DATE TIME GAOUP December 10t.1. l . SOUACE NUMBER OF OBJECTS s. LENGTH OF OISEAVATION 2-3 Seconds TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 2. LOCATION Seward~ Pennsylvania 10. CONCLUSION Astronomical ~}~TEOR) Object description an:l motion l..n a ccord with meteor analysis 11. BillE, SUMMARY AHD ANALYSIS Object in flight to West. Duration 2-3 seconds. no taU. Described as a possible reentry. Observation made about 4 l/2 weeks prior to 25 January. Color white or ivery glCM J ike a shooting sta r ani car'oon arc light mixed. FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TOE) l'*l'D (TDEW) Wright-Patterson AYB Ob1o lJ5433 4 Februaey 1965 Thank ,au ~or your recent letters deacribtng possible satellite re-entries. The objecta vhich ,.au baTe deacribed are e1ndlr to either meteor or aatell1te deca7 r~rta. 0' Satellite decaya are d1t1Dgui&hed ~tro-m meteor obaeivat1on. by the direction ot t'ligbt and duration ot the sighting. A satellite re-ent17 ower Pennaylvania would hold an eaater~ component and the duratioD voul.d be al1sbtl7 lonpr thaD that deacribed 1n )'Ql1" The Air Force appreciate ~r Ieported meteor a1gbtillga and 1a interested 1D obaervationa o~ tb1a t1}>8 u the c:harac:ter1at1ca are Ter-'7 a11lar to tboae JJr aatel) 1 'te deca7 S1ncrel7* HECTOR QUim'Alll tl, 3r ll..aJor, USA7 Aerial ~J%JQOIM l!n:lc:h