302546349.pdf

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  2 December 65 03/0040Z | Santiago, Chile  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Civilian | Astro (METEOR) ✓  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | Reported as meteor by member of Chilean Rocket Society.  |
|  One |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  Not Reported | Observer was looking East and saw the object at an altitude of 44 deg passing from approx 75 deg to 50 deg. Object was red colored at first and after a short distance at high speed seemed to light up to a whitish red and acquire a diameter three times…

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# MEMO FOR THE RECORD

At 11:50 13 December 1965, Sgt Jones received a phone call from Major Gregory asking about a message supposedly sent to us on 10 December relating to a sighting of 3 December. Major Gregory informed Sgt Jones that it was related to the staff duty officer (Major Bullock). Major Gregory related the message again to Sgt Jones as follows: object was flaming reddish white. Object was observed 004Z 3 December. Observers were the Chilean Rocket Society and high school students. Object was a reddish white disk observed between 75 to 50 degrees out of the Northeast. …

2 Dec 65
OS/60403 SANTIAGO
CHILTON
D.DT
13 Dec 65 22 21z

UPA 343VV HQA 628 FAG913
RR RUCDSQ
DE RUEAKQ 6356 3472138
ZNR UUUUU
R 132126Z
FM 1127 USAFFLDACTYGP FT BELVOIR VA
INFO FTD UPAFB MHIC ATTN TDEW MAJ QUENTENELLA
R 391833Z
FM USAIRA SANTIAGO CHILE
TO 1127 USAF FLDACTYGP FT BELVOIR VA

1-4 EW
CCN-67

INFO 1ST AERO SPACE CONTROL SQ ENT AFB COLO
BT
UNCLAS 00201 DEC 65.

REF YOUR AFNIAA 04220 DEC 65. FOLLOWING FALLING OF A METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA ARE REPORTED: DEC 3, 1965 THE , CHILEAN ROCKET SOCIETY REPORTED SEEING FALLING OBJECT FROM HIS HOME IN SANTIAGO. AT APPROX 0040Z, 3 DEC HE WAS LOOKING EAST AND SAW THE OBJECT AT AN ALTITUDE OF 44 DEGREES PASSING FROM APPROX 75 DEGREES TO 50 DEGREES. THE OBJECT WAS RED COLORED AT FIRST AND AFTER A SHORT DISTANCE AT HIGH SPEED SEEMED TO LIGHT UP TO A WHITISH RED AND ACQUIRE A DIAMETER THREE TIMES THAT OF VENUS. IT SEEMED TO EXPLODE INTO FRAGEMENTS WHI…