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|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  12 Nov 60 | Maraciabo, Venezuela | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1900 GMT 12/2330Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Rador ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Rador | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5 min | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE N-NE  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Bright object…

HEADQUARTERS
NORTH AMERICAN AIR DEFENSE COMMAND
5-8911
ENT AIR FORCE BASE MELROSE XXXX
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO EXIT 2246
IN REPLY REFER
TO: NINT 13 DEC 30

SUBJECT: Report of Unidentified Flying Object

TO: Commander
Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

1. Attached is a letter describing what is apparently an unidentified flying object.

2. Our Command Information Office has sent a letter to the writer thanking him for his report and advising that it will be passed on to the appropriate Air Force Agency.

FOR THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF:

Harris B. Hull
…

November 13, 1960

Dear Sir:

I don't know if we are sending this letter to the right party or not, if not would you please send it on for us.

A few of the U.S. families here got together for a fish bake last night and observed a bright object in the sky traveling N-NE its elevation could not be determined however it was fairly close to earth in comparison to the moon or stars. The time we first saw this object was 7:00 PM and 2:18 PM.

by 2:05pm it was out of sight.
This is local time. Our location is Maracaibo Venezuela.
The date was November 12, 1960
Our question is what was it?
Thanking you in advance.

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5 June 67
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AFCIN-4E2x

Report of Unidentified Flying Object (Venezuela, Mr)

SAFGT-3d (L/Col Tasker)

1. Mr , Maraclato, Venezuela, wrote a letter to the North American Air Defense Command reporting an unidentified flying object sighting. Mr reported that he and several friends witnessed the object in Maraclato, Venezuela at 1900 on 12 November 1960.

2. Mr described the object as bright and moving NNE at a height relatively close to the earth when compared to astronomical objects.

3. It has been definitely established that the United States satellite Echo was over Venezuela at 1900 on 12 …

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AFCIN-4

Report of Unidentified Flying Object (Venezuela)

Hq., North American Air Defense Command
Ent Air Force Base
(Attn: NINT/B/Gen Harris B. Hull)
Colorado Springs, Colorado

1. Reference your letter NINT, Subject: "Report of Unidentified Flying Object," dated 13 December 1960, the information contained in the letter from Mr , Maracaibo, Venezuela, which you forwarded to this Center, has been evaluated. The object sighted by Mr and his friends was very probably the United States satellite Echo.

2. It has been definitely established that the passage of Echo over Venezuela on 12…