PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATI! 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 18.30N 164.25E (Pacific) 0 Woa Balloon 0 Probably Bali-n Po ui bl Y Boli-n 3. DATETIME GROUP 0 Grounti-VIauol 0 GroundRoclot 0 Woa Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft -=- ==========::._-h A~I,.~V~Iau~ai~---~O~A~Ir~l~n~ter~co~p~t.!.R~o~d~or~l D PoniWy Aircraft 6. SOURCE JJ Waa Aatronomlcol t~teor 0 Probably Aatranomlcol Military 0 Pouibly Aatronomlcol I. NUMBER Oil OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Othr::----=-- -- LENGTH OP 08S!RVATIOH 0 lnaufficient Data for Evaluation one not g iven o Unllnown tO. BRIEf SUMMARY Of SIGHTING ~\VIS report. Desc~ibed a s possible rocket ent~y. Greenish co: o" with white sputteri ng ~ail. Visible from 45 ~levation through 20 o?lcvation. Directio:l :!0":. reported. Duration not given. ATIC PORM 32t (R&V 21 S&P 52) 11. COMMENTS Although duration was not given, it was reported a s a possible reentry, and thus would be short. It failed to include breaking up and the reddish color associated with reentries ; therefore, it is more probable that the sighting was a fireball . Color and flight i ndicate this . There is enough information to classify this as a meteor sighting. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH : 43385 (17 Feb 62) lx lAoftEDM~SSI"lN G Page 1 of 2 DIA3, OOP-CP-1, SAFS-3, CIN-14 -111- Nrl S~'B A 162 DE RJl-fPI<K 18 326 AI~ DI\f ~{'J~liA FACILITY HP TIJ RJ'iP:\[ /PAC~F 4I~'<tW AF" H!F'O ~JF.Z\.f":l/COFS 'JStH' t'~Su11''GTO~' pr RJAPAZ/C0~'!JSJA?.O~' F''JC4'J ~S JOPM R ZDIJ~/CDr~'JSKO St"f)I'L q'JAG~L/C()~'rJSTDC TAIPEI T.O. !''A~' 1XBR/C HlCSAC OFFTJET AFn nr.~ DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORG STAfF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSifl!O MlSSAGE Page 2 of 2 IJNCLA S/ C F?V I Sit' /\T S A I ~C1P FT 1 ~ 1~3 AT PI")~ IT!()~' REPORTS SIGYTH>G 'IYAT APPEARE::l TO Rf ~()r.'(t:-T REENTRY. BEARING t't0 DEG~F.ES fQ')t~ ~!1r.Rt'\F'T POS~TION. OBJF.CT '!AS GRE~NIS~ ''IT~ 'T4IT~ SPUTTERING TAIL. VISIBLE F'Rrm 45 DF.G~F:!::S TuqnrJr,~ 20 DEGREES ABOVE ~A~IZON. DI1~CTION OF' T~AVEL NOT RE PO~TED. BT NOTE: ADVANCE COPY CIN & OOP- CP 'fl o' "I h srt.a B 180 CHQA053ZCUJC DEPARTMENT OF, THE AIR FORCe STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH ACTION: CIN-17 DE RBHPHC 142 INFO : ARf.fY-2, CMC-8, CIA-11, OOP-2, JCS-45, OSD-15, NSA~ FM COMHAWSEAFRON TO RJHPKW/COMHAWAIRDEFDIV NZYE RBHPB/CINCPACFLT RJWFALB/CINC~IORAD ENT AFB COLO RJEZHQ/C OFSUAF W."tSH DC RBEPW/CN 0 RBEP\~/SEC~JAV RUHPF' S/ C I ~IC USARPAC R3HPA/CINCPAC RJH?Klvl/PACAF' RJHPKM/PACAF BASECO~ HICKA~ AFB CNTR PHNL. ADCC KUNIA. HA\~SEAF?.O~I OPERATIONS CONTROL CENTER KUNIA SAR WAKE. CIRVIS REPORT T10153 AT POSITION 1850N 16425E AT 1714182 BEARING 080 DEG SIGHTED \~HAT APPEARED TO BE ROCKET REE~ITRY. GREENISH COLOR WITH WHITE SPUTTERING TAIL OBSERVED ON A BEARINH OF 110 DEG FRO~ AIRCRAFT POSITION VISIBLE 45 DEG THRU 20 DEG ABOVE HORIZON LACAILLE IF'S PQUQTTO NOTE:. J.Advance copy to OOP-CP and JCS DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH VNCLASSlAlD MU$A.CI DIA-2, OOP-CP-1, SAFS-3 (CO~RECT~D COPY) ZCH~A05 7ZCRJE30 7 ZrlR ZF'D ZEL D~ ~Jl~PKK 18 n ; 326 AI'1 DIV :<"CI~ ~t.CILITY 4tt"'t~.!t I TO RJYP!<r'/PACAF' qr: t,r t.F'""' tr~"-~II RBEP\J/C~lO t:JASH H;GTI)~: DC JHPF'S/CHJC'JSAqPAC FT SHAF"T2~ t{O''AII ~'JArCP./C!Jt"JS!(OqEA ~OIJL K0'1 quAGEL/Cot''JSTDC TAIPF.I TAI'',Of R B H PHH/ H A,,, SEA F'RON l(!Jfl I A T 'Jr:r' ?L A Nt-lfo'X f) 118 l-{ PO I Cr'n' A S'1F' OR Pfl C FO ~D I SLA~'D l-{A ''' t\ I I DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIIO Mts~E. Page 2 of 2 UNCLAS/CIRVIS/NATS AI1C~AFT 10153 AT pn~ITint REPORTS S IG4T H 1G 'T4AT A ?PEP RFD T 0 B:: P.OC Kl=' T REENTRY. BEARING 110 DEGREES FROf ?OSITION . O?.JECT '!~S GP.F'E ISH "'!TH nnrr. SPUTTERING THGL. VIS ISLE FP. 0i' 4 '1 D!='G~r.~s TU1()'1G'1 20 DEGREES ABOV~ 4~. HZO . DI~ECTIO~' OF TR~\H'L NOT RE ?O~TED. NOTE: ADVANCE COPY TO CIN & OOP-CP.