1. DATE Tl,'.i!; GROUP 2. LOCATION 10. CONCLUSION Astro(Fircb<~.ll) V Jr-tf-Civil-~<=-.:: 1-NllMoE~ Of OBJECTS S. LENGT~ JF OBSERVATION 2-20 s e:onds o = OBSERVATION 8 . PrlOTCS ? . PHYS!C;,_ cV:I)CI-lCE 11. 6?-l : r SUM.~ARY AND ANALYSIS Co~ !:rv~r3 reportt;d a greenish-\.;hitc obj('ct which \-Ia::~ ~cing straight do':mHard \lhich vtas visible for several s ~-:onds. The pilot said th.:J.t ht'.! first thought it was a :.:-::-J but later thought it must ha v e been n large., bright meteor. The pilot sa~; the\ object for about 20 seconds :~.:occ i t apparently explo::lcd into several pioc-!5. Other ::. s'nt.ings reported qu:i.tc similar de:script:Lonn of the C)nt:J.ct Hit:,h v~tr lous organizations h;we lead to the conclu~ion tha t this object VI3.S a lnrec fireball. 'l'h~ c.escription, colors, flight pnth, ect. lead to this ::;~nclusion. 'fh!! dl'!script:i.ons <tre very consistent \IHh f-TD s::P ,..3 0-::'29 (TDE) t>roJ!.o~ >c!tt.,n o r thl~ rorm mn:~ bo uood. :.t. 02?.5 :~sT, 4 J~m 67, N:1jor '.li.n3t~;~.d, AFC?, telephonically ... dvi l :.s:h H' thru S:\C a U?O incirh:n t <1.3 follovl~: :1 s an all g~d UFO. It. wo s n~port eel to Los An~eles ':v~ttch super- .,i S ')}-0 il urd t-::d ;.i.rl.i.nes pilot <tl:>o rr.:port~d it-. to ~h.; Los :.~g~l~:s c t~r. ~h~ pilot r~port~d brieht lights trailin~ sparks _:;,J flmucs, brts:,:. ~nough to light up h3.s cockpit. Also t.h~ Yumr... to.J'!r and motul:'i::',s r .. port~d tJ quite similar obj ... ct. Th ob,j ,ct -..ccounted for t!'-.": o':;~ --;-vation . hm .. w~l th~y h :td only ~ fragm":nt unlikel~, that. a fra;n~.mt could hn.ve 8on~.;;.c'L v:o.s m~'i~ .-.-:_tit ~/and.enburg .t..f'B and Point 1-lagu in rega rds to ... ~j' mi!:\nile ac ...... ::::. ":y '"~ich could hav! acGount~d for the sighti!lg. :..--: bot~1 c:~ ~"'S t~ ... :~-,.,;;.._.; no :.tinsile activity to account for th~ :ontact v1as :::"!t:::~ ":..u. the ?.7th Air Div, Luke AFI3, Ari:l.ona. No in- .""r~,3"..:.io:1 'ti<sS c.\'1:.2.3bl!!. 1~ .turn c.all froJn c~.pt. Cross f urnish::>d .:!!! f~llo.,.l:..ng ~r.-:).:-::-.Etion: TI1 ~ firs t call t o th~ ?.7th was at 05252 !'~!T. th~ Los Ang'!l ::s vmtch sup~rior rnporting a t>ighting from Yum~, :'.:~5 r:o::a . The Ln .bgdes center ag~in c alled at 05332 /.~ J a n 67 ~c r~port tha~ a ~:1~t~d hirlirt pilot had seen a UFO. Co~tac:. Kq,s :na:: ~ . ..-::th the Yumu }'roving Ground::s(Army) in regards to t-:~ :::..~hting. ::-:'! PIO actually saw the obj~ct t!'nt c.3Jtte ovec tho ;-::-~-..-:..-:.u!: :::.g~t. :-:<: "':a.s at CA. drlve in movie ~nd saw what he thou6ht ,;., l:;~zge br:..:;:-::. r.:~teor. H~ s3.id tha t th~ obj ect was predor:1inately :. :-::_ !". .-as t:!!-:"'! .::.:.h Air Rout:': '!'raffic Control Center in P-.lm ..... - . :;lli: . "'J':.::~-h:;t,rj n o information on the sightj n:s. Thi! viJ.tch :: .:...-.-"!.::.:-!.'r. t-:acy S'lid that he would conto.ct th~ \'latch sup~rior ... ":::> :-rs on duty a~ th~ tine or the elghting . Hr. llacy callP.d back a~-!'id that he had conL~ctcd Vr . Franl: R d who was the wotch s.,;_;.'!.:-ior on th~ nieht of the sightin g . He sald th:1t t'l<' obj-~ct \vas o'::t: ... 4V'C:d for 2G-30 s .=conds by thr. pilot. Th~ aircraft vias o1er Kt. . ~-:.:.t.::"'.:l at an altitud~ of about 32,000 feet.. The pilot said th::tt h .. :~:!.'!"St thought th:"~.t it vms a UFO but l<1 ter r(:alizcd that i f must hrtv~ b n a brieht m~t~or. It came straight down and brok e up int.::J St!V'!l'al pieces. Oth::r n:ports 'IY..:rc 1:1ad:3 on th:l o::Jject.; all fit.tjne th~ sarr.c d-escription. Si:~ht.ings \'/ere made in Yum:~., t.ri"L.on~, Bakersfield, San Diedo, Califorina. ~-:~::10 for thc:1 Record: ::v:"'t.:.t c t ".:3.5 1:.ade with the 3withsonian Astrophysical Ob :.::-: . .:;-; rds to th~ sighting . Convers ation w:i t h Hr . -:r~a:t~d that th~re h~.ve been n o reports t o his observatory c:1 t~b pa:-ticuh.r sighting. He will contact some of the V.oon- .;ar.ch team to det:o;rrain~ if any of the member s had hc:o.rd or seen ; nything. for the Record: ContJct v1;as m::tde v.-:i.th the U. S . l'\av~ll Obscrval..01y, Fl~gstaff, .!.ri.zo:1a ( 602- 774-6623) . Conversation with Dr. i\ron, director o~ th~ observe.tory, rcveal~d t~at no reports had qc::!n forv:orJcd to his observ~1tory reg<,rding a bright m teor or firt:ball being cor: :v~d on th--ni:~ht o~ 3 Jan. 6 After t~llinc; h~":l the ~:;::~cription of tn'\ obj~ct th:;:t. ua.s ::;:.:en, he said Llwt it vras -i-;ry r::u-~h like t~ .. t r~port~d for a l'Jrgc f :i.:::\bnllo He naicl ttwt N'n~n a fir~'c;.ll ~nter::; the atrnosph<~re i t h "'ats up a tubular ;:::ction of t.h;-::.~.:.osph~:('e. Som,...timl"::: it~\ trail i s vi~;ible fur :::. c :;uple of nd.m: te::: dep:mdi.ng on ~ev-.::ral factors. Dr . Kron s:.~ge;!'st~d t:~: t .:c;-~.o.d. be r:1~.de w.i.th th~ f':itt-P .k ~:;:.tional Cbserv~tory ~-ir.c~ :.!"l!'!Y are the cl~ari.ng house for r~oort.~d ::: ::r h:-ld no !~ ~-_...:. cf 2~yor.e sct:ing th.~ all.~gcJ o:,ject.