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|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  12 Apr 58 | Bakersville, North Carolina | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 12/0120Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☑ Was Astronomical Meteor ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION not rptd | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE South ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Eval…

Bakersfield, N.C.
Route #1 Box
April 15, 1958

Mr. McElroy
Secretary of Defense
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:

I do not know if I saw the upstrick falling. I do not know its medical for this part of the country. I am sending the information that I did see. It was one mile south of Bakersfield facing east. The time was about 8:20 P.M. Saturday April 12, 1958. There was something in the sky traveling from north to south. It looked like a shooting star. It was a very clear night. The object did not follow a straight line but more like that of one leg of a parachute. The sharpest part of the curve t…

O-97201/ar
4 Mar 1958

From: Director of Naval Intelligence
To: Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, U.S. Air Force

Subj: Correspondence relating to "Sputnik"; forwarding of

Encl: (1) Air from 9 May 1958 with CHINYO answer thereto of 5 June 1958
(2) Air from S. A. Bowditch of 15 Apr 1958 with CHINYO answer thereto of 5 June 1958

1. Enclosures (1) and (2) are forwarded herewith for information.

MEMO ROUTING SLIP
SHOW THE FIVE APPROVEMENTS, SEE APPROVALS, CONCERGENCIES, ON SIMILAR ACTIONS

|  1. NAME ON TITLE | 2. PHRASE | 3. SIGNATURE  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  1. ORGANIZATION AND LOCATION | DATE | 4. ORGANIZATION  |
|  2. |  | FILE  |
|   |  | ORGANIZATION  |
|  3. |  | RELESCARY ACTION  |
|   |  | NOTE AND RETURN  |
|  4. |  | SEE INK  |
|   |  | SIGNATURE  |

REMARKS:
1. The sighting by the [redacted] (the window is obscured to by typeish text) is not (has typed letter).
2. The sighting by the [redacted] definitely has any other characteristics of a certificate.
3. The subject sigh…

15 MAY 1958
340

OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
WASHINGTON 25, D.C.

May 14, 1958

PUBLIC AFFAIRS
MEMORANDUM FOR CHIEF OF INFORMATION, DEPT. OF THE NAVY
SUBJECT: Referral of Correspondence

The inclosed correspondence is forwarded for consideration and appropriate action to include direct reply to the writer who has not been notified of this referral. Information copy of your reply is not requested.

Incl: Ltr dtd 15 April 1958
Sakersville, N. C.

Personal Services Branch
Office of Public Services
Room 2B 776, The Pentagon
Liberty 5-6700, Ext. 76462

D34873

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF INFORMATION
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
IN REPLY REFER TO
CI-340:EOS:blm

Mr.
Box
Bakersville, North Carolina

Dear Mr.

The Secretary of Defense has requested me to thank you for your recent letter to him concerning your observations of a moving object in the sky believed to be Sputnik II.

Your thoughtfulness in forwarding this information is greatly appreciated by the Department of Defense.

I am forwarding your letter to the Office of Naval Intelligence for evaluation and possible use.

Your continued interest in the Government is solicited.

Sincerely yours,

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