20N 69W, December 1960December 1960

Insufficient Data

Summary

On December 6, 1960, a military observer at Riddle Army Airfield near Cirvis reported a bright flash in the sky. The object appeared at a bearing of 245 degrees from the observer's position, located about 69 nautical miles away at an altitude of 23 degrees above the horizon. The sighting was reported to military authorities and forwarded through Air Force command channels. The brief nature of the observation and limited data available prevented a definitive evaluation of the sighting.

Reported location

20N 69W, December 1960

Date of incident

December 1960

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 41

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 6 Dec 60

2. LOCATION: 2dH 69W

3. DATE-TIME GROUP: Local ___, GMT 07/0342Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: [checkbox] Ground-Visual [checkbox] Ground-Radar [checkbox] Air-Visual [checkbox] Air-Intercept Radar

5. SOURCE: Military

6. [checkbox] Yes [checkbox] No

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: not given

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: one

9. COURSE: [illegible]

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Cirvis report of bright flash. Bearing 245 degrees from reported location.

11. COMMENTS: Insufficient data included for evaluation.

12. CONCLUSIONS: [checkbox] Was Balloon [checkbox] Probably Balloon [checkbox] Possibly Balloon [checkbox] Was Aircraft [checkbox] Probably Aircraft [checkbox] Possibly Aircraft [checkbox] Was Astronomical [checkbox] Probably Astronomical [checkbox] Possibly Astronomical [checkbox] Other ___ [checkbox] Insufficient Data for Evaluation [checkbox] Unknown

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28990408