;:>ATE TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION CONCLUSION HUMBER OF OBJECTS LENGTH OF 08SF.AVATION 11. BRIE,. SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 30 1 :in Tra:i Observpr lool<i:tg 6. TYPE OF OBSERVA TION rach "Jd an irrtensity sli.::;htl:- :::raat-~r thm t!:!-a bri!;:htest st:1r arrl sli3:1tly Gm und-Visual a t t: !D. t 13'3licved to be 300 rr.iles horizon and: Upliard leavinJ tr1.il l O '3 \ride. Trc. vc~.l "d ( F'll.::;ht to H3 follm:in Unm 1-d ~l~ likely con :.Our of ilirtL, ::.nt~d vi Gible f or r.!i s si JX' tin :. Four portions reent~rcd du ng this pcria:l. l{o~orev~r reportedly burned out at PHYSICAL E VIDENCE e l c v:J.ti.on in the The dur:.tion ra"':.her long for a rroeteor pers.ist2.nce of truil . Si~hting evaluated as a the unusual feature of FTO SEP 63 0-329 (TOE) p,..,lov d.lUOftt ol tlllt , _ ... ,be v .. d TDEW/Maj li Qtdntanilla, Jr/6921.6 u:ro Observation, 27 Feb 65, Captain Mosley Robina AYB 1. ~ha.ve :receiYed a report :tu:m .AJACI..O, Office of the Deputy Chief" ~stat:r,. Intelligence,: 17 Mar 6;, regarding an observation by Cap'ta:tn )t:)alq on the night of 27 Febzuary 1965. 2 . 'Jh1 obaenation was either a meteor or a portion of a s atellite decay . !'Our obJecta 1rere recorded by SPADATS as re-entering on/o r about tbia. date._ Initial observation was to the Southvest a.nd the object reported as moving Upward. 'Ibis motion can be 1ntei?reted as beiDs.'to the Northeast tolloving the curvature of the earth. 3. Obse:.nationa ot this nature ere desired not only by the United States .Air Force blt also b~ NASA and the President of the American ;-1eteor Society, Dr Charles Olivier. U t neobject is known to be a meteor-it. should be reported to the American Meteor society. It . the obae1 ation 1.a consistent vith, or bas characteristics of, a '' satelli te~decq it should.. be reported to: Aerial Pbenauena :Branch ('l11Ell) Wright-Patterson AFB, Olllo 45433 4. . Bepootta or satelll te deca1f1 are not considered as U:l''O reports but ahotl4 be reported aa possible ~ Dust observations. FTD (1'DEW) Wright-Patterson AYB, Ohio 45433 1 April 1965 Dr Charles ' p Olivier-' Ameriean Meteor Soe1ety 521. Borth w,nnevood Avenue Narberth, i'e:Dnff1lvan1a We have-reeei1ed a report c4 a meteor or satellite decay at a:pprox1- matel.7 2315 hours 011 Z7 Feb 65 in t.he North Carolina, Vil"g1n1a area. Th1a observation,.. made b)" a Captain Mosley. He waa facing South vheu be sav a vbi te light, round in shape, which began to grov rmt11 it reached an in'tenaity alight:Ly-brigbter than the brightest star. Ita. aue waa alisbt~ larger than the largest vi.aibl e star.. It waa located approx1mateq 300 mila abow the horizon and scuthwest to . hi& ioa1t1on . llo sound accasyuded this a1gbtillg. As the glov reached 1 tit' briabtet, the object begau to move uv-ard em1 tting a trail o-r vh1~ about 10 1la vide. It. traveled upward for e.bout thirty aeconaa~ then tbe light vent. out. 'nle smoke trail waa about 300 mils 'l!le trail remained visible tar about 30 m1 mtes until cUaaipated bT tb wind 'Ih" 1t all the i:nfcmi&Uon vb1c:b -we bae regarding this particular obr,a-Moa. It-ia ::f"orvarded to 70'1 becwse of the UllWIU&l dura~ion and. "the persistence ~the trail.. It ia possible that this obsen-at1on 1a aoc:iated with re:.entr;y ot space debris since four objects vere- knowi to re.-enter'tbe atm~re on 2T-28 Februar)" 1965 S:SzreezelJr, a !'tQR: (J.Jll'I'J!ANl t1A,. Jr Major, USAF . Chie:t, Aerial Pbenanena Branch SU B.JEC T: ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE Un i ted Sf a: A i r F o rc:e Robin s A i r F o re. Bose, Georgia ll094 Letter of Transmitta l I AFSC (FTD) Wright-Patterson AFB, 1. Attached report received from Office of the Deputy Chief of S taff, Intelligence, Headquarters, Thir d United State s Army, is f orwarde d for your information. 2. This "Unidentifie d Flying Object" was sighted on the night of 27 F ebruary 1965 and n o t reported to Robins Air Force Base until 19 March 1965. D u e to the lapse of time between the sighting and the reporting of the sighting to this base for investigation, it does not appear feasible to conduct any further inquiry into this FOR ri-IE COMMANDER B C::RNARD H . FOWLE Majo r , USAF C h j e f , S ecurity and Law Enforcernent D ivision Offica of the De90~ Chief of Staff, Intelligence Unidentifiad Fly!n3 Obje~ District Commander OSI District 6 Robina AFB, Ga. l. The following incident wa~ reported by Captain Howard R. MOSLEY. assigned to the Office of t~e Director of Instruction. US Ar~ Infantry C~nter, Fort Benning, Geortia, and i s forwarde d for your information: "On 27 F ebruary 1965 at appt'old.mately 2315 hours Captaill l!osley observed an unidentified flyina object. He was a t coo~dlaatea GL17877' and facina to the south when be aaw a white liabt, ~ouDcl iD shape, wbldl bea-.a ta alow t~tttil it nachecl an . 1nt.Ul't7 '11Ptl7 p .. tft tbaa. the bripteat eta~:. le: aize vaa s liJbtly lar~er thau the largest viaibl atar. It was l~ted ~ppro'rlmataly 300 mils above the boarizwca and southwest-toittia positi~. No aound accompanied thla slgbtina. As the glow re bad its brishteat, the object be1za to move upward emitting a ~rail of white s moke about 10 m1la wida. It traveled upward for about ~btl"ty (30) aecoDda, then the 11Jbt vent out.. The smoke !:~ail waa a'bovt 300 lldla lona. The tzail re.eined visible for ~bout 30 adDDtea votll diaaipated b7 the ~ind. Another officer, na i 4knowft, who va De"arby also .taan:ve4i this objeet." 2. Ra4t information as to whether your office is interested in reeeivins thi type of report in th fature. C'&OIG& Mc:Ctm:HD Col011el, GS DCS, Intelligence