j A TE 'T'IME GROUP 2. LOCATION lb. l5N 109.29H (Pacific) MILITA.'R.Y 10. CONCLUSION SNI'EU.I'ill ~fie:. !. 1".> Corrunents: ECHO I & II not in n.rea.. Flight;_, bold/ too much of N ~--------------------------------------~Easterly component for a satellite at this latitude. Direction ~. NUMBER OF OBJECTS of obj indicates that it was headed toward Nexico. Location of ship south of Calif. Eval as possible satellite by JAR. 5. LENGTH OF OBSEAVATIOH 11. 8AI!fl SUWI&ARY AND ANALYSt$ Spherical obj bright wh:ft c color, no sound trails exhaust or ~--------------------------------~features noted. Initial obs5rvations at 95 elev 285 az. 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Disappeared o..t 6 50 e l ev 105 a z . t.feasurements made with sextant Flight path straight. Gd vis from flying bridge of ship. Light a.~c~ -l:.l~:u-~llll nJ.(II' .'iL.:lviO.J;!'::U~ 111.!1 "'l.' ,, ~conditions du~ k 2 j lo cloud cover Ho air traffic sighted in 7. COURSE area. Considered as possibl e satellite by r eporting offical. 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE . INCOMING DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH ACTION: NIN -7 INFO : XOP-1, DE RUEANF 69 19/195n TO RUWGALE/ADC RUE AGL/ AF SC RUEAHQ/CSAF RUEAHQ/OSAF WASH DC INFO RUEKDA/D lA RULPAL/USC INC SO UNCLAS CIN 01484. AFSC FOR FTD, HQ USAF FOR AFNIN, OSAF FOR SAFOI, -USSOUTHCOM FOR J-2. THE FOLLOWING MSG FROM USS SERRANO 190422Z FEB 65 IS TRANSMITTED FOR NECESSARY UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT REPORT UNCl ASS I FlED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCl ASSJFIED A. OPNAVINST 3820.9 CINCPACFLT INST 3820.3 THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTIVE DATA IS SUBMITTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH REFS A AND B. PAGE 2 RUEANF 69 UNCLAS 1~ DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT. A. SHAPE: SPHERICAL. B. COMPARATIVE SIZE PEA. C. COLOR: BRIGHT WHITE. D. NUMBER: ONE. E. FORMATION: NOT APPLICABLE. DISCERNIBLE FEATURES OR DETAILS: NONE. Go TAIL, TRAIL OR EXHAUST: H. SOUND: NONE. NO OTHER PERTINENT OR UNUSUAL FEATURES. 2. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT A. ASTRONa~ICAL OBSERVATION OF EVENING STARS FORMCAVIGATION. FIRST CALLED THE ATTENTION OF OBSERVERS TO THE OBJECT. B. FIRST OBSERVED AT ELEVATION ANGLE 65, AZIMUTH 285 DEGS. C. DISAPPEARED AT ELEVATION ANGLE 65, AZI~UTH 105 DEGS. Do FLIGHT PATHOS STRAIGHT Eo OBJECT DISAPPEARED BEHIND CLUD F DEP;\RTMENT O F THE AIR FORCE ST Ar F MESSAGE BRANCH F. LENGTH OF TIME IN SIGHT: ONE MINUTE UNCLASSIFIED E. MANNER OF OBSERVATION A. GROUND-VISUAL MANNER FROM FLYING BRIDGE OF SHIP B. NAVIGATIONAL PAGE 3 RUEANF 69 UNCLAS 4. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING. A. ZULU DATE-TIME GROUP OF SIGHTING: :T0237Z. B. LIGHT CONDITIONS: DUSK. 5. LOCATIONS OF OBSERVERS: 16-15N, 109-29N. IDENTIFYING INFO OF ALL OBSERVERS. G. K. WELDON, JR, LTJG, USNR, OFFICER OF THE DECK. ESTIMATE OF RELIABILITY. <EOR) IS FA1j2.o G. W. ZWIRSHITZ, ENS, .USNR, SST NAVIGATOR, EOR IS GOOD. Bo Eo ALBRIGHr, QM3, USN, QUARTERMASTER OF THE WATCH, EOR IS GOOD. J. A. STACY, SN, USN, LOOKOUT, EOR IS GOOD. 7. WEATHER AND WINDS-ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING. A. OBSERVERS ACCOUNT OF WEATHER CONDITIONS: GOOD. B. SURFACE WINO FROM 003 DEGS, 14 KNOTS. NO REPORTS ON WINDS ALOFT. C~ CEILI~G U~ILIMITEO. Do VISIBILITY 10 MILES D[Pi\RHAcNT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH U~'Cl ASSIFIED E. AMOUNT OF CLOUD COVER: 2/10 Fo NO THUNDERSTORMS IN AREAo 8o NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY OR CONDITION, METEOROLOGICAL, ASTRONOMICAL, OR OTHERWISE WHICH MIGHT ACCOUNT FOR THE SIGHTING. 9o NO INTERCEPTION OR IDENTIF ICATION ACTION TAKEN. PAGE 4 RUEANF 69 UNCLAS 10. NO AIR TRAFFIC SIGHTED IN THE AREA 11o OFFICER OF THE DECK. POSSIBLE MAN-MADE SATELLITE. CAUSE OF SIGHTI 12 . NO EXISTANCE OF PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. : Advance copyto ~Jf'f: MEMO ROUTING SLIP NEVER USB POR APPRlJV 4 DISAPPHOV :U.S, CONCURRENCJ::.S. OR SIJI LAR ACTIONS CDORDI/iATIOIO IHFORMATIOH 3 HOTI AltO SIGIIATURI FOaM 9 5 Replaceil DO Form G4, 1 feb 60 &lld DO form 06, 1 OCT 60 1 l'eb 60 wbicb will be u..oed Wllil eh&WitOO. GO lUI 0 -stnU