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USAF record 28989601

28989601

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MILITARY AIR PROJECT 130/3 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 6 Oct 60 2. LOCATION: 500 mi W of California 3. DAY-TIME GROUP: Local: GMT: 07/15052 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground-Visual [REDACTED] Ground-Radar [REDACTED] Air-Visual [REDACTED] Air-Intercept Radar [REDACTED] 5. PHOTOS: Yes No 6. SOURCE: Military 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: 3-5 sec 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: One 9. COURSE: Descending

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Brilliant whitish-yellow object, resembling fireworks with dripping and flaking off effect on after portion of tail which was estimated to be 60 ft in length. Object lost sight of object after it entered a climb, slow movement and extreme brilliance as compared to rocket or meteor.

11. CONCLUSIONS: Was Balloon [HW:] Possibly Balloon [HW:] Was Aircraft [HW:] Possibly Aircraft [HW:] Was Astronomical [HW:] Possibly Astronomical [HW:]

STAMP: FORM 329 (REV 18 SEP 59)

Comments:

Information reported is limited in nature; however, the description is similar to a meteor.

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