3. DATITIM! oou .. PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION ~ Sprimt. Teias do~ Texas .._ TYP! OP OIS!RVATION ! Loco1----------;.o Ground Vleual 0 GraundRadot 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Wos Balloon 0 P robobly Balloon 0 Possibly Balloon Wos Aircraft Protlably Aircroft Po sal bl y AI rcroft I-:-~GM~T::::::==l=6=/=o=6=s=o=z====--+ AI,.. V11Uetl 0 AI rlnt.,copt Roclar 0 Yoa ' 0 Pro.ably Astrono"'lcal sJ No civilian and military 0 Pouiatly Astrono"'ical 0 lnuffl cl ent D.ta for Evaluation 10. 81ti1P SUMM.AitY OP IIGHTI .. O . ' 11. COMMI!NTS Firey or steady burning object, generally fb luish green turning to white before fading pbserved to appear to separate into two pieces. o tail or trail. At explosion or separation s ound heard. Generally SW to NE flight. Bright- lness and slowess characterised flight, with du a t ion 5 sec to 1 min. Sighting both ground and air visual. One sighting believed object to be ~eteorite and helo search made over area were impact appeared to be indicated. Search extende ~ to 4 hrs without result. Sighting characteristic of Satellite decay. Demise of 1963 20B occured on 16 June. Case evaluated as decay of this object (Vostok 5 rocket body). C;z/led by /IFLC ~.sf. T);ey wert!-.fa~Sst::el ;~Fe. . F YOf d s3 i-, Lee ai-SA~A?. a.6 we)/ ad -groL/J',/ o.6tS.eJ'V8YJ p:y&se.d f,oHf SW t-o A.IE ~t: OliPAAT~T OF n;: AIR ( ORC.: STAn MF.SSAGE BRANCH I N C 0 M I .N G Page 2 of 3 PAGE T !JJO RlJ1NGNH 10 ANGLE THE~ FADING OUT. 3. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT: ct}} ER IGHT~ESS, S.. ONNESS. (2) 4000 T 0 8000 FEET, 20 PERCENT TO 25 PERCENT ABOVE SAt-~ ANTO~IO HORIZON, TRAVELING 5' TO ~E. c3> .ALL VARY .. AS TO DISAPPEARANCE EXCEPT THAT OBJECT FADED AWAY. . . . . C4)' GENERAL Si:TO NE PATH TH REPORT OF VARIATIONS IN SPEED AND oNE REPORT FROM A C-119 ACFT THAT OBJECT VEERED SHAHPLY TO LEFT AND NORTH AND VANISHED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. (5) FADED TO THE NORTH I~ l.tJHITE FLAME. <6> SIGHTED FRD.'l F'IVE SECONDS TO ONE MINlJI'E. c. MANNER OF OBSERVATION: C 1) GROUND-VISUAL AND AIR-VISUAL. (2) NoNE. (3) C-119 CALL SIGN LACE 03, 6520 FEET, NW TO SE, SPEED UNAVAILABLE, KELLY AFB, TEXAS. D. TIME AND DATE OF' SIGHTING:Hcl> 16/0650Z JUN~ (2) NIGHT. E. LOCATION OF OBSERVERS: < 1> RANDOLPH AFB CONTRoL TOER. (2) 8 MILES'DUE NORTH OF SAN ANTON(O. (3) 1 MILE DUE NoRTH CF KELLY AFB. (4) KELLY AFB CIVILIAN PU..ICE. (5> 47 MILES DUE SOUTH OF' SAN ANTONIO. F. IDENTIFYING INFOR~ATION ON OBSERVERS: C 1) CIVD.IAN: SAN ANTONI SAN ANTONio <2> .MILITARY: C .. ;, C-~ G. HSlLLIVAN, 728 TROOP CARRIER SQ, MAfH.:. AFB, CA:.WIF; AIC JACKS. ROARK JR AND A1C EDWARD L. HARTGROVE, 20!5TH DEPA.RT,W.Nr @~ ltiC A~ fOfi<c SIAff MCSS~GE B~NCH ACTION: NIN-9 Fage 1 of 3 CHQ8~32ZCYIJA 736 PP RUEA HQ INFO : XOP-1, XOPX-4, SAFCS-3., DIA-25., DIA-CIIC-2 DE R lJIN GN H 10 FM SAAM A KELLY AF 8 TEX TO RUWGAL E1 ADC' ENT AFB COL 0 RUWGH'N/32ADIV OKLA CITY ArS OKLA RUCDSQ/AFSC FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIV