PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD l. D.\T! 2. LOCATION Philippines & 12. CONCLUSIONS pacific 1,000 M1 E ot' Phill:Lpineto Woa Bolloon 0 Proau:tl,ly Balloon ._ G .J Yl .a 0 Gro-.JR-_jr [j' Woe Alrcroh - -0 ProltoWy Alrcreft 30/1800Z XXAI .. VI.,.a 0 Alr-lnterc.,t RMw 0 PouiWy Alrcreft a YH .: 0 ProltoWy Aet,..ne,.lcel CJ He mili taey, civilian D Po ul Wy Aatr.,_o"'lc.a not reported : ~ o ne West 0 lnaulficl.-.t D fer Evoluotlon :. J*''W' D Unknown Nil, IUMMAIY Oft IIOMTtMe Reports of larse flaming object crashing into j9ngle. Initial reports indicated possible a/q crash. Subeequent reports indicate that obj possibly ICBM t'rom Vandenbers. Missile 200 mi E of Phillippines in intended zone as confi~ed by a/c observing impact. A'nC PORN J29 (R&V 21 SaP 52) 11. COMMB4TI Impact in jungle probably an illusion of reentry vehicle on curving dovnward trajectory. DEPA!\TMEHT OF E!'IBA SS'f. 'u Lr\vvll THEREFORE REQUEST VI HATEVER II&AY I&M-so, U\COMJNG MESSAGf .. INC IDEN'f:.:--! U CLASS1Fl ED Fo:r Otfioiel u. ~ n.te ...... Jtl 1 :3.\66 o6 2Jt .lq 63, l .u.cl Captain l'.ooN 1ft the SAC IntonaU. om. ad ..... b::bl to . as aa-.r rr-o. VaJICieberg, J'leqQN'iin& that. v te 1' wttb U. Paosnc Mi't Range,_ and t.bat :YC then phoD 1 to wiU& JX)D ... dbpate. eall.ed --l.aMr t.e _, tba\ 3M Jlll,l ---.. ...-.. t Olft.tal u. o.q. _vit.b & pariori\7 to the-~ _ A~ A~ 1a ~ aad .U.. oopl.. to the USAF Fisl.cl let.irltie Onnap a\ Fo11 , te .-. ,..._ ect an-vitb SAC oft1oen, h aaicl ~--i~ I tba~ SAC ...S a toll.ewp -.. _. u. t>da folJCIOip ~ 8qpd the Air At.t&ahe eoordin&t. wi\h the bhl_.,.. M.to De* of the STAT UTE i~I LE. S ~.DC!TI ON TO PACIFIC MISSIL~ RANGE N C1' A~lS S V~I~LANCE. ~AS ~MAI NTA !NED: E Y.~URGE ll'IP'AC!. '.V I TH!N E'FFE'CT~ TO. Ctrr M~NC 'HAD.~NO~-ACHIEVED .NECESSARY Ctt:ARED PRESELECT ED IMPACT PARAMETERS .VAT.R S. PAR A'.!. USAF :AIRCRAFT STA! I ONEI> ALOFT 4 3 NA UT !CAL. M IL.ES Im'ENDED IMPACT ARtA VISUALL-Y IMPACT OF RE-ENTRY: VEHI CI.E DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FO''C~ STAFF MESSAGe BRANCH AF IN : 63)X/Jsj PAGE 1 of 2 XPD-3. XOP-1. ZCZCHQE250ZCFFB169 PP RUEAHQ , DE RUEAFF 1 56 TO RUEAHQ/CSAF INFO RUMVC/USAIRA MANILA RP RUEAHQ/1127TH USAF FIELD ACTIVITIES GP FT BELVOIR VA RUCSBR/SAC RUWHFK/1ST STRATAD VANDENBERG AFB CALIF RUWDKE/COM DR PM R PT MUGA CALIF UNCLAS SCSBB 8-8-5. CSAF FOR SAFOI; USAIRA ~A~ILA FOR C-46; SAC FOR DXIP~l; COMDR PMR FOR oa. REFERENCE USAIRA MSG C-46 2 AUG 63 AND SAC DXIP-1 70156 3 -AUGUST (NOTAL). THIS MESSAGE IN 2 PARTS. PART I. INITIAL CHECK INDICATES VANDENBERG ACTIVITY COULD NOT HAVE RESULTED IN "LARGE FLAMING OBJECT" FALLING ON MINDANAO DURING TIME PERIOD SUGGESTED BY YOUR ~ESSAGE. SOME POSSIBILITY EXISTS THAT OBSERVERS SIGHTED REENTRY Of ATLAS ICBM NICKNAMED .. BIG F LI GH" /PROTECTED/ PAGE TWO RUEAFF 156 OE?ARTMENT Or TH~ AI~ FO o STAFF MES~AG~ 8~ANCH WHICH OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 1800Z 30 JULY 1963 IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS APPROXIMATELY 1000 NAUTICAL MILES EAST._p,r . .MINDANAO. PART II. CCIIDR PMR. HAS BEEN REQUESXED TO CONF~.THAT THE PAGE 2 of' e RtPORTED INCIDENT WAS NOT TR ' 7tfSlJLT OF RANGE ACTIVITY AND TO SUPPLEMENT REFERENCED SAC MESSAGE AS NECESSARY TO ANSWER QUEST! ON S ; POSED IN ROI GINAL NOTE: Referene~ C--46 is AF IN 3466 2 Aug63 08/2332Z AUG RUEAFF NNNNZC ZCHQ C