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MILITARY SENTRIES PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 1 Jul 60 | 2. LOCATION | Vicinity Biggs AFB, Texas  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local GMT 02/0346Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Redor ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Redor  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Military  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 5-10 sec | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | four  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |   |   | Four objects size of a baseball in formation closely resembling a diamond in appearance. Fire trail about twice as long as UFO. Color of trail was dark red 
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111 Nightingale Drive
San Antonio 11, Texas
July 16, 1960

Office of Information Services
Office of the Secretary of the Air Force
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:

A few weeks ago I participated in a local sighting of the unidentifiable flying objects. About ten neighbors and myself met these objects. Later, we attempted to relate our independent sightings and observations with known or familiar aerial phenomena of every conceivable nature: we were unable to classify the objects as peculiar to earth.

My personal interest in interplanetary flying machines was stimulated, and I subsequently took th
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SQUADRON, BIGGS AFB, TEXAS. DUTY: SENTRIES AND DOG HANDLERS. OBSERVERS CONSIDERED RELIABLE BY SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL. REFERENCE PARA 15G OF CITED REUGLATION: (1) ALL OBSERVERS DESVGIBED WEATHERD AS CLEAR WITH EXCELLENT VISIBILITY. (2) SURFACE WINDS 140/05. 6000-140/05. 10000-150/05. 16000-120/15. 20000-320/05. 50000-150/05. (3) CEILING: 8000 FEET HIGH SCATTERED. (4) TWENTY MILES VISIBILITY. (5) NOT APPLICABLE. (6) NOT APPLICABLE. (7) TEMPERATURE EIGHTY SEVEN DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. REFERENCE PARA 15H, 15I, 15J: NONE. REFERENCE PARA 15K OF CITED REGULATION. MAJOR JAMES W. AMIS, 95TH DCOIO, BIGGS AFB
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PAGE TWO RJWBBG 5;C

WERE ALL IN THE VICINITY OF THE ACTIVE RUNWAY ON WHICH A T-33 WAS MAKING ITS TAKEOFF ROLL. SOUNDS OF UFO COULD HAVE BEEN MASKED BY AIRCRAFT NOISE. UFO FORMATION APPEARED TO SEPARATE AND DISAPPEAR AS THE T-33 COMPLETED ITY TAKEOFF AND BECAME AIRBORNE. REFERENCE PARA 15B OF CITED REGULATION: (1) TWO OBSERVERS NOTED UFO DUE TO TRAIL LEFT BY THE OBJECTS. ONE OBSERVER HAD HIS ATTENTION DIRECTED TO THE AREA BY THE IMMEDIATE RADIO CALL MADE BY THE FIRST TWO OBSERVERS. (2) ELEVATION WHEN FIRST OBSERVED WAS APPROXIMATELY SEVENTY DEGREES BY ALL OBSERVERS. (3) ELEVATION REMAINED AT A
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SQB113CBA 571VBGB230
PP RJEDSQ
DE RJWBBG 50C
P 052300Z
FM 95BW BIGGS AFB TEX
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJWFHW/33RD ADIV OKLA AF STA
RJEDSQ/ATIC WPAFB OHIO
RJEZHQ/HQ USAF (AFCIN) WASH DC
RJEZHQ/SAFIS WASH DC
INFO RJWBKN/15AF MARCH AFB CALIF
RJWXBR/CINCSAC OFFUTT AFB NEBR
BT
1 2 UE 2
3 4 411A
FROM DCOI 267. EXPEDITE
FOR THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE. UFO. REFERENCE PARA 15A AFR 200-2, 14 SEPT 59. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS SUBMITTED. (1) UFO, OVAL. (2) THREE OBSERVERS ESTIMATED SIZE AS COMPARED TO BASEBALL. (3) THREE OBSERVERS STATED UFO HAD NO DISTINGUISHABLE COLOR. (4) FOUR UFO WERE OBSERVED
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UFO ANALYSIS SHEET

Location Vicinity Biggs AFB, Texas
Date 2 July 1960 Hour (Z) 0346Z
WX Scattered clouds, 20 mi vis, winds SE at 5 to 15 knots

Description Cool, size of baseball, had no distinguishable color, four objects in diamond formation, fire trail dark red close to object and white glowing neon in appearance at trail extended behind ufo, when first seen was at about 70 deg, elev remained same during observation, (over)

Direction of Motion Southeast
Satellite: (AFCIN-4F3, Phone 69219) Ruled out

Astronomical Phenomena (Meteor, Comet, Planet, etc) Poss meteor (fireball)

Radar Analysi
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Description cont:

just prior to disappearance the objects appeared to separate, moved in a NW to SE
filtrat path, disappeared instantly to the SE., duration was from 5 to 10 seconds

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