I. DATE ,TIM! GROUP -1. NUMBER OF OBJECTS s. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5 SeOlrxis PROJECT 10073 RECORD 2. LOCATION 34.249 2).1,1E, South of Capetown, South Africa 10. CONCLUSION Astro (J.ETEOR) Evaluated as a meteor observation. 11. lfU!II SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Object observed in Sffif moving East at elevation of 35 deg. Object moved in this nanne r tor about 5 seconds at lilich time 6. TYPE Of OBSERVATION GrouM-Viaual Easterly & oded e. PtfOTOS 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE it be statl.onatY ani remined so fer a further second. 1 O~ect turned a li~t cr~e and exploded. No sown . Explosi~u I was estinated to be al:out ~ NM from observer. Object was sh ~ e ! ot a suall orange, am blue-white in oolor. . ! Defense Attache Office American Embassy UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Pretoria, Republic of South Africa 9 August 1965 ATTN OF: 299 R&D SUBJECT: UFO TO: AFSC (FTD) Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433 The following Unidentified Flying Object sighting is repo:rted in accordance with instructio11s contained in AFR 2 00-2. a. Description of the Object: One object, the shape and size of a small orange, blue/white in color. No sound was heard. b. Description of Course of Object: Object was first observed bearing SSW (T) tnoving slowly in a horizontal direction from west to east at an altitude of approximately 35. After moving for approxi- mately five minutes in this manner, the Object became stationary and remained so for a further second. It then turned a light orange in color and exploded. Government-owned ervation: Object was observed from the rctic research and resupply ship "R. 5. A. " d Date of Sighting: 0015Z, 2 July 1965; night e. ~ocation of Observers: Ship en route from Durban to Cape Town; latitude: 34 24 4"5, longitude: 2341 'S"E. It is estimated that the explosion occurred about 50 nautical miles from the vessel. f. I::lentifying Infortnation on Observers: S. G. Stigant, S econd Officer, m. v. "R. S. A . " ~\[cNish, .tv[ aste r J rn. v . o/oDepartinent of Transport Marine Division P. 0. Box 4251, Cape To\vn Republic of South Africa. aeUY1t7 atch u the ciatea.anr wich 70ll vhictb :reiiUl't .1D the ORIGINATOR Sbota. We waJl4 appre--~ o~ activities g. Weather and Winds -Aloft Conditions at Time and Place of (1) Observers account of weather conditions: Cloudless sky and good visibility; Barometer 1018. 8 Temperature Z 0 C. (Z) Pretoria Weather Bureau report of wind direction and velocity at: D Knots Surface 130 05 h. Any other unusual activity or condition, meteorological, astronomical, or otherwise, which might account for the sighting: i. Interception or identification action taken: None. j. Location, approximate altitude, and general direction of flight ol any air traffic or balloon releases in the area which might possibly account for the sighting: Unknown. k. Comments: Unable to provide any further details inasmuch as the infortuation reported was received more than a month after the sighting in letter fo and no verbal contact with the observers B. LACKENS Colonel, USAF Defense Attache stn;RISE. AT 35 degrees South on 2 Jul:y 1965 0709 NATIONAL A[RONADTICS "NO SPACE ADIIINISWTION (MAO) WASHINGTON, D. C. OFFICIAL BUSINESS Col. Eric T. de Jonckheere Air Force Systems Comraand U.s. Air Force Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio G' ~ ; :-.