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|  1. DATE | TIME GROUP 15 May 54 16/0622Z  |
| --- | --- |
|  2. LOCATION | Salinas, California  |
|  3. SOURCE | military (pilots)  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 5 seconds  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | air visual  |
|  7. COURSE | West  |
|  8. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  10. CONCLUSION WAS ASTRONOMICAL: METEOR | Reported on Newscast as definitely being a Fireball Meteor. (Lowell Thomas 17 May 54)  |
| --- | --- |
|  11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS | Bright green meteor like object greenish tail. Descending east to west…

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15 MAY 54 16/08222 SALINAS, CALIF
called 1205+
17 MAY 1954
17 MAY 1954
RT
5 ATT 45
12 Atta
3. Atty 2
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17
JAN 19
VAP049
VOP013
VYAS 61
XNA242
JUPRN A169
JC JEDEN JEDUP JEFFE JEPRO JESRO 355
DE JMPRH 4734
C 16 230Z
FM COMDR MARCH FLT SV CEN MARCH AFD CALIF
TO JEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFD COLO
JEDUP/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFD OHIO
JEPRO/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASHDC
JEFFE/COMDR MATS ANDREWS AFD WASHDC
JESRO/COMDR ORLANDO AFB FLA
/UNCLASSIFIED/UFO
1. BRIGHT GREEN METERIER LIKE OBJECT
A. NO SIZE
B. BRIGHT GREEN
C. NO NUMBER
D. NO FORM
E. TRAVELS FROM EAST TO WEST AT DESCEN…

UNCLNO SOUND

2. DESCENDING EAST TO WEST
A. BRIGHT LIGHT
B. AIRCRAFT #73 DEGREES RELATIVE MAGNETIC BEARING FROM AIRCRAFT
C. NONE GIVEN
D. DESCENDING STRAIGHT PATH AND EXPLODED AND DISAPPEARED
E. EXPLODED
F. 5 SECONDS
G. VISUAL
H. AIR VISUAL
I. NONE
C. D26 AF44-34348 2000 FEET 135 DEGREES MAGNETIC 240 KNOTS LONG BEACH CALIF.

4. 15 MAY 1954
A. 1606222
B. NIGHT

5. 20 MILES SOUTH SALINAS OR 121.25W 36.34N
6. MILITARY THOMPSON LT. COL AF GROUP OPERATIONS OFFICER
ANDERSON R L MAJOR AF PILOT
BACON R.J. LT AF PILOT

7. DVFR WN. FULL MOON ABOVE UNDER HAZE SEEN BY ALL PILOTS

8. 6,000 FT 30 DEGREES AT…

15 May, 1954

# FINAL GALLEY PROOF

Galley 41—THE WORLD OF FLYING SAUCERS

observed to follow an erratic course, produced probably by the irregular shape of the meteoric body; some fireballs have been reported to change course after exploding.

The original entrance velocity, angle of entry, size, and chemical structure all influence the shape of a meteor's path and its time of survival. The apparent angle of descent as seen by the observer depends on the distance and the direction the object is moving relative to the observer. When the meteor travels parallel to the observer's line of sight, …

15 May, 1954
Rocky Mountain States

The American Meteorites Society, whose members specialize in the study of meteors and meteorites, for years have collected reports of such phenomena. From a large enough number of good descriptions of a given meteor, astronomers can analyze the data mathematically and determine the meteor's radiant—the point in the heavens from which it seems to come. The meteor is then identified by its radiant and given an AMS number. The data were published in Meteorites, the journal of the society, and thus made available for future research.

The records of the society …