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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  2 July 65 02/0015Z | 34.24S 23.41E, South of Capetown, South Africa  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Civilian | Astro (METEOR)  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | Evaluated as a meteor observation.  |
|  One |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  5 Seconds | Object observed in SSW moving East at elevation of 35 deg. Object moved in this manner for about 5 seconds at which time it became stationary and remained so for a further second. Object turned a light orange and exploded. No sound. Explosion was est…

EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Defense Attache Office
American Embassy
Pretoria, Republic of South Africa

9 August 1965

REPLY TO ATTN OF: 299 R&D

SUBJECT: UFO

TO: AFSC (FTD)
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433

The following Unidentified Flying Object sighting is reported in accordance with instructions contained in AFR 200-2.

a. Description of the Object: One object, the shape and size of a small orange, blue/white in color. No sound was heard.

b. Description of Course of Object: Object was first observed bearing SSW (T) moving slowly in a horizontal direction from west to ea…

2 JULY
SOUTH ATLANTIC

TDEW

UFO Observation

NASA
Washington, D C

1. Reference the attached unidentified flying object report of a visual observation in the South Atlantic. Air Force missile activity from Patrick AFB has been ruled out as a possible cause for this observation.

2. The reported description is similar to reports of possible research activity such as the NASA Sodium Shots. We would appreciate any information which you might have of activities in this area which might result in the attached report.

FOR THE COMMANDER

ERIC X de JORCEHEERE
Colonel, USAF
Deputy for Technology and …

g. Weather and Winds - Aloft Conditions at Time and Place of Sighting:

(1) Observers account of weather conditions: Cloudless sky and good visibility; Barometer 1018.8 Temperature 20 C.

(2) Pretoria Weather Bureau report of wind direction and velocity at:
|   | Degrees | Knots  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  Surface | 130 | 05  |
|  6,000' | 330 | 38  |
|  10,000' | 330 | 35  |
|  16,000' | 300 | 50  |
|  20,000' | 310 | 40  |
|  30,000' | 290 | 50  |
|  50,000' | 270 | 65.  |

h. Any other unusual activity or condition, meteorological, astronomical, or otherwise, which might account for the sight…

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (MAO)
WASHINGTON, D.C.
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Col. Eric T. de Jonckheere
Air Force Systems Command
U.S. Air Force
Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

AIR MAIL

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20546

IN REPLY REFER TO: M-C MAO
SEP 14 1965

Col. Eric T. de Jonckheere
Deputy for Technology and Subsystems
Headquarters, Foreign Technology Division
Air Force Systems Command
U.S. Air Force
Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

Dear Col. de Jonckheere:

Your letter of 20 August 1965, requesting information on a UFO sighting on 2 July 1965, has been forwarded to this office for action. A check of NASA's records shows no sounding rocket or "Sodium Shot" activity on that date. One spent rocket body, 1965 30C, launched by the USSR…

EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
OFFICE OF THE NAVAL ATTACHÉ
PRETORIA

IN REPLY REFER TO

30 July 1965

From: CDR DEWEY
To: COL LACKENS

Subj: Unidentified Object, report of

Encl: (1) Copy of signed statement of m.v. "R.S.A."

1. Enclosure (1) was given to me as a copy of a signed statement of the Captain and First Officers of the R. S. A. I don't know if you have a use for these but at one time the Air Force did have a program on them so I'm forwarding enclosure (1) for you to determine its usefulness.

Very respectfully,

W. E. DEWEY

Atch 1

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, 2 Jul 65, S of Capetown, S Africa

SEP 24 1965

TO: Office of the Air Attache
American Embassy
Attn: 299 R & D
Pretoria, Republic of South Africa

Reference your letter, 299 R & D, subject UFO, dated 9 August 1965. Efforts to evaluate the sighting of Mr S G Stigant and Mr K T McNish have been unsuccessful. The sighting is regarded as unidentified at present. Paragraph k of your letter stated that the sighting wa…