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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  23 Oct 60 | Waco, Texas | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  Local 2030 GMT 24/0230Z | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar |   |
|  5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  ☐ Yes ☑ No | Military and Civilian |   |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE  |
|  3 min
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RECEIVED
1960 OCT 25 01 42
ATI C

NNNNCZCSQC878ZCWYD882
PP RJEDSO
DE RJWFFR 41
P 242235Z ZEX
FM COMAF 12 WACO TEX
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJEDSG/ATIC WPAFB OHIO
RJEZHO/COFS USAF WASH DC
RJEZHO/OSAF WASH DC
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UNCLAS 13 3870. ACTION FOR ADC; ATIC; USAF (AFCIN); OSAF (SAFIS). UFO. A
DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT: (1) ROUND; (2) BASEBALL; (3) WHITE;
(4) ONE; (5) N/A; (6) NONE; IT APPEARDED TO BE A LIGHT; (7) NONE;
(8) NONE; (9) ABSENCE OF SOUND AND RIGHT ANGLE TURN. B.
DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT: (1) HAPPENED TO NOTICE IT;
(2) ELEVATION - 90 DEGREES; AZIMUTH - 270 DEGREES; (3) ELEVATION
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MINUTES. C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION: (1) GROUND-VISUAL; (2) NONE; (3) N/A. D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING; (1) APPROXIMATELY 24/02307 OCTOBER; (2) NIGHT. E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER: 31 DEGREES 33 MINUTES NORTH, 97 DEGREES 10 MINUTES WEST, WITHIN WACO, TEXAS CITY LIMITS. F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF OBSERVERS: (1) CIVILIAN - MRS. [redacted], TEXAS, OCCUPATION: RETIRED; AGE: 63; ESTIMATE OF RELIABILITY: UNKNOWN; (2) [redacted], DUTY: COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER, 12AF, ESTIMATE OF RELIABILITY: UNKNOWN. G. WEATHER AND WINDS - ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING: (1) NO CLOUDS; 
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OF ANY AIR TRAFFIC OR BALLOON RELEASE IN THE AREA WHICH COULD POSSIBLY ACCOUNT FOR THE SIGHTING: T-33, NUMBER 36129, PILOT, MAJOR AMUNDSUN, ARRIVED JAMES CONNALLY AFB FROM BIGGS AFB AT 0247Z. PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT OBSERVE UFO. NO CIVILIAN AIRLINES AIRCRAFT IN THE AREA. NO LOCAL FLIGHTS FROM JAMES CONNALLY AFB IN THE AREA. K. POSITION TITLE AND COMMENTS OF THE PREPARING OFFICER, INCLUDING HIS PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE SIGHTING: POSITION: 12TH AIR FORCE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE. COMMENTS: NEITHER OF THE OBSERVERS NOTED THE EXACT TIME OF THE SI
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JOINT MESSAGEFORM
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
UNCLASSIFIED
SPACE BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER
1960 NOV 4 21 34

|  PRECEDENCE | TYPE MSG (Check) | ACCOUNTING SYMBOL | ORIG. OR REFERS TO | CLASSIFICATION OF REFERENCE  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  ACTION ROUTINE | BOOK | NULTI | SINGLE | AF 10 0870  |
|  INFO |  |  |  | UNCLAS  |

FROM: ATIC W-P AFB

TO: COMAF12 WACO, TEXAS

UNCLAS/AFCIN-4E2x 11-3223-F

12AF, YOUR MSG 10 0870, DTD 24 OCT 60, RPTG THE SIGHTING OF AN UFO AT WACO. REQ YOU RE-CONTACT THE WITNESSES AND THE FOLLOWING INFO BE SENT TO ATIC. THE WITNESSES STATE THAT THE LI
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RECEIVED
MAR 74
1960 NOV 8 07 59

OCZOS0X482ZCWYA325
RR RJEDSO
ZDK
FRB289
RR RJEDSO
DE RJWFFR 10
R 072259Z
FM COMAF12 WACO TEX
TO ATIC WPAFB OHIO
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UNCLAS OIN 11 2211.

YOUR AFCIN-4E2X-11-3223-E, 4 NOV 60. WITNESS OF POSSIBLE UFO HAS
BEEN RE-CONTACTED AND THE FOLLOWING ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS ARE
SUBMITTED. 1. WITNESS STILL STATES THAT LIGHT WAS FIRST SEEN AT
90 DEGREES ELEVATION, DIRECTLY OVERHEAD, WHILE MOVING NORTH AND THAT
IT SUBSEQUENTLY MADE A 90 DEGREE TURN TO THE WEST. 2. ELEVATION
OF LIGHT WHEN IT TURNED WEST WAS APPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREES. 3.
WITNESS STATES THAT THE TURN TO WEST WAS
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NORTHERN LEG, THEN FOR ONE MINUTE ON WESTERN LEG AFTER TURN.

5. BOTH WITNESSES WERE LOCATED AT SAME ADDRESS, ~~[redacted]~~

5, TEXAS. 6. DURATION OF SIGHTING WAS ESTIMATED.

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07/2300Z NOV RJWFFR

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