Pl~posed Statement for Rslease at McChord AFB, The following UFO sighting& were ::mbsrrltted to the Air Force for evaluation trom Auburn~ Waabington: 2B Juno -COCO ho\D'~, ~ocal 1 July -C050 hours, local houre, loca:l June -C040 hoUl's, local Because the eightinge \'le" o f a moving star-like, point-eouree of light, the intonnat.ion i'f&a given to the Space Detaction Canter (SDC) to detenuine 1.. a satellite could be the stimul:us. SOC ran a computer y.TOgr&m uaing the above dates and timoA am detexmined that CCSK>S lOJ rocket body would be vi~ibla from 1\um:o-u at t.he abow speei.tio t1mee. Therefo", i t ae~a 'Ait ~aeeA~i~!e ~t--~ .. L:e. .J 4 .,"_,., that thie roekat body is tb. etimulus of the sighting&. PMject BltJ8 Book will cla.sei.ty theeeigbtings in the satallita categorr ** U qu.ri.ed aheut tlw na.tv. i a &lltlter1:zad.a 103, the follcnd.Jic tatement ConuNI refer lio a serj.ea of Sovit spaee research sa~ilite launcht ... , Cosmo 103 w-.. l.awu:btd on O.o 28, 1965, vitA aA unannou.aceJ payload. -r.-Ao;:r:ov~d by OASD/?.~ .l~ at-ne:ld~d on 26 J:Jl.r 1763 . I:-Lf o~ed I.":. Parker, In.formatio:1 Q.;:'.fic~r, i';cC:'1ord P.li'B, S3."'!e day tint :t_ . .;a::; nut:~orj_z~d to r oleasa t!1,., aburo o Info:.."!ied P:roje: t. Bl. Boo~: (Lt i:ora .. 'lo) .)n 29 J ul:-t of action takrno MEMO FOR THE RECORD Subj; UFO Rpts Auburn, Washington Captain Shea, SAFOIP, called Lt ~nrano at approximately o830 hours, 29 Jul 68 regarding the news release given to the local base. Capt Shea said he had coordinated with the press desk there and they coordinated with NASA. The only thing that had been changed in the proposed release was the following sentence: "Therefore, it seems probabl~ that this rocket body is the stlmults for the sightings. " Lt t.larano was informed that the release had been give n to HcChord AFB on Friday afternoon, 26 July 1968 for release. BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON UFO SIGHTINGS FROM AUBURN, WASHINGTON The following UFO sightings were submitted to the Ai r Force by an observer in Auburn, Washington. Because the sigbtings ~ere o~ a moving star-llke point-source of light, the information was given to the Space Defense Center (SDC) to determi ne if a satellite could the stimulus. SDC ran a computer program using the above dates and :.~es and determined that Cosmos 103 Rocke t Body 'WOuld have been visible f~m Auburn a t the above specified times. Therefore, it seems beyond ~eeeen8ble doubt that this rocket body is the stimuhafor the sigbtiags. I MEMO FOR THE RECORD Subj: UFO Observations, Auburn Washington , TDPSX, double, checked and called the Aerial Phenomena Office to say that SDC again identified the sightings as being observations of the Cosmos 103 Rocket Body. U N C L A S S I F I E 0 P R I 0 R I T Y J PTTUZYUW RU~MENA8152 20123~3-U U--RUEDFIA FM 62~AW MCCrlORO AFB WASH UNCLAS G620TFO FOR TDETR AFROC 5AF-OI SUaJ: ~FO Al. ROU~O POSSI BLE FLAT TO? AT TI~iES 2. ABOUT ~S 8 I G AS LARGE STAR 3. SILVER 4. ONE 5 .. N/ A 6. NOd 7. NONE 8 . NONE: 9 . TO BRIGHT TO ESTABLISH al. MOVEi~ENr ABOVE SCREEN AT DRIVE-IN MOVIE 2 . 30DEG 3 . 1300F.:G ~. ERATIC I N POSITIO~ A~D SPEED SA. LIJE A LIGHT TURNlNG OFF Sa . LIKE GOING BEHIND A CURTAIN WITH A TELESCOPE 6. 10 MI N Cl. GROUND VISUAL 2. TELESCOPE JAPAN MAKE 40 X 6 0 E. ~70EG 16 1220EG 13t 3030 SE AUBURN WASH U N C L A S S I F I E 0 U N C L A S S I F I E 0 R I 0 R I T Y AND HAVE THAT I~TERVIEW ON TAPE. H~ PROVIDED ME WITH A LIST OF HIS SIGNTING. DATE TIME COURSE AND AZIMUTH. HE HAS BEEN SEEI~IG THIS OBJECT SINCE 30 JUN I CALLED THE SPACE DEFENSE CENTER AT NORAO PROVIDING THEM ~ITH TH~ ABOVE I NFORMATION. THEY RAN A PAGE 3 RUWMENA8152 UNCLAS PROGRA~ 0 I IT A~IO RELAYED THE INFOR~ATICN TH~T IT WAS BEYOND REASONAaLE OOUBf SPACE OBJ ECT 1 869 TH~ ROCKET BODY OF USSR COSMO 103 LAUNCHED ~b DEC 65. WITH THIS I CLOSED MY FILE. NOW A RADIO STATION I~ Sc~T7LE HAS PICKED UP THE STORY AND iS PUTTING THE AIR FORCE I N A 8A0 LIGHT. O~l 17 J UL 600 TO 1500 PEOPLE WERE OUT I N AUSURN A~IO SA.~ THE LIGHT I N ThE SKY. DATE &\NO T!MES CF THE