P :\OJcCT iCQ73 .~cCORO Tl~l:= C.t QU;II t :l. )vUt!C~ , . H\IM<\ER OF 0 JECiS t ~ LENGTH OF O!SE~VATIO'ii /.. ll'PE 0~ OJSE~V~TICW .}. PMOTOi ?1-1 fSIC~L :!VIDI~C% :l. L OCA TIO>l r.,l i t'r"r; in lO. CONCLUSION Othe~ (SA~2LLITE D~CAY) Co~""tents: Id3ntified a3 the decay of Cosnos 294 Rocket r~dJ Obse"!'"'terc sighted firey object tL 1t traveled on a southerly course and VBS visible for 1 -2 minutes. AF'!l b0-1i(Cl) LOC \ TION G IVE fHE FOLLOWI: lG ltl F0<">'-11 riON AOOUl YOURSCLF {Berom~.:-~ .... tta.;:hm~nt l Atta~hm~nr 1 mnville, Cal!fornia 94526 l . Reference your U?O si;hting of 26 August. l')( )~ 'l 'he stiliUlUS fDr your s ig."lti:10 has been 1C.entified ~ .s probabl y -:~-:e decs.:r of Cosrr:oa 294 =~cket body. T l'lP rt'ckct. br<f' :1 entered the earth's :r:.;nosphere e.t 8 :5d p . :n. PrJ:! r n\inu'-s e .c1 ha~ an e!ld point at 25. 2 degrees north lat1tude7 111. 8 .~gtecs \lest longitude 2 . Thank you for your cooperation and interes t in reporting :,-cur sightit.g to the Ai= .?orce -~l'!TOR QUI!'l'.rA:UI..I.A, Jr, L-:o Colonel, . C".Jief, Aeria 1. P!::enol;'.e:::.a Cf'fice Ae:oapace Tec~ologiea Division ~eduction Di=ectorate o:::?Ai-H't!ENT OF T H E AIR FORC'Z TOFT (uF\l) UFO Observation, 25 Au =r~ J..::;69 Refe:-ence yoJ.r rece nt u:1identified flying obje c t si' nt.ing .;hie h. you r~por~ed ~o t he Air Force . The i~forcation ~hi~h ~e have received i s not s ufficient for a scientific inves i!:)ar.i on . Req uest. you complete t he ett a..: had AF Fo r m 117 and r eturr. i t in the s e l f - addressed en velope . Than k you for rep or t ing your obse r vation to tne Air Force. H;;5R:"(JLi1'AN~ f.~, L t Col onel , t\e r i fll Phenomena Office A~rospace Tccnnolo~ies Divisi on :rodactio~ D~rectorate AF Form 117 v/envelope J ,'\::) PO'SIBLS CtJ.,.CE .r:: G Tlif~ U;>:!Di:'\Tl!-'tr.o Pll '0\!f~.--:ON Til' I YO" llr\\'l Of!Sfo:i<\'F.D. 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C.I'IE A :li'liEF OESCRI?TIO,o; OF T ... ~ P H E N O ME N O'I, INOIC.:.TI'IG WHETH E 1::A'"eD OAR< O R LICH T , ''rHeTI1ER IT Ft.!:rL.!CT:!O LIGHT O R . A S SC:LF - L U.Io41NOUS "'1'10 ,VHAT COLOP S YOU N O TICEO. OZS::RIBE YOUR I M?RE3Sl0'1 o r W~tETHC:~ .vAS SOLIO O R TRANSP~RENT, WHETHE R E OCES VERE SH..