 DEG ELEV, 25 DEG LEFT OF ACFT (3) 30 DEG ELEV, 35 DEG LEFT OF ACFT <4> DESCENDING C5> FLARED UP AND DISINTEGRATED INTO APPROX FOUR PIECES WHICH RAPIDLY FADED OUT (6) FIVE SECONDS. CHARLIE: (1) AIR VISUAL MCCLELLAN AFB CALIF. DELTA: <1> 040505Z (2) NIGHT. ECHO: 37 125-33W. FOXTROT: <1> N/A C2) JOHNSON, T.L., CAPT, 965TH AEW&C SQ, PILOT, ~J00 J(RS. GOLF: CLEAR, UNDERCAST WITH TOPS AT 5000 FT -35~/~0; STRONG INVERSION 300~ FT TO 5000 FT, WEAK INVERSION (7) MINUS T 40, NORMAL LAPSE RATE. HOTEL: NONE. INDIA: NONE. UtlJ<.tlfHIN. KILO: 2LT RICHARD A KAHANE, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, POSSIBLE . r~oq OR RE-ENTERING ESV. LIMA: NONE. 04/2200Z DEC RJWZSBA DEPARTMENT OF 1 ~IE. AIR FOR~"'"E STAFF MESSAG:: BRANCi-i UNClASSifi~ l"lSV.Gt Page 2 of 2 Pages 4. ON 050 DEG RADIAL OF GORVITOA CALIF VOR 45 MI. N.E. IN VICINITY VANDERBERG AF9 CALIF 7. 160 DEG FALLING 9. SIGHTED FROM 2 TO 4 SECONDS AT 26000 FT DISSAPEARED IMTO CLOUDS 04/0728Z DEC RJWZJB Advance copy delivered to OOP-CP & CIN on 040330L Dec 6 1 UNCLASSIFIED PH:c:::lc:,c AC7ION RELEASED BY OPERATIONAL IM TE FM COMWESTSEAFRON TO CINC?ACFl..T INFO PACM ISRAN COMFIRSTFLT PT MUGU CALIF CIRVIS REPORT ORAFT0 BY OOP-2_, OOP-CP-J, A. LOS ANGELES AIR DEF SECTOR CALIF 040727Z CNOTAL> 1. REF A QUOTED IN FULL 1. CIRVIS REPORT 2. USAF T33 NUMBER 70752 3. UNIDENTIFIED F'ALLI~G FLAMING OBJECT 4 . ON 050 D:::G RADIAL OF GORVITOA CALIF VOR 45 ~ti. N .E. I~ VICINi7Y VANDENBERG AFB CALIF 160 DEG FALLING ~3/92/SECNAV COG COGARD CIA MRCC DIRNSA NAVAIDE FLAGPLOT BFR OOD JCSCJ2) ADVANCE COPY DELIVERED CIRCUIT NO. AGE OF PAGES TIME OF RECEIPT DATE TI ME GROUP UNCLASSIFIED tJ.~ 'J:~l t~ESSAGE UNCLASSIFIED I 9. SIGHTED FROM 2 TO 4 SECONDS AT 26~00 FT DISAP?EARF.D INTO CLOUDS AT 20~Hl0 FT. 2. EVALUATED NO THREAT BELIEVED TO BE METEORI~BASED.ON REPORTS RECEIVED BY COM~ESTAREACOASTGUARD FROM NU~EROUS PARTIES OVER A VIDE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA, FROM FT BRAGG CALIF TO MONTEREY PENI NSULA, FROM AIRCRAFT OFF COAST TO SIERRA NEVADA MTNSo co:-. -~oL ~o CIRCUIT NO. TIME OF RECEIPT 1 D.\ TE TIMC: c~ou. UNCLASSIFIED