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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  9 August 65 10/0430Z | Hollywood Hills, California  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Civilian | Other (SATELLITE DECAY) ☑  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | Description and duration in accord with decay analysis.  |
|  One |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  2 Minutes | Orange ball of fire crossing horizon from the moon. Duration 2 minutes. Observed through TX. Initial impression was a meteor but speed too slow.  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION |   |
|  Ground-Visual (TX) |   |
|  7. COURSE |   |
|  Not R…

9 Aug

Mrs. Hunt/man/SAFOICC/72842/14 Sep 65

SEP 15 1965

Dear [redacted]

Your observation of 9 August 1965 is characteristic of re-entry of space debris into the earth's atmosphere; however no major object re-entered during this time. There are many smaller components of space debris on which a plot or track is not made. It is quite likely that you observed the re-entry of one of these smaller fragments.

Sincerely,

JOHN P. SPAULDING
Lt Colonel, USAF
Chief, Civil Branch
Community Relations Division
Office of Information

Hollywood, California 90069

CONFIDENTIAL By (Office Symbol, Name, Gr…

HEADQUARTERS
FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION
AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO

REPLY TO
ATTN OF: TDEW
SUBJECT: UFO Sighting, 9 Aug 65, Hollywood Hills, California

7 SEP 1965

Hq USAF SAFOICC (Mrs Hunt)
Wash D C 20330

Reference the attached letter from requesting information on his sighting of 9 Aug 65. The following is a suggested reply:

a. Dear ,

Your recent sighting of 9 August 1965 is characteristic of re-entry of space debris into the earth's atmosphere, however, no major object re-entered during this time. There are many smaller compo…

AFNIE has Seen.
10/04/302
2:30
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PRODUCTIONS INC. August 11, 1965

Project Officer
Unidentified Flying Objects
Pentagon
Washington, D.C. 20330

Dear Sir:

On August 9th at approximately 9:30 P.M., I was sitting on my patio in the Hollywood Hills with my wife, my son, my step-son and a friend. I was looking through my Japanese telescope at the moon and the stars, being that it was an exceptionally clear night.

I looked away from the moon and yelled "there goes a falling star". However, it was not a falling star, as it did not dissipate as a falling star does. I put the telescope on it and it …