1. DATE T IME GAOUP 6 ~1ovember 64 Evening l . SOURCE 4. HUMBER OF OBJECTS 2. LOCATION Pittsburg, Pennsylvania 10. CONCLUSION Astronomical (H.E.T".C:OR) Reported Hetear Sightings S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRI!, SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Objects entering a tmosphere ani burning . Had firey t ails. Seemed to burn out aoout 500 f t aoove. the groun:l. \fitnes s 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ha s observeq a t least 2) of these object in the last two yea s . Ground-Visual 9. PHYSICAL EVID!HCI! Novambe r 6 , 1964 Uli'Q Research, Da.yto:1, Ohio, ( Please forward) Dear Sir, I am a Yellow Taxicab Driver,in Pii;tsburg h , Penna . .. hile working the shif t i'rom 3ix i:1 the evening, until four morni.:153 I s pend some t ime e ach day at Great e r P ittsburg h ~\irport. We look for ay_vroaching planes,as a forewarnin~ t hat p assengers are arriveint; t o be dr~ven into the downto .. n section OI Pit'Csburg h ,and have notice d many of what seems t o be falli.ng stars, lately . Last evening I saw three that seemingly fall onto the Airport,.\nd seemed to lose their firy tails and light about 500 f t above g round. A very close one fel l several months ago,atop a Hill here,called l.!t . :, a.shington, overlooking the I.ionongahel a River and the downtown are -.1 I was standing outside! o :t my '.Paxicab, looking u p i ~to the sky, as it f e ~ . a .i!'i ery bright rocket like object f ell, and seemed to burn to nothing ..1. the air above my head,! ~as looking at an angle of 45 degrees to level, and it came into my vision,falli::1g straight down,and burning up about a heig h t h of thre e hQ~dred feet above the r;round. A hissing noise '.'i a s in evidence, for a very shor t time, and a sonnd o .f crill.Lding meta l foil, s eemed to is~ue from a floating p iece of dark o: burne d ash that s e etaed to floa t down to earth. I could estimate it as hitting the earth about a thousand yards from me, To.vards the East. I \'/8;::) parked on the Taxicab r.;tand( ~ t .! ashi..'IJ.gton ~TO .1) at the LaMont res t aurant, on Grandvie w Avenue, f:'y .'/ashington,l-'i ttsbur~h,Pa. I hJ.va s i ghted ac l ea::)t -cwenty of the3e falli n g star li e objects, i . the la!:)t '!'1:10 y Bo.rs , '.rhe one on ~ioWlt r!ashington :. a s about February 19 6 4 , th3se lJ.s t Thra e were i'Tov 6 , 1 9'?4 At the Airport. No doubt these are farthe r a~ay t~an I thought them to be, But there i s no arni-1g, a n d r.b.e sighting i s sc sho r t , It is hard tio tell much. ~onein..g yo:.l have S:) <e ide a ,T'1i.::; T.a,-, aJd something to, REI'L Y TO HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND UHIT1lD STAT1lS AI,_ .. O,.C1l w.-toHT,.ATT1l,.SOH AI,_ .. o.-ca BASC, OHIO sueJEcT: Meteor Sigbtings (6 Nov 64) TO: Hq USAF SAFOI PB Wash D C 20330 Reference the ttached letter from Wil11sm Coleman Bittner requesting information on unidentified f!ying objects. The attached letter to is a suggested reply. FOR THE COMMANDER JORC J!Elm5 lonel, USAF Deputy for Technology nd SubsystemB 2. Suggested Reply YOU THE NUCLEUS OF SECURITYt ATTII Of : HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COM .. ANO UHITI:D STATI:S All'l I"OI'IC& \lfiUOHT .. ATTtti'ISOH All'l I"OI'ICit ttASC, OHIO Meteor Obaezvations , . Pennsylvania 'n:le A1r Force appreciates your reported meteor sightings. We are indeed interested 1n obaez vat ions ot this type. We also desire to obtain information on reentered apace vehicles; the obaez vable characteriatica are very a1m1 lar to meteor obsezvations. We lo10Uld appreciate receiving continued reports ot this type of observation. We are enclosing a description of reentered space Also, Doctor Charles P Olivier of the University of Pennsylvania desi~s meteor reports as head of the American Meteor Society. 