Sacramento California — June 1965

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Keywords: curvature, descended, 3rilli, folladng, elleellftl, unlle4, ettti1h, proltlaiih, sujict, uuidentd, ofuiiation, northgate, oftiginatoft, sidtjrily, enfoftcbient, caliit, tlttnia, iouftci, husbmd, frienda, undeterud, aecanda, adlnci, tlatel, 1fflm
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l. OATS. .TIM! GltOUft 2. LOCATION 4. NUMI! R 011 OIJICn Sacranento, Cali fo mia 10. CONCLUSION Astronomical (lETEOR) V Cne Probable neteor observation 5. LENGTH 011 OISIItYATION 11. IRIIfl IUMMAitY AND ANALYIII 2 -5 Seconds 6. TYPE OF OIS! .. YATION Ground-Visual Testerly 9. PHYSICAL EVIDINCI FTD SfP 63 0-329 (TDE) Bright object like u shooting star in :fl.:i.ght to the ~lest. Observed for 2-5 s econds. 3rilli~t blue-\'thite. High rate speed folladng the curvature of the t:i2.rth. Descended sharply at di sa PI2 a ran ce. Reported because of ex.cessi ve ........ _... NOT: Tltf ..... _, tttf lttlw .. ll elleellftl tlte ,.,.,,.,.., tiel,. ol lite Unlle4 I Tlrle II, U.J.C., I "' ettti1H. I' le proltlaiiH a, ,..,, a. suJICT: UUIDENTD'IE:D FLYDJG OBJ EXiT tO. NO. 0~ ~AGIS: 2 4. DATI! 0~ IN,OfUIIATION: 29 JUNE 196S s. ~L.Ac.: AND DATE o" ACQ: 2100 Northgate Blvd. II. OftiGINATOft: SIDtJRILY & LAW ENFOftCBIENT DIVISION l~CCT.EJ'J:,AN AFB, CALiit'tlttNIA Sacr , Cal.ifomia 29 June 196S I . EVALUATION: IOUftCI! ----INI'OftMATION xx- 1. sou.-ce:: f.tr. & Mrs. u. ~.- A.-.:o v: Serge J L. Fox t.' A .-OVINO AUTHO .. ITY: . ARMSTRONG, Major, USAF rity & law Enf Division I . SUNMA"Y' Hra. Police Headquarters and that she, her husbmd and some frienda observed a bright object, which appeared to be Jika a shooting star except considerable larger, traveling at at undeterud.ned altitude in a Weater:cy-dir- ection. The object wu a brilliant blue white traveling at tlhat appeared to be a high rate or speed oll.ow.lng the curvature o.t the earth, then descending sharp]3-out ot sight. Nr. stated that the object was visible for approximate:cy-2 to 5 aecanda. The object was observed by the. naked eye at approximate~ 2100 hours, 1-Hq. us_'\F ( AFCm) noo ro: AFSC ( FID) 17. DOWNG,.ADlNCI OATA~ tl. ATTACHW~NT DATAt O~NA" II'O"M .... (If IHil. All' II'O"M I 11. JUL II, WMICN-WAY aa 4 It t f I f I 2 OP 2 ~Aos CONTINUATION SHIIT S IT!' & LA'il mrF. DIVISION MCCLELLAN AFB, CALIFOrll-fiA A. DESCRIPTION : 1. Shape -round 2. Size -size of a hard ball (baseball) 3. Color -brilliant blue white 4. Number -one 6. Features -like a fal-ling star 7. Tail/Exhaust -name as a comet 8. Sound -none 9. Course -East to 1iest B. DESCRIPTim: 1. While l~ing in the back :yard observed what appeared to be a comet except considerably larger, moving in a wester]3 direction. 2. Angle or elevation ~en first observed -parallel to the curvature o the earth. 3. Angle ot elevation upon disappearance -descended rapidly out of si'tht 4. . Descripticm of tljght path -straight, descended and disappeared. S. Manner of disappearance -descended out ot sight. 6. Length of time :in sight -approx:L"Tlatel.y 2 to S seconds. c. l.fA.1fflm OF Ol:JSE2VATION: 1. Ground .visual TllD:, DATE OF SIGHTING: 1.-.ObOO Z'llu, 29 June 6S ILlCATION OF OBSERVI!X: Saorauiento, California F. IDmTIPTING INE'ORMATIOIT OF OBSmtvHj1: Civilian -Mr. & Mrs. Wind -Surface .210-6 Knots Dew Point -40 Air traf'tic in area, no ball on releases. No existance oi' physical evidence (Haterials or photographs) IIPLACII A' .... 'tla .IU&. II .. ICH MAY UKD UNTil. t .IM a.