\ito SP.Aci ADMlNISTilA"DQel NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON, D.C. 205~1 IN RULY RO'IRTO: M-C MAO Col. Brie T. de Jonckheere Deputy tor Technology and Subayatema Headquarters Foreign 'l!echnology Di v:l.sion Air Jlorce -~ U.s. Air Force Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio Dear Col. de Jonckbeere: Your letter of 20 August 1965, requesting information on a UFO sighting on 2 July 1965, has been forwarded to this office for action. A check of NASA's records shows no sounding rocket or "Sodium. Shot" activity on that date. One spent rocket body' lannched by the USSR on 23 April. 1965, decayed trom. orbit on 2 July 1965. However, !JORAD z ecorde indicate that the tilim of this decay was 0342 GMr, plus or minus ten minutes tne National Aeronautics and Space J..dm1 nistratioo baa no likel.y explanation for the UFO sighting in question. Sincerely yours, Leo X. Abernet~ , Mission Pl'1.-...... ~ ng Apollo Flight Operations Off'ice of' Manned Space F~ight EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OFFICE OF THE NAVAL ATTACHE CDR IE~/EY COL LACKENS Subj: Unidentified Object, report of Encl: (1) Copy or signed statement of m.v. "R.S.A." 1. Enclosure (1) was P.iven to me as a co~f of a signed statement of the Captain and First Jfficers of the R. S. A. I don't know if you have a use for these but at one tiwe the Air Farce did have a proram on them so I'm forwa.rding enclosure (1) for you to determine its usefulness. Very respectful~, W. E. IEWEY IN REPLY REFER TO HI!AOOUAATII:AS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY OIVIStON AIR fi'ORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND UNITED ITATKI AI,_ ~o,.ca WfUeHT .. ATTit,.ION AU' fi"O .. Ca BAll!, OHIO UP L Y T 0 IPft'ft"2 ATTN 0,: TDEW suiJECTa UP'O Sisbtiq, 2 JUl 65, S of Capetown, S .Africa To: Oftice ot the Air Attaahe Pretoria, Republic ot South .Atrica Rete ,a.tr letter, 299 R II D, subject UFO, dated 9 Auguat 1965. Ettorts to te the sishtinl ot Mr S G Sttsant and Mr K T McNish have been uneucceaatul. ibe sishtiDa is regarded aa unidentified at preent. k o~ your letter stated tbat the eis)lting was reported 1D letter to111. It is requested that this letter be forwarded to us it it is still 1D existence ERIC T de , Colonel, USAF Deputy tor Technology and Subsyate DAO, AmEmb, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa TO: AFSC (FTD), Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio As requested in basic correspondence, attached hereto is letter from which information was furnished under letter, this office, 2 99 R&D, 9 August 1965. FRANK L. SHENK Lt Colonel, GS Acting Defense Attache Memo fm ONavA, ROSA, 30 Jul 65, w /1 tr "Sighting of Unidentified Object," addressed to Chief of Defense Attache Office AJnerican Embassy Pretoria, Republic of South Africa UNJTED STATES AIR FORCE QfCIC:lAL 9USINISS 0: aval Sta.ii, S .A . .~.'i, Sim0ns town, fin S. G. Stigant, Second Officer and K. T. McNish, Master, m.v. YOU THE NUCLEUS OF SECURITY/ c/o Dept. or Transport .. Marine Division, The Chief ot Naval Starr, South African Nav.y, SIH~ST O.IN. SIGHTING OF UN! LE1~TIFIED OBJEC'l'. P.o. Box 425I, Cape Town. On Friday the 2nf July 1965 at 0215 SAST whilst on passage from Durban to Cape Town ar.d in D.R. Lat. Ju.24.4 S D.H. Long 23.41.5 E the follo,~ng was observed. An object beari~ s~w (T), the shape and size of a small o~an~e and.blue/~hite in colour was seen to move slow~ ~n a horizontal direction from west to east at an altitude of approx. 35 After moving for about 5 seconds in this manner, the object became stationa~J and remained so far a fUrther second. It t hen turned a light oranr,e in colour and exploded ;.o sound WClS heard-and it is estir.Ated that the explosion occ~ret! a~o:;.t 50 n. mi. l e s from the vessel. ',Jeat her Cl 0udles s s~J and gocxi Yi.5ibili ty. Barometer Yours faithful~, (Sgd) S.G.Stigant. Second Officer. ( Sgd) K. 'l' .f'!CNish