WPAFB RUEAHQ/HQ USAF AFC IN WASHDC RUEAHQ/ SECY OF T HE AIR F ORCE SAF OI '~ASHDC I N F 0 R UC D S Ql H Q A F'L C lJJ ? AF 8 UNCLA S E F T 0 SAGX 9 04 "UFO' IAW AFR 200-2, PAR 14, THE FOLLOtING INFO -IS FURNISHED:. A. DESCR IPTIOO OF OBJECT: < 1> FIERY OR STEADY BURt>JING OBJEcT. < 2 > C SIZE Or NICKEL AT ARMS LENGTH. <3> GENERALLY BLUISH GREEN TUR~ING TO WHITE BEFORE FADING. H<4> ONE. <5) N/A c6) N/ A c7> No TR~IL 0::1 TAIL REPORTED IN ANY INSfANCE OF SIGHTING. cB> AT ONE SI GHTING AN APPARENT EXFLOSICN OR LO'~ RUMBLE WAS HEARD. c9> ONE REPmT CF HAVING APPEARANCE OF DELTA WINGS BUT MAY HAVE BEEN DUE. TO F'OGGY LOOK OF' OBJECT. AT TWO SIGKI' INGS THERE APPEARED TO BE A SEPARATION, ONE BURNING OBJECT F'ALLING AT APPRoXIMATELY 45 DEGREE RUCOSQ/ AFSC FOREt~J TECHNOLOGY DIV WPAFB OHIO RtJEAHQ/ tt~ UNCLAS ?T O 1:,3F UFO REFERENCE AFR 2-~e-2 PAR 14. A. ( 1 > R 0 UN iJ r IRE 8 ALL ( 2 ) QUARTER ( 3 ) Q'7TSI~lALLY P.ED, T Ht:::N GRE~N, TINGE, T:iEN SXT!~lGUISH::!J. ( 8 ) IJJI ND BLO\IIIN G THROUGH STRUTS OF OLD TYPE t\GFT. 0EPART>t'!:N1 ::>F fHE A IR fORCt STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH Page 3 of' 3 PAGE THREE RUWGNH 10 CClt1M SQ, RANDQ.PH AFB, TEX. G. WEATHER AND WINDS: cl> VISIB!l-:ITY GOOD TO 8000 FEET THEN BROKEN CLO.UDS AND CLEAR VISIBILITY. c2> CLEAR TO 8000 THEN VERY FEW CLOUD FORMAT I ON S AND CLEAR ABOVE 8000 FEET. < 3) NONE. <4 > EXCELLENT .0 <5> MIN !MUM AT 8000 FEET. (6> NOOE. c 7) lNKNa.JN. H. NONE. I. NONE. J. NONE AS OF" THIS TRANSMISSION. 0 K. SIGHTING BEGAN AT el650t 16 JUN LASTING FOR DURATioN OF 11 MINUTES. CALLERS ALL READILY IDENT IF lED THE~l SELVES AND ONLY CNE REPORT FAVORED POSSIBLE AIRCRAfT OVER FLIGHT. SPEED OF OBJECT WAS DETERMINED TO BE TOO GREAT TO BE COOSIDERED AN Al RC RAFT. AI... SO ONL Y ONE :-1 PORT OF A~ Y SOUND CONNECTED T 0 THE OBJECT. SSGT GARRY K. LEE, COMMAND POST NCo. L. NONE. 16/ 1951 Z JUN RUWGNH, NorE: ADVANCE COPY DELIVERED TO NIN AND mA. PAGE TWO RUWGDS 29 C2> 39J DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON C3> UNKNOWN C-4> 3-5 DEGREES RATE OF DESCENT, NO MANE!VERS. <S> F!RE BALL WENT OUT. (6) 3-5 SECONDS C. C 1) G~OUND-V ISUAL E. ( 1) CONTROL TOWER, WEBB AF'B. C 2 ) 5 M I EAST OF BIG SP R IN G, T EX SALES'fJ AN-RADIO ANNOUNCER, FA !R. . <2> CHAqLES G. MOORE, TSGT, 42?!~ FLO TNG DTCHMT, INSTRtrClOR, C3> '.YILLIAi'1 J. BROWN, TSGT, DET 2053-2 A,FCS, CONTROL TOWER PART I I t R U'.H~DS 2 9 6, FEET 22~/ 25/PLU$23DEGREES C 1~,0~2 FEET 29~/10 /PLUS1 2DEGREESC 80,0~0 FEET NO DATA (6) OCNL LIGHTNING I N DI STANT NW C7) SEE G.C2> J. NONE l<N OWN K. MAJOR JOHN M. BARTLETT, BASE OPERATIONS OFFICER. THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT AN OBJECT WAS OBSERVED AND IT APPEARS THAT IT 'lAS A METEORITE. EVIDENCE DOES NOT F ULLY SUPPORT THE PAGE !V RiJ~.tJ GDS 2 9 SEARCH tiAS FLOIMN WTTH NEGATIVE RESULTS. THE SE/\RCH WAS CONDUCTED AF'TR PLOTTING ESTIM~T~S Or POSITION AND D!RECTIC?i'J FROM SEVERAL OBSERVERS. DUE TO TERRAI N FEATURES OF WEST EX TREMEl. Y Diff 1~UL1