\-'lP O R FUZ l.Y. OE:iCRPJE TH" Sl'iAPO:: OP I'IOICAH' li' I T AP?E \~::::t AS 14 POIN T OF Ll::iHT. INOICATE CO~PARISONS WITH 0 fHEA 09SERV!O OdJECTS, LIK E STARS, L.IC.HT O R YOUR "'"I.::LO OF' VIEW. I :,PI 'I LI"E A TOi-'' I .X.. I \ ll4 <fH \T Oi'lEW YOUH Al"Tl.NTIO N TO TI-t-Pn 10\IE N ON> ' ~o~ovE BEM .. o o~ ,,.. FqO"'T oF so ... ETHING, LIKE" CLouo, TP:OE. oq BUILOI"j,. ,~.-A~f Tl"-~.0' 1 Li\"4.> J l -rHf ' AOO'I. 'IOTE HON "1\JCt-' o;: -H::: CiiiL--I.> C';)Vc-p:" BY THC" HEAO o:-HC. MATCH. 'I~ 1 ! F YO_ HAO d,...EN ASLF. 7v P' ~'"O'"Iol T ... IS ;:XPERIVE~7 .._-T,.F TII.IE OF.,.,._ "".,.1-.G EjTI~rr ,o1'"4o\T rq~CTIO" OF THE PH:.r.O..,"NON ,o/QVLO ,..,,;;; d~E'I COV:O:RC:O B Y Tl-'::. \!A;":;H HEAO. l l_wi,..OOt r>,.N!O ~--rOfi"'R A CO r>J Ol"lOINA"'ILY IlL ~ GL 'ISS::S' ~-: Yt'i ' :::> I rt. 0'J ~o JUS!' H .AOI"i::i c;. sSES> r:.: tl(l w~.\ N Af, YOU~ I\4PR:::SSI.;)N OF TH"' S~='c.0 0-F-T--';=E jl!l. WHAT -;AS YOUH 1'-!PPC.So'Ot~ OF rlt. 'ISo.\'~Cc. I'J;;-;.1..: ~0 1.'1 ("'PO "' iJ.;A T WE. "'AY OBTAI'I AS CLEA'l A PICTURE :.!; POS!ii3LE OF WHAT YO.J S AW, Of:.SC?oa<: It YOJi> 0"''1 AOR:>::O ;. r""".'o!J N 09J'"CT OR OSJC:CTS WHICH. WH!:.'I PLACE~ "'THE :>t<Y, SI\IILAR TO II~Et<E' YOU llOTED TilE: Pt<O:tl'HH .. ~ION, WOu~O B .. AR S0'-4 RE!iEM9LANCE TO WH~T YOU SAN. OESC'l J E SIMILARITIES AW) OIFFEPE~ICES BETWEEN THE C0'-4'-40N OliJ>::.CT M D WHAT YOU S<\o'l. :!I t r~ YOU NOTICE .>NY 000"'. NO ISE. 0~ HEAT E\IAN .,_-,'1::; FRO 'A T H E P H E'IO MC:tiO'I f"'IM-'LS O R MACHI'IEMY 1'1 Tk::: VICINITY> [j YES ;:NO IF "YE S , OESCI119E. A . DIU T PH,N0\4~'1.:.JN 0 STUR9 THE c;:>OU'ID O R LE"' ;r: A " Y PHYSICAL f.'JIOENC. ::!dwards :.73, Cslti'or:1ia 93523 l. Refer~r .. ce your UFO si htir:g of 26 AU6Ut.t 19,):,, tT'e s-vimulU3 for y our sisiJti:JS nas been identified e .r:.'' 1 fl L.J the decay o f Cosmos 294 rock.P.t body. The rocket l h .. ;dy ~.ltere:J the eerth' s ::?.t~osph.::re at 9 :54 p . n . f't"l' '7 ir:.ute 1.( end point a t 25. 2 deg..::-ees r.0rth lo.titud~-; J.ll. S c-.:" _.1t longitude 2 . Thank :rcu for y our cooperation and your sighting to tbe Air Force. ECTOR QUI:'ri'.ANTI..I.A , Jr, L t Co lone 1, US.'\F Chief, Ae rial Phenom<:'r:a 0f!'ice rospacc Ter.hr-ologies ~l7ision