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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 13. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  22 Sep 63 | Vernon, Texas | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  Local 2403 CST CMT 23/0403Z | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Astronauts/Motor ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE | ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  ☐ Yes ☐ No | civilian |   |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATI…

Hallo. N. Mexico
Sept 23 1962

National Space Agency
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir:

On the night of Sept 22, Sunday at 10:03 PM C.S.T. I was driving South from Vernon Texas on Highway 183 and I was approp just east of Lake Kemp and I saw either a rocket or meteor fall in the east sky. It appeared to be on a vertical line from the bright star in the eastern sky which I assume is more.

This falling object was a brilliant white light which was 5 or 6 times larger than the above mentioned star. Its path was seen from just below the star to about 1/2 to 1/2 the distance to the

horizon at which point the object (burst) broke up into a shower of red embers which quickly went out without seeming to fall any further.

Possibly the path could have been South East of a vertical line from the star to earth.

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|  Stem  |
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|  Brilliant  |
|  Path of object.  |
|  (Rear) Break up Point  |
|  South  |
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My direction of travel

This is a recall probably in a better picture of what I saw. I viewed the object out of my previous side window and it could have been in sight overhead before it came into my view

I understand this type of information is of value to the government in this
Painting these falling objects.

Hope I have hear of service in this
respect.

Sincerely yours
[illegible signature]

APR
National Space Agency
Washington D.C.

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
OFFICE OF THE UNITED SECRETARY

MEMORANDUM

1 Oct 63

FTD

For information upon which to base a reply.

Helen Gaiser

HEADQUARTERS
FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION
AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
BRIGHT-PATTENSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO

REPLY TO
ATTN OF: TDEW

SUBJECT: Request for UFO Information ( ) 7 OCT 1963

TO: Hq USAF SAF-OI 3b (Mrs Gaiser)
Wash 25 D C

1. Reference the attached letter from [redacted] requesting information on unidentified flying objects. This letter is forwarded to your office for whatever action you deem necessary.

2. The sighting referred to by Mr [redacted] was in all probability a meteor. The duration of his sighting was not indicated. However, contact with SPADATS reve…

October 9, 1963

Dear Mr. [redacted]

This is in response to your letter of September 23rd in which you reported sighting unusual aerial phenomena on September 22nd in the Lake Kemp district.

What you saw was, in all probability, a meteor. Although satellite decay characteristics are essentially the same as those of a meteor, with three exceptions, there was no satellite decay reported for the time specified in your letter. The exceptions in characteristics mentioned above are (1) the satellite decay is of longer duration, up to as much as 4 minutes, (2) the direction of a reentry is to the n…