'Ibis organ1 zation catalogues and maintains a record of meteor obsexvationa throughout the United States. His address is: 521 North Wynnewood Avenue Narberth, Pennsylvania 19072 YOU THE NUCLEUS OF SECURITYI 24 November 1964 'Ihe Air Perce appreciates your reported meteor s1ght1ng:s. We are interested 1n observations or this type. We also desire to obtain information on re- enteied space vehicles; the observable characteristics ars very similar to meteor obaervat1ona. We would appreciate receiving continued reports of this typG ot observation. We are attachinga a description of reentered space vehicles. Doctor Charles P. Olivier of theUD1vers1ty of Pe~,.7lvan1a deairea meteor reports aa head of the Am1rican Meteor Society. 'nlts organization catalogs al'1 mai.ntaina a record or meteor observations through- out-the ~ited States. Hi:s addreaa 1a: 521 North Wynnewood Avenue Narberth, Permaylvania, 19072 Sincerel7, ~II. JACKS ~-'aJor _ USAIP Chief, Pictorial Branch Public Information Division orr1ce or Inrormaticn Deaoript1on of Reentered Space Vehiclea Dravosburg~ nnsylvania Hq USAF SAI'Ol PB WUh DC al33J Re~enmce tbe at.tached letter bua requeatills 1ntonaat10D OD un1dentU1ed object.. '!be attached letter to Mr 1a a augeated rep~ FOR 'l'HB CCIIWIIZR 2RIC T de JOICXBSXRI Colonel., tmAl' I)eput,-tor Tecllllology OFflCIAL FILE COPY Meteor 81D1tings (6 1loV 64) llq tJBAP SAlOl PB Reteru,ce tbe Attached l!rtter f'iOia reCf,leatizJg 1nfoxmat1on on un1dent11'1ed fl.71ns objects. attached letter to Mr Bittner ia a suggested rep~ Colonel, tiJAl' Depu.t7 tor 'l'ecbxi!Oltct . 2. Sn&&ested Repl.7 um .Research, Ja.y ton, Ohio, (Please !oxward) Uovember 6 , 1964 Dear Sir, I am a Yellow Txicab Driver,in Pittsburgh,Penna. 'tt'hil e working the shift f rom Si:.t in the avenin~, until f'our morning~ I spend some time each day at Greater Pittsburgh A~rport. We look for a pproaching planes,as a forewarning that passengers are arriveing to b r driven into the downto .. n section of ?it~sburgb.,and have noticed many o: ~hat seems to be falling s~ars,lately. , ast evening I saw three that seemi p.gly fell onto the 41 rport,An seemed to lose their !iry tails and light about 500 !t aboYe ground. A Yar.J oloae oae tell aeve~al montbs ago,atop a Btl) ,calle, Mte Waahi~oa,oYerloo~ingthe Monongahela Biver and the are I was standing outside of my Taxicab,looking up into'the sky,as it f ( a Fiery brigh~ rocket like object fell,and seemed to burn to nothing tee air above ~ head,! was looking at an angle of 45 degrees to lev' and it came into my vision, falling straight down, g,ad burning up abou heigbth of three hundred feet above the ground. A hissing noise was 1.n evidence,tor a very short time,and a sow:. of crtnkling metal !oil,seemed to issue !rom a floating piece o! dark burned asa that seemed to float down to earth. I could estimate it a . hi~ting the earth about a thousand yards ~rom me,Towarda the ~. I waa parked on the Taxicab stand(Mt Washington NO.l)at the LaMon"' re3taurant,on Grandview Avenue,My Washington,?it~sburgh,Pa. I have sighted at least twenty or these falling star li~ object~ tha last Two years,The one on A.lount 'Hasb.ington .,.as about Pebruar,. 1 96 thase l~t Three were Nov 6 , 1964 a t the Airport. No doubt these are farther aw~ than I thought thea to ~,But th is no wara.ing,and the sighting is so short,It is hard to tell much. Hopeing 70u have ao~e idea,This ~ add something to, LebeDOD ScllooJ.. :Dl'&W.bal'8 lerm7lftDSa !be Atr lOree appreciates )'<lltr reported meteor aigbtings. We are '""4 1D'tereete4 1D obavwation o~ this t;ype. We alao 4n1re to obtaiD tn~cmut10D OD reentered apace Yehiclea; tbe obel"YYlbla cbaracteriatic are Te%7 e11lar to meteor obaenations We 'tC*'l4 appreciate rece1T1Dg c:ODtinued reporta ~ th1 tJl>E! o~ o~e1 wct1on. we are encloaiD& a 4ecr1ption ot reentered space Tehiclaa !)octo~" dwrl .. P 011T1er ~the UniYerait7 ot hnnJJ7l'Y8.l1ia 4 .. tna ~ ~rte u bead ot tbe Meteor Society. 'Dda ..t!on catalopea aDd Jla1Jrta1n a record ~ meteor obeez wat1oae tbrouabcut. the 11D1ted states. B1a addreaa is: 521 Korth li)wevood Avenue Jatblrtb, ~a 19072